The purpose of BIOSTEC is to bring together researchers and practitioners, including engineers, biologists, health professionals and informatics/computer scientists, interested in both theoretical advances and applications of information systems, artificial intelligence, signal processing, electronics and other engineering tools in knowledge areas related to biology and medicine.BIOSTEC is composed of four co-located conferences, each specialized in at least one of the aforementioned main knowledge areas.BIODEVICESInternational Conference on Biomedical Electronics and DevicesBIOINFORMATICSInternational Conference on Bioinformatics BIOSIGNALSInternational Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing HEALTHINFInternational Conference on Health InformaticsImportant DatesRegular Paper Submission: July 20, 2012Authors Notification (regular papers): October 23, 2012Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: November 13, 2012