About IIB

The International Institute for Biosensing (IIB) will provide support for the development of a globally engaged institute at the University of Minnesota. Biosensing is a fundamental global technology for the 21st century with tremendous implications for humans and the environment. Biosensors serve as critical monitors in a broad spectrum of applications, including food safety, agriculture, the environment, healthcare, animal health, national security and water quality.

IIB aims to build a coordinated and collaborative national and international initiative that leverages and binds together experts from academia, nonprofits, industry, and government agencies to create a collective global effort to identify barriers to advancing biosensing research and generate more innovative solutions that will lead to better products and policies, while securing the future of our children and citizens.

Bridging the gaps in BioSensing Research is IIB’s Raison d'etre

In the last decades (bio)sensors have revolutionized the way we measure complex phenomena in our bodies and in the world that surrounds us. They create unique opportunities to study ecosystems from different perspectives as they can continuously sense information at the micron scale. These increasingly sophisticated sensors are rapidly replacing complex, tedious, and expensive traditional methods of analysis with fast, selective, accurate, and cost effective measurements. The possibilities and potential for these new biosensors abound, promising to catalyze new research and development geared toward addressing pressing issues related to human health and the environment.