The School of Life Sciences fosters education, research and innovation at the interface of engineering and biology to advance the understanding of the living world and solve biomedical problems.
Education
We offer a Bachelor and Master program in Life Sciences Engineering, a Master program in Neuro-X, as well as four Doctoral programs.
Research
Our 58 research groups in 5 institutes operate at the interface of biology, basic sciences, computer sciences and engineering.
Innovation
We cultivate a climate of exploration and translation of knowledge and technologies to a sustainable benefit of humankind.
Upcoming events
Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon 2025
Place and room: SV 1204
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Call for projects: CROSS 2026 (Collaborative Research on Science and Society)
Category: Call for proposal
EPFL BioE Talks SERIES "From Genomically Minimal Bacteria to an RNA-Lipid World"
With: James P. Sáenz, Ph.D., Group Leader, B CUBE Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technical University, Dresden (D)
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://go.epfl.ch/EPFLBioETalks
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Training "Data Organization & Storage Solutions"
With: EPFL Library Research Data Team
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/66632973986
Category: Internal trainings
Highlights
360° Virtual Visit
Discover the splendid labs and facilities of the Schools of Life Sciences (SV) and Engineering Sciences and Technology (STI)
Four questions to Andy Oates
“Being in a technical school gives us many opportunities”. Watch our interview with the dean of the School of Life Sciences, Andy Oates
