Events and news related to EPFLglobaLeaders programme

Information for EPFLglobaLeaders fellows

A summary of important information and resources for EPFLglobaLeaders fellows can be found here.

Information about EPFL events related to Innovation, Sustainability and Research Funding can be found hereunder. For any EPFLglobaLeaders specific events, fellows will be contacted directly by email.

Events related to Innovation

Breast Cancer Prevention: A Dialog Among Medical Experts, Researchers, and Start-ups

Did you know that breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide? More than 70% of breast cancers are sensitive to hormones. The body’ own hormones as well as hormone preparations taken by women have a…

12-05-202512-05-2025

With: Cathrin BRISKEN : Associate Professor, ISREC, School of Life Sciences, EPFL, the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Center, the Institute of Cancer Research London, UK Stéphanie LACOUR: VP for Support to Strategic Initiatives, EPFL Dr. Khalid ZAMAN: Assistant Physician, Head of Breast Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, UNIL, CHUV Wolfgang HACKL: Founder & CEO of OncogenomX
Place and room: Rolex Learning Center
Category: Conferences – Seminars

CAMPUS LECTURE | Silvia Quarteroni (Chief Transformation Officer & Head of Innovation at Swiss Data Science Center, Alumni Award 2024)

15-05-202515-05-2025

Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Scientastic à Sion

17-05-202518-05-2025

Place and room: Bâtiment ALPOLE de l’EPFL, rue des Ronquos 86
Category: Public Science Events

Celebration des 50 ans de l'ESA ( Agence Spatiale Européenne)

26-05-202526-05-2025

Place and room: STCC 2 52
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Changemakers & Blaze Startup Accelerator Award Ceremony – Spring 2025 Edition

26-05-202526-05-2025

Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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Events related to Sustainability

Le Point Vélo se déplace!

The Point Vélo is on the move!

Based in Lausanne, the Point Vélo provides repairs, sales and rentals on all kind of bikes (muscular, electric, cargobikes…) as well as knowledge through courses, both of mecanics and bike riding. While located in…

28-04-202506-05-2025

With: Point Vélo    
Category: Cultural events

Sun Shines on Architecture / ARCHIZOOM

21-03-202521-06-2025

Place and room: Archizoom
Category: Exhibitions

Circular Value Networks – Certificate of Advanced Studies

03-04-202528-06-2025

Category: Miscellaneous

Bike to Work

01-05-202530-06-2025

Category: Miscellaneous

An overview of the 3D visualization tool designed by eM+

Fusion, beyond Fiction: guided tour and immersive journey into the future of energy

05-05-202509-05-2025

With: Swiss Plasma Center’s scientists
Place and room: Swiss Plasma Center
Category: Public Science Events

Climate Robotics Summit

06-05-202509-05-2025

With: Over 40 speakers, including Prof. Mirko Kovac from EPFL’s Laboratory of Sustainability Robotics.  Prof. Mirko Kovac is heading the Laboratory of Sustainability Robotics at both, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) in Zürich and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Before his appointment in Switzerland, he was full Professor at Imperial College London and remains a honorary Professor in Aerial Robotics with the Aerial Robotics Lab. His research group focusses on the development of novel mobile robots for distributed sensing and autonomous manufacturing in complex natural environments. Prof. Kovac’s particular specialisation is in robot design, hardware development and multi-modal sensor mobility. 
Online: https://climaterobotics.network/summit
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Breast Cancer Prevention: A Dialog Among Medical Experts, Researchers, and Start-ups

12-05-202512-05-2025

With: Cathrin BRISKEN : Associate Professor, ISREC, School of Life Sciences, EPFL, the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Center, the Institute of Cancer Research London, UK Stéphanie LACOUR: VP for Support to Strategic Initiatives, EPFL Dr. Khalid ZAMAN: Assistant Physician, Head of Breast Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, UNIL, CHUV Wolfgang HACKL: Founder & CEO of OncogenomX
Place and room: Rolex Learning Center
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Sun Shines on Architecture / ARCHIZOOM

13-05-202513-05-2025

With: Cyril Veillon    
Place and room: Archizoom
Category: Cultural events

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Events related to Research Funding

Call for projects: CROSS 2026 (Collaborative Research on Science and Society)

The CROSS program fosters the development of interdisciplinary projects addressing current societal and technological issues, by bringing together researchers from EPFL and the University of Lausanne (UNIL). Each year,…

11-03-202517-06-2025

Category: Call for proposal

UK AI Security Institute | Advancing AI safety

01-05-202501-07-2025

Category: Call for proposal

Prostate Cancer Foundation – Challenge Awards

05-05-202505-05-2025

Category: Conferences – Seminars

Innosuisse Flagship Initiative call 2024

07-05-202507-05-2025

Category: Call for proposal

2nd Call for proposals: NRP 84| Project Funding

07-05-202507-05-2025

Category: Call for proposal

Simons Foundation – 2025 Pivot Fellowships

15-05-202515-05-2025

Category: Conferences – Seminars

American Association for Cancer Research | AACR-ALK Positive Lung Cancer Research Fellowship

15-05-202515-05-2025

Category: Call for proposal

BRIDGE PoC Information Sessions 2025

19-05-202519-05-2025

Category: Conferences – Seminars

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 945363.

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