School of Life Sciences

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.

Faculty Position in Neuromodulation

The Schools of Engineering (STI), Life Sciences (SV) and Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) at EPFL invite applications for a tenure-track assistant faculty position to hold the Medtronic chair in Neuromodulation within the Neuro X Institute.

Upcoming events

Honorary Lecture | Prof. Denis Duboule | Et ce fut tout

27-01-202527-01-2025

With: Professor Denis Duboule
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture

Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon 2025

23-04-202525-04-2025

Place and room: SV 1204
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Prof. John Briggs

EPFL BioE Talks SERIES "Enveloped Viruses and Coated Vesicles: New Insights From Cryo-Electron Microscopy"

09-12-202409-12-2024

With: Prof. John Briggs, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried/Munich (DE)
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://go.epfl.ch/EPFLBioETalks
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Single-cell and Spatial Metabolomics Online Day

10-12-202410-12-2024

With: Theodore Alexandrov (UCSD) Jonathan Sweedler (UIUC) Peter Nemes (UMD) Marlen Knobloch (UNIL) Elizabeth Neumann (UW) Melanie Bailey (UoS) Ruixuan Gao (HUST) Jian Shu (MIT) Ryan Kelly (BYU) Manuel Liebeke (MPI) Carsten Hopf (UMM) Lauren Saunders (UH)
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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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