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EPFL researchers have just released Meditron, the world’s best performing open source Large Language Model tailored to the medical field designed to help guide clinical decision-making.

How bacterial cords spread tuberculosis

27.11.23NewsResearch

A groundbreaking study reveals how Mycobacterium tuberculosis forms resilient cords within host cells, opening the way for a deeper understanding and innovative treatment of tuberculosis.

Treating tumors with engineered dendritic cells

24.11.23NewsEPFL

Cancer biologists at EPFL, UNIGE, and the German Cancer Research Center (Heidelberg) have developed a novel immunotherapy that does not require knowledge of a tumor’s antigenic makeup. The new results may pave the way to first-in-kind clinical applications.

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Adil Koukab, best teacher in the electrical engineering section for 2023 - 2023 / Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0.

“I enjoy getting my hands dirty”

28.11.23EPFL

Adil Koukab spends most of his time with the hundreds of students who attend his classes and lab sessions each semester. His aim? To help prepare them for a “dazzling career.” His efforts are appreciated, as he has been named the best teacher in the electrical engineering section for 2023.

A lesson in mathematics for young talents in Romandie. © 2023 EPFL / Alain Herzog.

The brilliant careers of two Euler course alumni

22.11.23EPFL

Fifteen years ago, a group of talented children in French-speaking Switzerland were chosen to participate in EPFL’s first Euler course, an advanced course in mathematics. Two of them, Renaud Rivier and Shirley Ye, bear testimony to the program.

Michaël Tasev, Claire Payoux et Lucy Mayance © Challenge EPFL

“The EPFL-ETHZ Challenge is like one big family”

20.11.23EPFL

The annual EPFL-ETHZ Challenge brings together students from the two schools to do battle on the ski slopes. Former participants Claire Payoux, Lucy Mayance and Michaël Tasev enjoyed the experience so much that they joined the organizing committee.

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Chantier à l'entrée du parc des Feuillantines.©2023 EPFL/M.Geiser-CC-BY-SA 4.0

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Sustainable structures installed in Geneva

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Illustration représentant plusieurs aspects de lachaîne alimentaire humaine: des animaux (poules, cochons, poissons), des usines, un caddie rempli à ras-bord, des camions et des transpalettes, et une gigantesque poubelle remplie de déchêts © 2023 Albin Christen / EPFL

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Ten billion mouths to feed by 2050

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Campus Lecture: Jennifer Lewis

“Printing Soft and Living Matter in Three Dimensions” Jennifer Lewis Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences The ability to pattern soft and…

04-12-202304-12-2023

With: Jennifer Lewis Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Place and room: Forum Rolex
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Tech4Eva Conference 2023

30-11-202330-11-2023

Place and room: Forum Rolex Learning Center
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Couper/Coller: Reconfigurer la bande dessinée à l’ère numérique

10-11-202307-01-2024

With: Contributors: Peter Grönquist, Olivier Stucky, Raphaël Oesterlé, Gaëlle Kovaliv, Justine Favre, EFLE, IVRL, CVLab, ESBDi, Centre BD de la Ville de Lausanne, Musée Bolo
Place and room: EPFL Pavilions, Pavilion A
Category: Exhibitions