News

Orbitor Plate Mover is now available at PTCF

Published:13.04.26 — The Flow Cytometry Core Facility (PTCF) is pleased to announce the implementation of a new automated system at the platform: the Orbitor Plate Mover.

Life Sciences BioCore Seminar: Imaging across scales

Published:01.04.26 — Join us for the Life Sciences BioCore Seminar Series event on April 2, 14:00 – 16:30 in SV1717 (also accessible via Zoom). This session will feature presentations from units at EPFL, UNIL and Wyss Center in Geneva focusing on various imaging techniques available across the different campuses in the Lemanic area. We look forward to your participation!

Advancing organoid research through cross-platform collaboration

Published:05.03.26 — Starting in spring 2026, PTPSP and PTBET will co‑host a MSc thesis project that leverages the complementary expertise and technologies available across both core facilities, with the objective of facilitating organoid research.

New P2 lab space and imaging capabilities at the PTBET

Published:04.03.26 — Since February 2026, a new P2 lab space is available at the Bioengineering & Organoids platform (PTBET), increasing both capacity and ergonomics for the culture of organoids and advanced 3D multicellular models.

ReproSci: a platform designed to support reproducibility studies

Published:27.01.26 — The BICC developed the ReproSci platform to help analyse the reproducibility of scientific studies conducted over the past decades in the field of Drosophila melanogaster immunity. Initially created for Bruno Lemaitre’s lab, ReproSci supports collaborative and open assessment of reproducibility, aiming to provide a clearer picture of validated knowledge and to actively involve the research community in the validation of published claims.

EMBL course on protein quality control for downstream processes

Published:15.12.25 — Dr Kelvin Lau, staff scientist at the Protein Production and Structure Core Facility (PTPSP), has been invited as a protein expert to participate in a four‑day teaching programme organized by EMBL.