• School of Engineering

    Reimagining robotics for sustainability

    Robots are often promoted for their increasing intelligence and autonomy. Yet a growing body of research at EPFL suggests that a robot’s contribution to sustainability goals may be an equally important measure of success.

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  • School of Engineering

    Ali Gilani wins Outstanding Best Paper Award

    School of Engineering PhD student Ali Gilani has received an Outstanding Best Paper Award at the 2026 IEEE BioSensors conference.

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  • School of Engineering

    Students invent devices that businesses haven't yet conjured up

    In the Assistive Technology Challenge (ATC), EPFL master’s students carry out MAKE projects to develop practical systems for the disabled.

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  • School of Engineering

    Christophe Salzmann and Philippe Müllhaupt appointed MER-Es

    The School of Engineering is pleased to announce that Christophe Salzmann and Philippe Müllhaupt have been appointed Senior Scientists in teaching (MER-E).

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  • School of Engineering

    Smart sweat patch helps doctors monitor high-risk pregnancies

    An EPFL spin-off is developing a patch-like medical device that reads sweat biomarkers. Its first application will be keeping a close watch on high-risk pregnancies.

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Some highlights

Students invent devices that businesses haven't yet conjured up

In the Assistive Technology Challenge (ATC), supervised by School of Engineering professors, EPFL master’s students carry out projects to develop practical systems for the disabled.
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RRL Demo Day: Discover how technologies can transform our daily lives

Since 2016, the RRL Demo Day has been an annual must-see event where students showcase their innovative soft robotic technologies. This event offers a unique opportunity to explore futuristic applications of these technologies in everyday life
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“We're about to see a paradigm shift in the manufacture of implants”

We spoke with Prof. Stéphanie P. Lacour, a global expert in soft implants, about her research. Lacour is EPFL’s Vice President for Support to Strategic Initiatives and head of the Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces in the School of Engineering.
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Research clusters

