Health Science and Technology

Nako Nakatsuka wins Ruzicka Prize

Published:07.11.25 — Nako Nakatsuka, head of the Laboratory of Chemical Nanotechnology in the School of Engineering, has been selected by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurch (ETH Zurich) to receive the prestigious Ruzicka Prize 2025.

An electronic fiber for stretchable sensing

Published:31.10.25 — EPFL researchers have engineered a fiber-based electronic sensor that remains functional even when stretched to over 10 times its original length. The device holds promise for smart textiles, physical rehabilitation devices, and soft robotics.

EPFL co-leads a BRIDGE Discovery Grant for vision restoration project

Published:28.10.25 — Dominique Pioletti, head of the Laboratory of Biomechanical Orthopedics in the School of Engineering, is part of a multidisciplinary team co-led by EPFL that has received a BRIDGE Discovery Grant for a hydrogel-based approach to vision restoration.

Yujia Zhang wins iCANX Young Scientist Award

Published:28.10.25 — Yujia Zhang, head of the Laboratory for Bio-Iontronics in the School of Engineering, was recently honored with a Young Scientist Award at the 2025 iCANX Global Summit in Hong Kong.

Microcatheter delivers therapies to the tiniest blood vessels

Published:27.10.25 — EPFL researchers have invented a remarkably small and ultraflexible neurovascular microcatheter. Powered by blood flow, it can safely navigate the most intricately branched arteries in a matter of seconds.