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SMILE KO Meeting © 2026 EPFL

Kick-off meeting of the SMILE project!

— On 12-13 February 2026, we officially launched the SMILE project at the Kick-Off Meeting which was held at SUPSI in Lugano. We are very grateful to Dr Igor Stefanini for the great organization of this meeting and the visit of SUPSI laboratories and infrastructure.

PhD defense A. Spada © 2026 EPFL

Congratulations Dr Spada!

— We are very pleased to share that Alessandra Spada received the PhD degree on February 6, 2026 at the occasion of her public defense for her PhD thesis entitled "Functionalization of harmonic nanoparticles for active cancer targeting". 

Study week © 2026 EPFL

Study week at the GBF!

— We are very pleased to welcome Tanja Fellmann, Sophie Meier, Alice Vitale and Zoe Erhardt in our group for the Study Week in Materials Science and Chemistry, organized together with the Schweizer Jugend Forscht!

Welcome Eva © 2026 EPFL

Welcome Eva!

— We are very pleased to welcome Eva Laugier in the group for her Master Ib project.

Highly cited paper 2025 © 2026 EPFL

Congratulations Alex!

— We are very pleased to share that the Review Article of Alessandra Spada entitled "Surface Functionalization of Nanocarriers with Anti-EGFR Ligands for Cancer Active Targeting" is among the Highly Cited Papers 2025 in Nanomaterials.

Welcome - New GBF team member © 2026 EPFL

Welcome Perrine!

— We are very pleased to welcome Dr Perrine Robin in the GBF team as postdoctoral scientist. 

New GBF member © 2026 EPFL

Welcome Sarah!

— We are very pleased to welcome Sarah Marroquin Burgos in the GBF Team for her PhD studies.

© 2025 EPFL

Christmas vibes at the GBF!

— On Friday December 12, the GBF Team celebrated the end of the year and holiday season in Lausanne, enjoying excellent Italian food!

© 2025 EPFL

Congratulations to Alex for her PhD thesis exam!

— We are very pleased to share that Alessandra Spada passed her PhD thesis exam today!

Dean's awards 2025 © 2025 EPFL

Congratulations to Alex and Mylène for receiving the Dean's Award!

— We are pleased to share that Alessandra Spada and Mylène Soudani received a 2025 Dean's Award to acknowledge their commitment in teaching activities.

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September 2014

  • François and Solène were the winners of the best contribution at the XXII International Conference on Bioencapsulation, Bratislava, Slovakia, September 17-19, for their poster entitled “Modification of alginate-based hydrogel microspheres for cell microencapsulation: comparison of one- and two-component hydrogel microspheres”. Congratulations!
  • Solène received the runner up Award for the Best Poster at the Swiss Chemical Society Fall Meeting 2014, Zürich, September 11, for her contribution entitled “Functionalization of second harmonic nanoparticles with inhibitors of prolyl-endopeptidases for cancer cells labelling and imaging”. Congratulations!
  • Lionel Schouwey and Julien Sautaux joined our group for their master projects. Welcome!

August 2014

  • Solène is Dr ès Sciences since August 29th, congratulations!

July 2014

  • At the European School of Medicinal Chemistry at Urbino Campus (Italy), Solène was selected to give an oral communication based on her poster presentation, congratulations!
  • Davide is Dr ès Sciences since July 1st, congratulations!
  • Julien Sautaux, Master student at the SCGC, joined our lab for an internship. Welcome!

June 2014

  • After a Master in Molecular and Biological Chemistry at EPFL, François Noverraz started a PhD in our group. Welcome!