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The new power-to-gas demonstrator installed at the Energypolis campus in Sion will enable engineers to test promising approaches for advancing the energy transition © 2025 Jessen Page

A demonstrator places Valais at the heart of the energy transition

— The new power-to-gas demonstrator installed at the Energypolis campus in Sion will enable engineers to test promising approaches for advancing the energy transition, such as carbon capture and seasonal power storage in the form of gas. The system was developed through a joint initiative involving EPFL, the HES-SO Valais-Wallis School of Engineering and several local businesses.

Markus Jeschek. Credit: Alain Herzog (EPFL)

“We might 'turn a knob' but we can't predict what will happen”

— Markus Jeschek is a tenure-track assistant professor at EPFL's Lonza Chair in Sustainable Biosynthesis. His research targets the building of synthetic microbes with new capabilities.

Philippe Schwaller. Credit: EPFL

Philippe Schwaller wins Novartis Early Career Award in Chemistry

— EPFL professor Philippe Schwaller has been awarded the 2025 Novartis Early Career Award in Chemistry (NECA), which recognizes outstanding contributions by young investigators in the field of chemical and pharmaceutical research. The award comes with USD 100,000 in research funding.

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ISIC Memento – Conferences and Thesis

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Prof. Natalie Banerji : Charge Carriers in Organic Semiconductors

 05.12.2025   14:0015:00

Speaker: Prof. Natalie Banerji, Dpt of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical, University of Bern, CH
Location:  Tseuzier &  Online
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

The metal-free option in synthetic developments: unnecessary restriction or opportunity?

 15.12.2025   16:1517:15

Speaker: Prof. Tibor Soos, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Budapest, Hungary [email protected]
Location:  GĂ©nopode B
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

Heterocyclizations and cross-couplings enabled by stereocontrolled alkene functionalization

 15.12.2025   17:1518:15

Speaker: Prof. John Bower, Liverpool University, UK https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/john-bower
Location:  GĂ©nopode B
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

ISIC Faculty Lunch

 20.02.2026   12:0014:00

Location:  tbc
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

Synthesis of odd polyynes – Reactivity of ynamides – Boron-assembled rotaxanes

 25.02.2026   17:0018:30

Speaker: Prof. Yann Trolez
Location:  BCH3118
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

ISIC Faculty Lunch

 20.03.2026   12:0014:00

Location:  tbc
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

ISIC Faculty Lunch

 08.05.2026   12:0014:00

Location:  tbc
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

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ISIC Seminars

Highlights energy research and chemical engineering 1 (ChE-610)

The seminar series “Chemical Engineering and Energy Seminars â€ is organized by Prof. Wendy Queen and take place on Friday at 16:15.

Chemical Biology Seminar Series 1 (CH-635)

The Chemical Biology Seminars Series is Organized by Prof. Christian Heinis, Prof. Beat Fierz and Prof. Angela Steinauer.. It takes place every Tuesday at 16:15 unless otherwise indicated.

AI in chemistry and beyond: Highlights in the field (ChE-605)

The Machine Learning Seminars are organized by Prof. Berend Smit, Prof. Clémence Corminboeuf and Prof. Jiri Vanicek, the seminars usually take place on Tuesdays at 15:15. Unless indicated otherwise, the lecture takes place on Zoom.

Modern Organic chemistry-Highlights in the field (CH-640)

Organized jointly by Professors Nicolai Cramer, Jieping Zhu and Jerome Waser, the seminars usually take place on Wednesday at 17:15. Unless indicated otherwise, the lecture takes place in BCH 2218.

Physical Chemistry Seminar 1: Trends (CH-643)

The Physical Chemistry Seminar Series at ISIC.
Unless it is otherwise specified, the seminars take place on Thursday at 17:15 in BCH 2201.