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Are Chinese politics a threat to the patent system?

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EPFL researchers show that foreign companies are less likely to have their patent applications granted in China than their Chinese counterparts. This discrimination occurs in technologies of strategic importance to the Chinese government: the telecommunication and biotech industries.

Urolithin A shows effective against muscular dystrophy

08.04.21NewsResearch

A new study published in Science Translational Medicine by EPFL professor Johan Auwerx and scientists from EPFL start-up Amazentis highlights the effectiveness of mitophagy-stimulating molecule Urolithin A in mice to cure a disease similar to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. And points to a possible treatment for affected people.

Artificial intelligence to explore the biomolecular world

07.04.21NewsEPFL

EPFL scientists have developed AI-powered nanosensors that let researchers track various kinds of biological molecules without disturbing them.

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"Having freedom in your research process keeps you motivated"

31.03.21EPFL

Alexis Marchal joined the the doctoral program at EPFL in 2016 to pursue his studies and obtain his doctorate in Finance. He tells us about his experience so far.

Jan Pacześny, Marcin' great-grandfather, surrounded by his students, at Wywłoczka, around 1938. © DR

Marcin Kroczak retraces the steps of his ancestor, exiled to Siberia

15.03.21EPFL

This summer, Marcin Kroczak – a first-year EPFL student of Polish origin, majoring in communication systems – hopes to embark on an “extraordinary journey.”

Marijn van der Meer, présidente de Polyquity © Alain Herzog / 2021 EPFL

“We are women, we're here to stay and we matter”

10.03.21EPFL

Marijn van der Meer, who heads up the Polyquity student commission at EPFL, battles sexism on a daily basis. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, she sat down to talk about her life as a feminist activist and EPFL student.

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L'équipe de terrain grimpe vers le glacier Dart près de Wanaka en Nouvelle-Zélande © Laboratoire SBER/EPFL — L’équipe de terrain grimpe vers le glacier Dart près de Wanaka en Nouvelle-Zélande © Laboratoire SBER/EPFL

Scientists unlock the secrets of glacier-fed streams, from Greenland to Switzerland

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EPFL scientists have been busy over the past two years collecting and analyzing samples from streams fed by the world’s biggest glaciers. We spoke with some of the researchers on the project about their globe-trotting adventure.

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Nature of Robotics: An Expanded Field

Under its new banner “EPFL Pavilions”, ArtLab is devoting its winter programme to the theme of robotics to instigate a thought process on the emerging perspectives and scenarios of this rapidly expanding field. Nature…

02-03-202125-04-2021

With: EPFL: Prof. Auke Ijspeert’s Biorobotics Laboratory (BioRob), Prof. Herbert Shea’s Soft Transducers Laboratory (LMTS), Prof. Selman Sakar’s MicroBioRobotic Systems (MICROBS) Laboratory, Prof Jamie Paik’s Reconfigurable Robotics Laboratory (RRL). Artistes: Haseeb Ahmed, Claudia Comte, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Agnes Denes, Melissa Dubbin & Aaron S. Davidson, Urs Fischer, Basim Magdy, Jürg Lehni, Adrien Missika, Katja Novitskova, Trevor Paglen, Léa Pereyre & PATHOS, Jean Tinguely et Suzanne Treister
Place and room: EPFL pavilions
Category: Exhibitions