Multifunctional nano-bio INterfaces wIth deep braiN reGions - European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program (Grant Agreement No. 101125498).https://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3mqoricnjgs2cLinda PISCOPO, researcher in the @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu granted project at @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social , delivered an invited talk at META 2026 entitled “Photonics on Multimode Fibers”.15 Jul 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoricnjgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3mqorbrswo22cMINING - @erc.europa.eu granted project was featured at META 2026 through an invited talk by the project coordinator, @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social Pisanello coordinator of @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social .15 Jul 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqorbrswo22chttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3mqmad6fmpk2vAt the ICTON 2026 Conference in Prague, Claudia Latte Bovio, researcher at @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social , delivered the invited talk: “Integration of PEDOT:PSS-based biosensors on the edge of tapered optical fibers.”14 Jul 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmad6fmpk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3mkzvtrv6i22aA deep-learning (DL)-powered paradigm is introduced that surpasses conventional imaging and spectroscopic capabilities. This achievement enables the optimization of reproducible nanoplasmonic imaging applications. A great work by @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu . https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c0282804 May 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzvtrv6i22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3mk627cd2u22xCongratulations to colleagues, Huatian Hu and @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social, coordinator of the @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu, on their paper on capturing molecular dynamics in nanoconfined channels in a microfluidics platform at high spatiotemporal resolution. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aec364123 Apr 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk627cd2u22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3mjyhwdaisk23Congrats to Stella Aslanoglou and colleagues on this review about interfacing neurons with optoelectronic devices. This review is at the forefront of neural interfacing and will be very valuable to the @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu community. https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.20250484621 Apr 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyhwdaisk23https://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3mjwo2qqox223Congratulations to Muhammad Fayyaz for his achievements on APL Photonics, a very interesting article about a novel multifunctional plasmonics fiber probe for biomedical applications. This paper belongs to @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu research activities. https://pubs.aip.org/aip/app/article/11/3/036103/3382457/Novel-multifunctional-plasmonic-fiber-probe20 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwo2qqox223https://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3m2j6ned3pc2xThe coordinator, @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social and collaborators, paved the way for a new vision about nanomaterials-integrated neural probes for the next generation of neural interfaces for diagnoses and brain researches. Check our last paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.20251705406 Oct 2025 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2j6ned3pc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3lymuctnfa22sMINING - @erc.europa.eu project coordinator @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social met with the EIC - European Innovation Council President in Lecce today. The "Bridges of Innovation" meeting highlights the importance of scientific research in building Europe. We are actively participating in this process.12 Sep 2025 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lymuctnfa22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3lu5oighcek2xA new paper from our project results. Congratulations to Antonio Balena about this novel method for the deterministic fabrication of metallic nanostructures with controlled geometry and composition on suspended, single-mode tapered optical nanofibers https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.20250700417 Jul 2025 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu5oighcek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3lsxs5avjds2iMINING project is funding one PhD position at Università del Salento in the PhD school in "Engineering of Materials, Structures and Nanotechnologies" at Università del Salento and at @cbnunile.bsky.social in Lecce. For further information, contact the PI, @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social .02 Jul 2025 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxs5avjds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3low2mmtvh22v@ferruccio-phc.bsky.social, the PI of @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu project, was among the chairs of this great conference. A bunch of researchers working in MINING participated in this great conference. #Neurophotonics #Optogenetics11 May 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3low2mmtvh22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3lnijtp3lwc2fAn interesting paper about a novel optical approach to monitor amyloid plaques at depth in an Alzheimer's mouse model. It features ERC MINING acknowledgment. @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social #Neurophotonics https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mining-erc-granted-project_depth-resolved-fiber-photometry-of-amyloid-activity-7320832158028259346-VVzp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAG4kc8BKkWTXahB9ZI2X8yBQfhp79yZ2mw23 Apr 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnijtp3lwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3lnieue73bk2kYou will find all job posts and news here 👇, in the @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu project LinkedIn page. Stay tuned. #Neurophotonics #Optogenetics @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mining-erc-granted-project_we-are-glad-to-open-this-page-about-the-erc-funded-activity-7320809943693991937-DgGK?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAAG4kc8BKkWTXahB9ZI2X8yBQfhp79yZ2mw23 Apr 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnieue73bk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3lnfh62mb2c2mThe @ercmining.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu coordinator, Dr. Ferruccio Pisanello @ferruccio-phc.bsky.social , from @cbnunile.bsky.social @iitalk.bsky.social , will be in San Diego for a Keynote speech in the "Optica Biophotonics Congress" 👇. We are glad to meet you there #Neurophotonics #Optogenetics https://www.optica.org/events/congress/biophotonics_congress/22 Apr 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfh62mb2c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ercmining.bsky.social/post/3lmwul3qhgu2pWe are thrilled to share the start of MINING #Neurophotonics project. MINING is a @erc.europa.eu funded project aspiring to generate a novel class of multifunctional neural endoscopes able to trigger and detect electrical and molecular signaling with cellular resolution in vivo in a brain volume.16 Apr 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:yasxjsc3lcakpfrlexslr4pd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwul3qhgu2p