Organoids, Tissue Engineering & Biomaterials

EPFL is at the forefront of innovation in organoids, tissue engineering, and biomaterials—fields that converge to advance regenerative medicine and biomedical science. Researchers develop complex 3D tissue models and organoids that mimic human physiology, enabling breakthroughs in disease modeling and drug testing. In parallel, cutting-edge biomaterials are engineered to support tissue growth, repair, and integration with the body. By combining biology, materials science, and engineering, EPFL is pioneering next-generation platforms for tissue regeneration, personalized medicine, and therapeutic development.

Key research themes

Professor with specific keywords

ALTUG Hatice
Nanophotonic biosensing, label-free imaging, plasmonic nanostructures, tissue microenvironment monitoring
AUWERX Johan
Mitochondrial biology, tissue metabolism, systemic physiology, aging and metabolic regulation
BASTINGS Maartje
DNA nanotechnology, programmable biomaterials, self-assembling scaffolds, tissue engineering
DEPLANCKE Bart
Systems genetics, gene regulatory networks, organoid modeling, transcriptional heterogeneity
HATZIMANIKATIS Vassily
Metabolic modeling, synthetic tissue metabolism, systems biotechnology, computational tissue engineering
MCKINNEY John
Microbiology, host-pathogen interactions, tissue infection models, microfluidic co-cultures
MERTEN Christoph
Biomedical microfluidics, organoid-on-chip, droplet screening, high-throughput tissue analysis
NAEF Félix
Circadian gene expression, transcriptional dynamics in tissues, stochastic modeling, temporal control in organoids
NAKATSUKA Nako
Chemical nanotechnology, biointerfaces, molecular diagnostics in tissue models, functional biomaterials
PERSAT Alexandre
Microbial mechanics, mechanobiology, tissue–microbe interactions, microfluidic infection systems
RADENOVIC Aleksandra
Single-molecule sensors, nanopores, nanobiotechnology, biophysical tools for tissue diagnostics
RAMDYA Pavan
Neuroengineering, brain organoids, locomotor circuit modeling, neural tissue biomechanics
SCHOONJANS Kristina
Metabolic signaling, adipose tissue modeling, nuclear receptor networks, tissue-specific gene regulation
STELLACCI Francesco
Supramolecular biomaterials, antimicrobial scaffolds, nanoscale interfaces, regenerative nanomedicine
TANG Li
Immunoengineering, biomaterials for immune modulation, synthetic vaccines, tissue-immune interfaces