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Physiology-driven neuromodulation therapies to restore mobility in advanced Parkinson’s Disease 23.9.2026 – 17:00 > 18:00 Speaker Prof. Eduardo Moraud Place Campus Biotech Geneva B1.06 Category Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture Read more
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UxHw: Fast Arithmetic On Compressed Representations of Continuous Probability Distributions 1.9.2026 – 10:15 > 11:30 Speaker Phillip Stanley-Marbell, Founder and CEO of Signaloid Place BC 420 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships – EPFL Info Session 1.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Prof. Grançois Gallaire, Alessandra Rovero Michel Place Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Cancer Research Institute – CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 1.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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Cancer Research Institute | CRI Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship 1.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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SNSF: Swiss Quantum Call 2026 1.9.2026 – 00:00 > 17:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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Managing Innovation in the Era of Data and AI 2.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Swiss-Japan Energy Days 2026 2.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Information session – Transforming Business with AI and Data Tech 3.9.2026 – 12:30 > 13:00 Speaker – Elaine Moran, SRVC Executive Director Place Category Miscellaneous Read more
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Training "ABC of Research Data Management" 3.9.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker EPFL Library Research Data Team Place MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Advancing Dynamic Performance of GaN Power Devices: from Accurate Characterization to Novel Device-Level Approaches 4.9.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker Hongkeng ZHU Place MED 0 1418 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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EPFL BioEngineering Talks 7.9.2026 – 12:15 > 13:45 Speaker Invited Speaker and Student Speaker Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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BRIDGE Proof of Concept: 39th call 7.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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Open Science Days 2026 7.9.2026 – 08:30 > 18:00 Speaker Place Unil, Géopolis Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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SpectroDynamics 2026: Connecting Computational Spectroscopic Methods Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum 7.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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MechE Seminar: Efficient and clean cogeneration and power-to-fuel applications with reversible solid oxide cell technology 8.9.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Prof. Jan Van Herle, Institute of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, EPFL Place BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Sputtered AlN on SiO2 for monolithic integrated piezoelectric photonics 8.9.2026 – 15:00 > 00:00 Speaker Jasmin SPETTEL Place MED 1 1518 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Do Robots Dream of Construction Sites? / ARCHIZOOM x CRCL x AUDE BILLARD 8.9.2026 – 18:15 > 00:00 Speaker Aude Billard, Stefena Parascho Place SG 294.22 Category Cultural events Read more
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From Social Insects to Robots: Designing with Collective Embodied Intelligence 9.9.2026 – 11:00 > 12:00 Speaker Kirstin Petersen Place ELE 117 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Swiss Polar Day 2026 9.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Noda Sion Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Do Robots Dream of Construction Sites? / ARCHIZOOM x CRCL 9.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker CRCL – Lab for Creative Computation Place Archizoom Category Exhibitions Read more
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SUPER SANDWICH SEMINAR 10.9.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Shuhao Zhang, Barth Lab;  Free slot;  Surayyo Abramkhanova, D’Angelo Lab Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Emergent Construction in Insect and Robotic Swarms, Kirstin Hagelskjaer Petersen / Design Modelling Symposium 2026 10.9.2026 – 13:30 > 14:30 Speaker Kirstin Hagelskjaer Petersen Place Foyer SG Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training "Up to Speed with Zotero" 10.9.2026 – 14:00 > 15:30 Speaker EPFL Library Training Team Place MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Keynote Speaker, Anne Katrin Burghartz / Design Modelling Symposium 2026 10.9.2026 – 18:30 > 19:30 Speaker Anne Katrin Burghartz Place Foyer SG Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Unsteady Rotation for Programmable Actuation of Elastic Structures 11.9.2026 – 17:15 > 00:00 Speaker Eduardo GUTIERREZ PRIETO Place ELA 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Flapping behaviour of flags with increasing shape complexity 11.9.2026 – 18:30 > 00:00 Speaker Gaétan Irénée Auguste Anatole Armand RAYNAUD Place ELA 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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AI Center Seminar – AI Fundamentals series – Dr. Pierre Marion 14.9.2026 – 14:00 > 15:00 Speaker Pierre Marion Place ELE 117 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Swiss AI Initiative – 4th Call for Large Projects 14.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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Bridging Biomolecular Simulations and Experiments Across Time and Length Scales: from Single Molecules to Entire Organelles 14.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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SNSF Ambizione 2026 – EPFL Applicant workshop 15.9.2026 – 11:00 > 12:00 Speaker Place Category Internal trainings Read more
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MechE Colloquium: Let droplets drop the temperature: Enhancing heat transfer using droplets 15.9.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Prof. Patricia Weisensee, McKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis Place BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training "Beyond Google: Find scientific information with advanced tools" 17.9.2026 – 14:00 > 16:00 Speaker EPFL Library Training Team Place INM 11 Category Internal trainings Read more
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REGARD Workshop: Writing and publishing in academia 18.9.2026 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker Dr. Sarah Stauffer, psychologist FSP & scientific editor Place EPFL Category Internal trainings Read more
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SUPER SANDWICH SEMINAR 24.9.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Satya Rao – Lingner Lab; Armelle Tollenaere , Suter Lab; Regina Baur, Thomä Lab Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training "Data Management Planning & Funding" 24.9.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker EPFL Library Research Data Team Place CO 121 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Le Procès de l’Espace – Avant-première documentaire 24.9.2026 – 18:30 > 22:00 Speaker Chloé Carrière (réalisatrice), Mathilde Sahraoui (vidéaste et monteuse), Emmanuelle David (EPFL, projet Espace Commun), Fabien Carruzzo (modération) Place Category Cultural events Read more
