Art-science/technology Residency

**Art-Science/Technology Residency
The Centre for Social Studies (CES) - Associate Laboratory - University of Coimbra (Portugal), opens a call

Finland, in the project “BIOASSEMBLER - Integrating bio-inspired assembly into semiconductor

manufacturing technology for biosensors” (GA 101070589), funded by the European Commission
- European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA) under the Horizon Europe Programme, with the

participation of CES coordinated by Rita Campos.

CES provides a stimulating intellectual environment in the domain of social sciences and humanities. The

project is part of the research line 4 Risk(s), Ecologies, Health, whose objective is to promote an integrated

approach to risks and threats and their impacts on the ecosystem and human and non-human well-being,

building a dialogue with socially robust approaches and interventions designed from responsible research

and innovation tools and procedures, involving methodologies and analytical frameworks for the prediction,

mitigation and adequate recovery from risks. This integrated approach incorporates climate change, health

transformations and emergencies, (bio)surveillance and social control as the main factors, proposing

sustainable, ecological and equity-based alternatives for production and consumption, healthcare and social

well-being, and relying on collaborative and participatory methodologies.

**I. Project Description**

The BioAssembler project’s unique contribution is to bring together microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

sensors and biotechnology in a novel bio-inspired self-assembly process. The project comprises an

interdisciplinary team of scientists and researchers aiming to develop this technology for scalable

manufacturing of silicon-based label-free multiplex biosensors in semiconductor fabrication platforms.

BioAssembler 's objective is to produce bio-intelligent enabling technologies for rapid and massively parallel

integration of biomolecules onto silicon wafers.

The potential of silicon-based MEMS for biosensing has become evident in recent decades and has opened

investment costs have been a bottleneck in access to suitable MEMS systems. The BioAssembler project

aims to close this gap by lowering the cost and the barriers to accessing MEMS manufacturing platforms,

allowing this technology to transition from mainly academic research projects to mass production and

The project will highlight the advantages of recombinant antibodies over traditional, animal-based antibody

reagents. One of the most significant contributions of this project is to reach high-level and large-scale
- care testing and diagnostics with the potential for versatile multiplexed analysis with faster reaction.

Furthermore, the project has a sustainability component that must be emphasized. Mitigating the effects of

climate change requires the emergence of innovative bio intelligent solutions, whilst considering the

consequences of those new technologies in the economic and social environment. The transition of the

semiconductor manufacturing industry in the EU and the creation of new sustainable value chains demands

an adequate impact assessment that engages the perspectives of several civil society actors potentially

affected by it.

The project's commitment towards an open science model aims to attract the interest of a more informed

society that can play an essential role in balancing the technological, economic, and social ecosystems in

pursuing a mass sustainable MEMS biosensor production.

**II. Work plan/ Mandatory requirements**

The BioAssembler project is seeking to commission an artistic production to communicate the processes

and results of a new biosensor manufacturing technology being developed within the project.

The artistic production will result from an art-science residency at the premises of two BioAssembler

partners, VTT and Biomensio, in Finland, and will be presented on site and online on the project and partners'

websites.

This artistic production should:

- Translate the scientific and social impacts of the novel technology;
- Create excitement and interest for science and technology;
- Promote a social dialogue around the development and uses of biosensor technology;
- Inspire new generations of scientists.

The artist's willingness to learn in depth about the technology and dialogue with the BioAssembler team to

The artistic production must be suitable to be presented both on site and online. The artist can use a variety

of media and forms. Examples of media include, but not limited to têxtiles, paint, wood, metal, and

photography. A wide variety of forms for the artistic production will also be considered, including

performative arts, freestanding sculpture, photography, among others.

**III. Budget**

The BioAssembler’s budget for this residency is 12.000€ (applicable VAT included). The budget includes all

costs associated with the project, including but not limited