Carlos Domínguez received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain, in 1980, and 1985, respectively. He became a member of the scientific staff at the Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC) in 1986. In 1992 founded the Chemical Transducers Group within the institute, having today 28 researchers and technicians, and has been recognized as a Technological Transfer Center by the Catalan Government. Since 2002, he has been a Research Professor, where he is involved with the development of an integrated optical technology based on silicon and silicon compounds for (bio)-chemical sensors and broad-band telecommunications applications. He is a member of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry, the Committee of Optoelectronics and Integrated Optics of the Spanish Optical Society, the Crystal Growth Group as part of the IOCG (International Organization of Crystal Growth), member of the International Committee of Ibersensor, and Vocal Board of the Spanish Society of Sensory Science. Also a member of the Association EPIC (European Photonic Industry Consortium) Technology Platform Photonics21, SECPhO Technology Cluster (Cluster of Southern Europe Photonics and Optics), and the Optical Society of America (OSA). His research interest includes materials and process development for new transducers and sensors.