Bioengineering – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

“In a Crisis Like This, an Antiviral Drug Could Buy Us Some Time”

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Francesco Stellacci, a professor in EPFL’s School of Engineering, discusses his research in the field of nanomedicine and how it could help us get past the coronavirus crisis.

Getting Groundbreaking Medical Technology Out of the Lab

16.03.20NewsInnovation

New medical technologies hold immense promise for treating a range of conditions. Despite the pace of innovation in the medtech field, however, most discoveries never make it out of the laboratory. New research from EPFL could fast-track the route to clinical translation.

Gold Nanoparticles Uncover Structural Diversity of Amyloid Fibrils

12.03.20NewsResearch

EPFL scientists have developed powerful tools to unmask the structural diversity of amyloid fibrils, which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. The scientists made the breakthrough by developing gold nanoparticles that combine with cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, to provide rapid and unprecedented images of fibrils.

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