i4L events highlight life sciences innovation with engaging talks, networking opportunities, and a platform for thought leaders to connect and share insights, in collaboration with EPFL’s Vice-Presidency for Innovation.
Biopôle Discovery Day 2025
Annual event tailored for master’s and PhD students, young professionals and academic researchers aspiring to make their mark in the life sciences
2024
- Fireside Chat with Vas Narasimhan, Novartis CEO and Martin Vetterli, EPFL President
- Navigating Swissmedic’s Innovation Strategies and Good Clinical Practice, talks by Dr. Simone Ferbitz-Scheurer, Head of Clinical Trials Division, Swissmedic and Dr. Philippe Girard, Vice Director and Head of Licensing, Swissmedic
2023
- Transforming Drug Discovery using Digital Biology, Talk by Daphne Kohler, CEO and Founder of insitro – watch the recording
- First EPFL Life Sciences Startup Social event with Dr André Mercanzini, Founder and CSO of Aleva Neurotherapeutics and Ursula Oesterle, EPFL Vice-President of Innovation
2022
- Managing cultural diversity in technical and scientific professions, Talk by Lionel Laroche, President at MultiCultural Business Solutions Inc.
- Advice from a life sciences recruiter giving you an edge in your job search, Talk by Matt Beedle, Executive Partner at NonStop Consulting – watch the recording
2021
- Nutritional interventions to support health and wellbeing throughout life, Talk by Eline M. van der Beek, PhD, Head of Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) –
- Exploring avenues for collaboration, Merck KGaA, Talk by Sven Pötzsch, Senior Innovation Manager at Merck Healthcare KGaA, Strategic Innovation (SI)
- Finding your dream job in the MedTech industry, Talk by Elena Kyria, Founder of Elemed, Europe’s leading MedTech technical recruiter – watch the recording
- Setting Milestones in Medical Device Development, Talk by Ary Saaman, PhD, Regulatory Affairs Professional Society, SAwitzerland Chapter
- Advances in Nanoimmunotherapies, Talk by Abraham J.P. Teunissen, PhD, Director of Radiochemistry, Biodmedical Engineering and Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York