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.

Upcoming events

Management in Life Sciences – Certificate of Advanced Studies

 28.01.202526.06.2025  

Category: Miscellaneous
Target audience: General public

New trends and applications around generalized Fokker-Planck operators

 16.06.202511.07.2025   09:0017:00

Speaker: The speakers for the minicourse are: Omar Mohsen (Paris-Saclay University), Francis Nier (Sorbonne University), Tony Lelièvre (Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées)
Location:  GA 3 21
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

Practical Course by BIOP : Optimize Your Confocal Imaging

 24.06.2025   13:0017:00

Speaker: Arne Seitz , Nicolas Chiaruttini , José Artacho
Location:  AI 0140
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: Informed public

Brain Mind Institute Symposium: Neuromics approaches in development and disease

 24.06.202525.06.2025   08:0017:00

Speaker: See web page 
Location:  SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

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Training "Stay Away from Plagiarism"

 26.06.2025   09:3011:00

Speaker: EPFL Library Training Team
Location:  MED 0 1418
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

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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