• School of Engineering

    Li Tang wins BRIDGE Discovery Grant

    Li Tang, head of the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Immunoengineering in the School of Engineering, is part of a team of researchers from EPFL, the Lausanne University Hospital, and the University of Lausanne that has been awarded a BRIDGE Discovery Grant to develop new CAR-T cell therapies against neuroblastoma in children. 

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  • School of Engineering

    Li Tang wins RSC Biomaterials Science Lectureship

    Li Tang, head of the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Immunoengineering in the School of Engineering, has received the 2025 Biomaterials Science Lectureship from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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  • School of Engineering

    Adrian Ionescu Appointed Dean of EPFL’s School of Engineering

    Renowned nanoelectronics expert Adrian Ionescu will lead EPFL’s School of Engineering starting November 1, 2025.

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  • School of Engineering

    New sustainable materials course rewards best projects

    On Monday, three teams of students from the first edition of MSE-433: Towards Sustainable Materials, received prizes for semester projects that proposed creative alternatives to existing products.

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  • School of Engineering

    Materials Science Section celebrates 50 years

    The Materials Science Section (SMX) in the School of Engineering celebrated its 50th birthday last Thursday with an event highlighting the history and future of materials research and education at EPFL.

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  • School of Engineering

    Engineering a more sustainable skyscraper

    Construction is underway on the 85-meter Tilia Tower near Lausanne: the first large-scale building in Switzerland to be built with a low-carbon cement developed in EPFL’s Lab of Construction Materials.

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“Machine learning in chemistry and beyond” (ChE-605) seminar by Sergio Pablo-García Carrillo: “Building the Infrastructure for Self-Driving Laboratories: Automation, AI, and the Future of Chemical Discovery” 30.9.2025 – 15:15 > 16:15 Speaker: Sergio Pablo-García Carrillo earned his PhD at the Institut Català d’Investigació Química on chemoinformatics, automation, and machine learning for catalysis. He then joined the University of Toronto, focusing on lab automation and self-driving labs. His research now centers on automating chemistry, data management, and AI integration.

Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) represent a transformative paradigm in chemical and materials discovery, integrating automated hardware with artificial intelligence to accelerate research. However, realizing the full potential of SDLs requires the development of key technological components, from intelligent software optimizers to advanced automation systems. In this talk, I will discuss the challenges and opportunities in building the infrastructure necessary for SDLs, highlighting the role of the Acceleration Consortium in driving this innovation. Additionally, I will explore how AI-powered tools, such as large language models for chemical data extraction, can seamlessly integrate into the SDL ecosystem, further enhancing research efficiency and discovery.
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IMX Talks – Interlayer coherence at room temperature in high Tc cuprates and photo-induced superconductivity 1.10.2025 – 10:15 > 11:15 Speaker: Dr. Marios H. Michael, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems Place: BM 5202 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IMX Talks – Random Walk on Foams 13.10.2025 – 11:00 > 12:00 Speaker: Prof. Mikko Alava, Aalto University, Finland Place: MED 1 1518 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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Atome, énergie, lumière: la quantique pour grand public ! 18.10.2025 – 10:00 > 17:00 Speaker: Place: SwissTech Convention Center Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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IMX Colloquium & MARVEL distinguished lecture – Translating Breakthroughs: From Scientific Discovery to Human Impact 27.10.2025 – 13:15 > 14:15 Speaker: Prof. Cody Friesen, Arizona State University USA Place: MXF 1 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more
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NanoEngineering gone #viral: plant virus-based therapeutics 28.11.2025 – 12:00 > 13:30 Speaker: Nicole F. Steinmetz, Ph.D. Leo and Trude Szilard Chancellor’s Endowed Chair  Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering University of California, San Diego Place: SV 1717 Category Conferences – Seminars Read more

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