To the memory of Marco Mascini: His contribution in the field of biosensors

• The manuscript reports an overview of Prof. Mascini's scientific interests and accomplishments in his career that testify the pivotal role of this scientist in the modern analytical chemistry.

Professor Marco Mascini was an internationally acknowledged scientist, teacher of generations of chemists. He passed away on May 12 2015 at the age of 75. During his scientific carrier he made outstanding and innovative contributions to analytical chemistry, especially in the interdisciplinary field of sensors and biosensors. This paper presents an overview of Prof. Mascini's scientific interests and accomplishments in his career that testify the pivotal role of this scientist in the modern analytical chemistry.