Dr. Maxim Nikitin heads the Nanobiotechnology Laboratory at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Moscow, Russia) and Nanobiomedicine Department at the Sirius University of Science and Technology (Sirius, Russia). Dr. M. Nikitin is the member of the Presidium of the Russian Presidential Council for Science and Education. He received his Master’s degree with Honors from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Ph.D. degree from Russian Academy of Sciences and Doctor of Sciences degree from MIPT. Dr. M. Nikitin discovered the “molecular commutation” phenomenon - a fundamental mechanism of information storage in DNA; invented logic-gated and biocomputing structures for targeted drug delivery, cell sorting and labeling; developed innovative label-free optical bio- and chemical sensors; ultra-sensitive methods for detection of magnetic nanoparticles in vivo for different theranostic applications, investigated pharmacokinetics, toxicity, biotransformation of nanoagents. Dr. M. Nikitin is the author of more than 70 papers published in high-ranking peer-reviewed journals and 12 patents. In 2018, Dr. M. Nikitin was honored with the highest scientific award for young Russian scientists by the President of Russian Federation. He also won the second prizes at the worldwide scientific contest Falling Walls Lab 2016 (Berlin, Germany) and Biosensors & Bioelectronics Award (Goteborg, Sweden) and a few other scientific prizes.