School of Life Sciences

The School of Life Sciences fosters education, research and innovation at the interface of engineering and biology to advance the understanding of the living world and solve biomedical problems.

Education

We offer a Bachelor and Master program in Life Sciences Engineering, a Master program in Neuro-X, as well as four Doctoral programs.

Research

Our 58 research groups in 5 institutes operate at the interface of biology, basic sciences, computer sciences and engineering.

Innovation

We cultivate a climate of exploration and translation of knowledge and technologies to a sustainable benefit of humankind.

Upcoming events

Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon

26-04-202427-04-2024

Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Convention

Inaugural lectures

Inaugural Lectures | Camille Goemans and Sebastian Waszak

27-05-202427-05-2024

With: Prof Camille Goemans Prof Sebastian Waszak
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture

Imaging Thick Specimen, clearing and other clever tricks

16-04-202416-04-2024

With:   José Artacho ,  Nicolas Chiaruttini , Thierry Laroche,  Anjalie Schläppi, Romain Guiet
Place and room: BIOP – AI 0 140
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Stress and Resilience : Exploring New Horizons in Science and Applications

15-04-202416-04-2024

With: Raül Andero, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. Rose Bagot, McGill University, Canada. Iryna Frankova, Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands, Christian Gaden Jensen, Danish Foundation for Mental Health, Denmark, Johannes Gräff, EPFL, Switzerland, Erno Hermans, Radboud University, Netherlands, Matthew Hill, Calgary University, Canada, Antje Horsch, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Birgit Kleim, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Ja Wook Koo, Korea Brain Research Institute, South Korea, Isabelle Mansuy, University and ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Chantal Martin Sölch, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Martin Picard, Columbia University NY, USA, Camille Piguet-Nemitz, University of Geneva, Switzerland, Gal Richter-Levin, Haifa University, Israel, Ulrike Rimmele, University of Geneva, Switzerland, Vidita Vaidya, Tata Institute of Fondamental Research, India, Anne-Laura Van Harmelen, Leiden University, Netherlands, Christiaan Vinkers, Amsterdam UMC,Netherlands.
Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars

CIME Day 2024

17-04-202417-04-2024

With: Keynote Speaker: Prof. Rolf Erni EMPA
Place and room: BC 420
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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Discover the splendid labs and facilities of the Schools of Life Sciences (SV) and Engineering Sciences and Technology (STI)

“Being in a technical school gives us many opportunities”. Watch our interview with the dean of the School of Life Sciences, Andy Oates