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FLP Coaching Group 25.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Dr. Ingrid Le Duc and Dr. Verity Elston Place EPFL Category Internal trainings Read more
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Night of the Museums / ARCHIZOOM x MADELINE GANNON 26.9.2026 – 14:00 > 23:59 Speaker Madeline Gannon         Place Archizoom Category Cultural events Read more
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Synergies between quantum and classical computing for quantum chemistry and materials science 28.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Health Days 2026 28.9.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Rolex Learning Center et Unil-Amphipôle Category Miscellaneous Read more
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FLP Workshop: Practical Neuroscience Tools for Managing Difficult Conversations 29.9.2026 – 09:00 > 13:00 Speaker Dr. Catherine Marselli has worked in project management and training in both corporate and academic environments. She graduated from EPFL and holds a PhD in Science from the University of Neuchâtel, as well as an MBA from the Neuchâtel School of Management. For several years, she has been interested in social cognitive neuroscience and behavioral economics. She uses the latest insights about how the brain works in her training programs, coaching activities, and management practice. Place EPFL Category Internal trainings Read more
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MechE Colloquium: Solar-Driven Chemical Synthesis with Earth-Abundant Semiconductors 29.9.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Prof. David Tilley, Department of Chemistry, Universität Zürich Place MED 0 1418 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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BioEngineering Day 2026 31.8.2026 – 11:30 > 21:00 Speaker Various speakers Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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From Property Prediction to Long-Stride Dynamics: Accelerating Atomistic Simulation with Machine Learning 31.8.2026 – 13:00 > 00:00 Speaker Filippo BIGI Place CE 1 6 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Towards a Universal Model for the Electronic Density of States 31.8.2026 – 14:00 > 00:00 Speaker Wei Bin HOW Place CE 1 6 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Summer School: Capitalizing on Uncertainty — Structures, Processes, Mindsets 31.8.2026 – 09:00 > 18:00 Speaker Place GC B3 30 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Course: Advanced Light Microscopy for Lifes Sciences 24.8.2026 – 08:30 > 17:00 Speaker TBD Place Category Internal trainings Read more
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ENAC Summer Workshop: Prototype Pavilion in Textile Reinforced Concrete with LC3 24.8.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place EPFL Fribourg Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Document Selection: Back-to-School Essentials 24.8.2026 – 07:00 > 23:45 Speaker Place Espace Découverte Category Exhibitions Read more
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Multi-scale and multi-purpose simulations of DNA: the importance of data 26.8.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place BCH 2103 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Idiap Create Challenge (ICC), 15th edition 20.8.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Public Science Events Read more
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My Thesis in 180 Seconds (MT180): registration open ! 12.8.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Public Science Events Read more
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SNSF Ambizione 2026: Call now open 3.8.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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Performance and Durability of Iridium Oxide Catalysts to Enable Large Scale Deployment of Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers 28.8.2026 – 16:15 > 17:15 Speaker Place MED 0 1418 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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How to Prepare Successful Grant Proposals: a course for Postdocs 28.8.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Internal trainings Read more
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AI Center Seminar – AI Fundamentals series – Dr. Anna Hedström 30.8.2026 – 10:30 > 11:30 Speaker Dr. Anna Hedström Place ELE 117 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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QSE INSPIRE Quantum Master's Awards 6.7.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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QSE Innovation Seed Grants 7.7.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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Training "Reshaping Information Research with AI" 1.10.2026 – 10:00 > 12:00 Speaker EPFL Library Training Team Place MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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FLP Workshop: Successful Networking 1.10.2026 – 10:00 > 16:00 Speaker Susanne Matuschek, MATUSCHEK CONSULTING 22 yrs expertise in research funding, career development and networking with focus on women. More than 8yrs at the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) as Programme Manager CAREER Funding. Chair of European Working Groups on the topics «Research Career in Europe» and «Gender Issue». Since 2010 active in own company MATUSCHEK CONSULTING: Coaching & Workshops. Place ONLINE Category Internal trainings Read more
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SUPER SANDWICH SEMINAR 1.10.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Joe Griggs, Hess Lab;  Sebastian Barthel, Jeschek Lab; Ella Müller, Gönczy Lab Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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The Cogito Foundation | Public Understanding of Science 1.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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Interpretable representation learning for biological data: from small molecules to genes 2.10.2026 – 17:00 > 00:00 Speaker Maria BOULOUGOURI Place ELA 2 Category Thesis defenses Read more
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Innovate with AI and Tech 5.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Miscellaneous Read more
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MechE Colloquium: From Motion to Mission Planning via Augmented Graphs of Convex Sets 6.10.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Prof. Tyler Summers, Mechanical engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas Place MED 0 1418 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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“Building Brain Resilience: From Stress Adaptation to Cognitive Aging” Symposium 7.10.2026 – 09:30 > 19:15 Speaker Please see Program Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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NovoNordisk Fonden – Challenge Programme 2027 7.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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REGARD Workshop: Self-empowerment: discover how to build your power to act 7.10.2026 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker Nir Zalts, Leadership development & Team coaching Place EPFL Category Internal trainings Read more
