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Join us for the next IMX Colloquium & MARVEL distinguished lecture 🗓️ Monday, 27 October 2025 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Prof. Cody Friesen, Arizona State University, USA 🔎 Translating Breakthroughs: From Scientific Discovery to Human Impact Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e_BmpjsB
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Two full-time postdoctoral positions in cancer immunology and immunotherapy are available immediately. The positions are part of a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) project in the Tang Lab at EPFL (tang-lab.epfl.ch) and the Francesco Ceppi Group at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV). This collaborative, four-year project involves several groups (Tang, Ceppi, Mühlethaler-Mottet, and Renella). It aims to develop next-generation CAR-T cell therapies armed with type 2 immune functions to enhance efficacy and durability against neuroblastoma. Salaries and benefits for postdoctoral researchers are internationally competitive at both EPFL and CHUV. The working language is English. Interested candidates are requested to begin the application process by filling out a Google Form (https://lnkd.in/grnvH_4W) and then sending a CV and the names of three referees to li.tang@epfl.ch. We will begin reviewing applications immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Priority will be given to applications received by 30 November 2025. For detailed information, please refer to the attached document.
🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Herbert Siu-Ho WONG from the Programmable Biomaterials Laboratory (PBL) of Materials Science and Engineering at EPFL for successfully defending his PhD thesis “Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Mediation in DNA/Lipid Interactions: Toward the Design of Tailored DNA/Membrane Interfaces” under the supervision of Prof. Maartje Bastings. His PhD explored how designer DNA interacts with cell-like membranes and how we can program those interactions. By combining hydrophobic “anchors” on DNA with controlled salt conditions, he built simple design rules that predict where and how strongly DNA sticks to different membrane regions. These rules help to engineer smarter nano-tools—like targeted drug carriers or sensors—that work reliably in complex biological environments. The work bridges fundamental membrane biophysics with practical design for future therapeutics and synthetic cells.
Join us for the next IMX Colloquium & MARVEL distinguished lecture 🗓️ Monday, 27 October 2025 🕐 13:15 🎙️ Prof. Cody Friesen, Arizona State University, USA 🔎 Translating Breakthroughs: From Scientific Discovery to Human Impact Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e_BmpjsB
The Materials call is now open at Phi-lab Switzerland, a research platform of the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI)! A unique opportunity to bridge Materials and Space!
📢 Materials x Space: A unique opportunity in space innovation! We’re excited to announce that our 2nd Phi-Lab Switzerland call for proposals is now open! This call is a unique opportunity to bridge Space and advanced manufacturing. 🧩 🚀 🎯 The Big Question: What if spacecraft structures could adapt, shield, and self-heal in orbit, enabled through advanced manufacturing? Are you bold enough to answer this big question? Help us solve a space x materials challenge and be part of space innovation! 👉 Apply to this call until December 5th and receive funding between 200,000 to 990,000 CHF for your project over a 24-month period and guidance from experts. The Challenge: Achieve a step change in AM: opening entirely new research directions and enabling extreme-environment performance that today’s methods cannot approach. The goal is to move beyond incremental improvements and deliver a new generation of printable, certifiable, and commercially relevant structures. Key objectives must target advances such as: - Thermal resilience - Radiation/EM protection - Robustness under stress - Autonomous build & repair - Multi-material fidelity - Commercial pathways ⭐ Why Phi-Lab at ESDI: The Phi-Lab at ESDI aspires to transform breakthrough science into real-world solutions. The approach based on use-inspired research, combined with deep-tech competence in our ecosystem, promises that developments are scientifically excellent, commercially relevant and have potential market impact. We expect that this accelerates progress from laboratory demonstrations to market-ready products that meet the demanding standards of space, but also terrestrial applications. 🌐 Details on ESDI website: https://lnkd.in/eUUmU3at 🔗 Application platform on OSIP by ESA: https://lnkd.in/e973a3HB 👤 Contact Markus Schölmerich , Phi-Lab Program manager. 📅 Deadline: December 5th 2025 #ESDI #SpaceInnovation #PhiLabSwitzerland #DeepTech European Space Agency - ESA l PSI Paul Scherrer Institut l Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare l Jennifer Wadsworth, PhD l Markus Schölmerich l Johann Richard l Mathilde Henrioud
✨Are you a driven Master’s student passionate about Materials Science? Join one of the cutting-edge research labs at EPFL’s Institute of Materials (IMX) for a 6-month Master project. Choose a lab and apply! 🗓️ MX Fellowship applications are open until November 1 🔗 https://lnkd.in/enNeKmTh
🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Hritwick Banerjee from the Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices (FIMAP) of Materials Science and Engineering at EPFL for successfully defending his PhD thesis “Functional Soft Fibers and Textiles: Multi-Material Approaches for Actuation and Sensing” under the supervision of Prof. Fabien Sorin. This work presents soft, smart fibers: stretchy threads that can sense, actuate, and communicate, fabricated with a scalable multimaterial thermal drawing process. We developed magnetic, muscle-like fibers for remote actuation; conductive fibers that provide real-time motion tracking; electromagnetic fibers that deliver precise, tunable forces; heat-responsive liquid crystal elastomer fibers that reversibly contract and relax; and color-changing photonic fibers that report strain optically. Woven into textiles, these threads integrate sensing and actuation in lightweight, flexible formats. They enable interactive rehabilitation tools, intelligent garments, and gentle soft robotic systems, and they establish a manufacturable path toward next-generation biomedical devices and safer human-machine interactions.
🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Matthieu Wendling from the Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Materials - LMOM of Materials Science and Engineering at EPFL for successfully defending his PhD thesis “Hierarchical Structure and Phase Behavior of Supramolecular Elastomers” under the supervision of Prof. Holger Frauenrath.
🚀 Join the 1st Edition of the DIADEM Hackathon – Materials Discovery Grand Challenge! 👇
📢 [HACKATHON] Dans le cadre de son programme de formation, la DIADEM Academy, le PEPR DIADEM lance la 1ère édition du HACKATHON DIADEM Materials Discovery Grand Challenge ! 📅 Une journée de lancement est organisée le vendredi 17 octobre à l'Université Grenoble Alpes. ⬇️ Plus d'informations et inscriptions https://lnkd.in/e75CAnpJ Noel Jakse, A. Marco Saitta, Sonia Collaud Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives | CNRS | ANR, the French National Research Agency | Secretary general for investment #PEPRDIADEM, #DIADEMAcademy, #matériaux, #AI #France2030, #training, #hackathon