Sala dei Presidenti, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Modena,
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 59, Modena
3 March 2026
The vision behind artificial and hybrid photosynthetic systems is the possibility to intercept the energy of light and electron transfer reactions by means of novel materials, constructs and devices for lowcost/high yield water splitting, low-power actuation, and innovative functionalities, like neuromorphic computing and logic. This research field, encompassing nanotechnology, supramolecular chemistry and hybrid organic/inorganic materials and bioelectronics devices, aims to create a sustainable platform for distributed energy production and ultra-low power applications.
Program
9:30 Welcome: Marco Sola e Fabio Biscarini (workshop chairpersons)
Session I: Artificial Photosynthetic Systems (Chair Marco Sola)
9:30-10:30 Marcella Bonchio (UNIPD) e Maurizio Prato (UNITS) “Supramolecular Hybrid Materials for Artificial Photosynthesis”
Session II: Fundamental Aspects of Photosynthesis and Photocatalysis (Chair Luca Catalano)
10:30-11:15
Gianantonio Battistuzzi: “Cobalt-substituted Heme-proteins for electro-catalytic hydrogen production”
Giovanni Maria Piccini: “Grasping the Multiscale Nature of (Photo)Catalysis via Molecular Modelling”
Antonio Ranieri “Encapsulation of atomically-precise nanoclusters for electrochemistry and biocatalysis”
11:15-11:45: Coffee break
Session III: Hybrid Photosynthetic Electronic Devices (Chair Michele Bianchi)
11:45-12:45
Carlo Augusto Bortolotti: “How electrolyte gated organic transistors (EGOT) work”
Giulia Di Rocco: “Microalgae technology”
Alessandro Paradisi: “Biohybrid EGOT based on microalgae”
Michele DI Lauro (IIT): “Coupling organic electronics and photosynthetic bacteria: towards bio-hybrid organic power sources”
Conclusions: Fabio Biscarini and Marco Sola