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G protein-coupled receptors functional dynamics revealed by experimental and computational structural data 7.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Aula Magna, USI Lugano Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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EcoCloud Annual Event 8.10.2026 – 08:15 > 18:30 Speaker Prof. Giovanni De Micheli, Prof. Ayse K. Coskun (Boston University), Dr. Javier Picorel (Huawei), Dr. William Simon (IBM, alumnus IEL/ESL), Dr. Eugene van Rooyen (Eaton), Dr. Dimitri Voisin (BladeSENSE), Maurizio Miozza (GemaTEG), Frank Michaud (Cisco), Dr. Xavier Ouvrard (EcoCloud). Place Lausanne Palace Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Jastrow Factors and Barron Regularity of Electronic Wave Functions 8.10.2026 – 09:30 > 10:30 Speaker Virginie Ehrlacher (ENPC) Place CM 1 5 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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SUPER SANDWICH SEMINAR 8.10.2026 – 12:00 > 13:00 Speaker Lei Huang, Constam Lab;  Nika Gorsek D’Angelo Lab; free slot Place SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training "Data Organization & Storage Solutions" 8.10.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker EPFL Library Research Data Team Place MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training "Intro to Overleaf Beginner & Intermediate Features" 9.10.2026 – 16:00 > 17:00 Speaker Overleaf instructor Place Category Internal trainings Read more
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Quantum Industry Day in Switzerland (QIDiS) 2026 13.10.2026 – 08:15 > 19:30 Speaker Place StageOne, Zurich Category Convention Read more
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O/NC Normally Open, Normally Closed / ARCHIZOOM x AATB 13.10.2026 – 17:30 > 00:00 Speaker AATB – Practice for Non-Industrial Robotics Place Hall SG Category Cultural events Read more
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From Data to Dynamics: Machine Learning in Statistical Mechanics and Molecular Simulations 14.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Aula Magna, USI Lugano Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training "Research Visibility: Impact beyond citation" 20.10.2026 – 14:00 > 16:00 Speaker EPFL Library Training Team Place Category Internal trainings Read more
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Innosuisse-Armasuisse Flagship Initiative 2026 27.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Call for proposal Read more
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EPFL Latsis Symposium 2026: “Decoding the Cell: Modeling, Predicting, and Engineering Cellular States” 29.10.2026 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker SPEAKERS Place Olympic Museum Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Training "Stay Away from Plagiarism" 2.11.2026 – 14:00 > 16:00 Speaker EPFL Library Training Team Place DIA 003 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training "Ethics in Research Data Management: Anonymization and Best Practices" 5.11.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker EPFL Library Research Data Team Place MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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PhD Candidates: Welcome to EPFL! 5.11.2026 – 16:00 > 19:00 Speaker Place RLC E1 240 Category Convention Read more
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L'Affaire des Méga-constellations 6.11.2026 – 20:00 > 22:00 Speaker Place Casino de Montbenon – salle Paderewski, Lausanne Category Cultural events Read more
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Technologies for Healthcare / ARCHIZOOM 7.11.2026 – 10:00 > 17:00 Speaker Madeline Gannon Place Archizoom Category Cultural events Read more
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FLP Workshop: Design your future – Planning a fulfilling work and self-realisation experience 9.11.2026 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker Afi Sika Kuzeawu With a passion for creation, and a motivation for true fulfilment in life, I help people figure out what would be the right ingredients for them to experience an inspired and brilliant professional life. I draw on my knowledge and my personal experience to coach students, doctoral candidates and professionals in the course of their career decisions. As a creative consultant, I also work with entrepreneurs and public institutions to help them design and develop concepts out of their ideas, so that these can be implemented in the real world. Place EPFL Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training "Smart Publishing" 17.11.2026 – 10:00 > 12:00 Speaker EPFL Library Training Team Place CO 121 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Journées d’information 2026 18.11.2026 – 09:30 > 17:15 Speaker Place STCC 2 9428 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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REGARD Workshop: Pitching myself for industry: Honing my application skills 20.11.2026 – 09:00 > 17:00 Speaker Romaine Johnstone, Coache Professionnelle certifiée ORSC™ – Formatrice – Consultante Place ONLINE Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training "Up to Speed with Zotero" 24.11.2026 – 14:00 > 15:30 Speaker EPFL Library Training Team Place Category Internal trainings Read more
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Do Robots Dream of Construction Sites? / ARCHIZOOM x CRCL 24.11.2026 – 17:30 > 18:15 Speaker Stefana Parascho Place Archizoom Category Cultural events Read more
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Training "Data/Code Publication" 26.11.2026 – 15:00 > 16:30 Speaker EPFL Library Research Data Team Place INM 011 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Training "Reshaping Information Research with AI" 1.12.2026 – 14:30 > 16:30 Speaker EPFL Library Training Team Place MED 0 1618 Category Internal trainings Read more
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Managing Innovation in the Era of Data and AI 10.3.2027 – 00:00 > 00:00 Speaker Place Category Miscellaneous Read more

Research

New drug targets for molecular glue degraders

New drug targets for molecular glue degraders

EPFL researchers have combined artificial intelligence with large-scale experiments to identify proteins that will serve as starting points for new molecular glue degraders, a new class of drugs currently transforming cancer therapeutics.

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Education

“First-year students ask the same questions as leading scientists”

“First-year students ask the same questions as leading scientists”

Philippe Müllhaupt, who was named the best teacher in the mechanical engineering Section for 2025, first learned to appreciate teaching thanks to his music theory professor. Although he quickly gave up music, he never lost his enjoyment of sharing knowledge with others.

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Innovation

“Chip cooling will be key to the future of AI”

“Chip cooling will be key to the future of AI”

For his PhD, Remco van Erp conducted pioneering research on liquid cooling systems that can be integrated directly into computer chips. He spoke with us about how the cross-disciplinary approach at EPFL’s POWERlab coupled with the boom in generative AI have catalyzed the growth of his startup, Corintis.

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