Gian Luca Barbruni

Expertise Wireless power transfer and data communicationMixed-signal CMOS designLow-power and Miniaturised ICsPost-CMOS processing & MicrofabricationElectrochemical sensorsBrain-Computer InterfacesSpreadable Bioelectronics Dr. Gian Luca Barbruni is the founding CEO of MoleSense. At MoleSense, he is building a gender-balanced team of visionary scientists with one clear mission: to transform maternity care. He is leading the development of the first molecular wearable for maternity management, capable to detect complications before symptoms appear—shifting maternal health from reactive to truly preventive.Gian Luca Barbruni achieved his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, Italy in 2017 and 2019, respectively. He was a Research Assistant at the Department of Electronic Engineering (DET) of Politecnico di Torino. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Microelectronics and Microsystems at EPFL, Switzerland in 2023, focusing on the design and development of ultra-miniaturised, wireless and implantable bioelectronics. During his postdoctoral studies he focused on designing novel circuital architectures for in-memory sensing and computing, and on drinkable µm-sized bioelectronics for enhanced brain imaging and for electrochemical sensing in precise diagnostics.He authored and co-authored +15 refereed journal papers (IEEE TBCAS, IEEE SSC-M, IEEE TCAS-II, IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Sensors Letters, Elsevier Engineering), +20 peer-reviewed international conference papers and 3 PCT patents. He is a IEEE member and he serves as a reviewer for the IEEE Transactions of Biomedical Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions of Circuits and Systems, IEEE Sensors Journal. He serves as a TPC member for IEEE BioCAS (from 2021), IEEE Sensors (from 2021), IEEE MeMeA (from 2022), IEEE ICECS (from 2023). Education Ph.D. | Microsystems and Microelectronics 2023 – 2023 EPFL (Switzerland) M.Sc. | Biomedical Instrumentation 2019 – 2019 Politecnico di Torino (Italy) B.Sc. | Biomedical Engineering 2017 – 2017 Politecnico di Torino (Italy) High School's Diploma | Scientific PNI 2014 – 2014 Mater Misericordiae (Italy) Teaching & PhDTeaching Assistant Bio-nano-chip design (EE-517): Introduction to heterogeneous integration for Nano-Bio-CMOS sensors on Chip. Understanding and designing of active Bio/CMOS interfaces powered by nanostructures.Analog circuits for biochip (EE-518): Introduction to analog CMOS design for Remote Biosensors on Chip. Understanding and designing of active and remotely powered biosensing systems. Basic understanding of the wireless transmission of the obtained signals.Low-power radio design for IoT (MICRO-416): The basic function of an IoT node is to collect data and send it through a wireless channel to the cloud. Since the power consumption of an IoT node is largely dominated by the wireless communication, it is therefore key to understand the trade-offs faced when designing the radio. Awards OMEGA Scientific Award OMEGA Foundation 2025 Startup Champion Seed Night Venturelab & EPFL 2025 IEEE MOCAST Best Student Paper Award in Electronics 2022 Scholarship in Memory of Giulia Gastaldi Politecnico di Torino 2019