Here are the various committees the SV section relies on to ensure the quality of education.
The Teaching Commission addresses matters related to the organization of studies and the management of teaching. It typically meets twice per semester at the invitation of its chairperson.
Members 2025/2026
President: Alexandre Persat, SSV director
Permanent members
Alexandra Bezler, SSV
Nihat Kotluk, CAPE delegate
Aurélie Nicoulaz, SSV
Shan Qin Petit, SSV
Christopher Taylor, SSV program deputee
Professors representatives
Anne-Florence Bitbol, Institute of Bioengineering (SV)
Giovanni D’Angelo, Institute of Bioengineering (SV)
Wouter Richard Karthaus, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (SV)
Fides Zenk, Brain Mind Institute (SV)
Class delegates
List of class delegates 2025/2026
Teaching commission meeting minutes
All meeting minutes and appendices are available here.
Next meeting dates
Thursday 25 March 2026, 1-2pm, SV 2615
Tuesday 19 May 2026, 12-1pm, SV 2615
The advisory committee of the Life Sciences Engineering program provides industry perspectives on topics related to education at EPFL and is composed of experts in the field:
- Christoph Bernoulli – CSL Behring
- Nathalie Brandenberg – Co-Founder of SUN bioscience & Doppl SA
- Markus Britschgi – Roche
- Christian Pozzorini – Sophia Genetics
- Eline Van Der Beek – Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences