by Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, EPFL President

Discover how EPFL’s AI and digital research is translating into scalable technologies and strategic opportunities for the industry.

• Introduction
  • Prof. Sabine Süsstrunk, Dean of EPFL School of Computer and Communication Sciences
• “Apertus: a fully open, transparent and multilingual language model”
  • Prof Antoine Bosselut, Head of the Natural Language Processing Laboratory
• “LLM-Augmented Chemical Research“
  • Prof. Philippe Schwaller, Head of Laboratory of Artificial Chemical Intelligence
• “Assisted Robotics Furniture”
  • Prof. Auke Ijspeert, Head of the Biorobotics Laboratory
• “Next-Generation Hardware for AI with In-Memory Computing”
  • Prof. Andras Kis, Head of Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures
• “Predicting the World from Video”
  • Davide Zambrano, Lead Deep Learning Researcher at Sportradar 
  • Prof. Alexandre Alahi, Head of the Visual lntelligence for Transportation Laboratory
• “Keep AI private, stay in control, deploy in minutes”
  • Geovani Rizk, Co-founder  & CEO, Anyway Systems

Explore how AI, advanced sensing technologies and collaborative research are transforming healthcare innovation, from precision oncology and drug discovery to real-time patient monitoring.

• Introduction
  • Prof. Stéphanie Lacour, Vice-president for Support to Strategic Initiatives 
• “Next-generation drug discovery with industry-academia partnerships”
  • Prof. Bruno Correia, Head of Laboratory of Protein Design & Immunoengineering & Molecular Design in Medicine Initiative
• “Virtual Patient Labs: AI in Precision Oncology”
  • Prof. Charlotte Bunne, Head of the Artificial Intelligence in Molecular Medicine Laboratory
• “Single cell phenomics: Turning cell images into actionable insight”
  • Bart Deplancke, Head of the Laboratory of Systems Biology and Genetics
• “Industry Collaboration – Novartis Business Case” – A fireside discussion between:
  • Hicham Majd, Associate Director, Global Device and Packaging Development Innovation Lead, Member of TRD Innovation Council at Novartis  
  • Pascale Van Landuyt, Key Account Manager, EPFL Industry Liaison Office
• “Real-Time Wearable Biosensing : The Next Frontier in Patient Monitoring”
  • Esmeralda Megally, CEO & Co-Founder, Xsensio

Discover actionable ways to innovate with EPFL, combining academic collaboration, student-led projects, structured partnership calls, and high-potential startups seeking proof-of-concept opportunities.

• 14:00 – 14:20 “Engage with Students” – Panel Discussion 
  • Alexis Okotnikoff, Country Operations team manager, Switzerland Safety Leader, Decathlon
  • César Toussaint, System Engineer, APCO Technologies
  • Ciprian Tomoiaga, Research Scientist Expert, AXA Group Operations
  • Moderation: Pascal Vuilliomenet, EPFL VPI

• 14:30 – 14:50 “Boost your Collaboration Research: Industry–EPFL Partnerships: SBB’s Collaboration Approach”- Fireside Chat
  • Christoph Hoeschele, Innovation Guide, SBB CFF FFS
  • Sébastien Lavanchy, EPFL VPI
  • Moderation: Frédéric Dreyer, EPFL VPI

• 15:00 – 15:30 “My POC in 180 seconds” 
  • AquaShield
  • KIIO
  • Apolarion
  • Raven Intelligent Systems
  • GenoRobotics
  • Lemna Bio 
  • DeltaSpark
  • Dual Energy
  • Moderation: Jana Obeid, EPFL Startup Launchpad

Accelerate the energy transition through advances in sustainable materials, renewable energy systems, carbon capture technologies and scalable industrial solutions.

• Introduction
  • Prof. Adrian Ionescu, Dean of the EPFL School of Engineering
• “From Lab to Plant: Scaling Disruptive CCUS Technologies at EPFL”
  • Prof. Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Head of Gaznat Chair for Advanced Separations & CCUS Project Solutions for Sustainability
• “What Fluid Mechanics Can Do for the Sustainable Energy Transition”
  • Prof. Eunok Yim, Head of the Hydro Energy and Applied fluid Dynamics laboratory
• “Wind, Sun and the Swiss Energy Turn Around“
  • Prof. Michael Lehning, Head of the Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences
• “Sustainability Driven Materials Research”
  • Prof. Véronique Michaud, Head of the Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites 
• “From Few Images to Full Building Models – An EPFL – Schindler Innosuisse Project on Multi-Modal 3D and Thermal Inference”
  • Malcolm Mielle, Lead EPFL Lab at Schindler 
  • Prof. Olga Fink, Head of Intelligent Maintenance and Operations Systems
• “Making Biomass A True Alternative to Petroleum”
  • Dr Florent Héroguel, Co-founder and co-CEO, Bloom Biorenewables

In the face of growing innovation challenges, close collaboration between academia and industry is essential. This session highlights, through the perspective and experience of a company, how this collaboration can be built and effectively implemented.

Fireside chat between:

• Nicolas Cudré-Mauroux, Chief Technology Officer at SICPA 
• Prof. Edouard Bugnion, Vice-president for Innovation and Impact

At the crossroads of science, art, and immersive technology, EPFL’s Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) reimagines how we experience and engage with cultural and scientific data. This keynote will offer a glimpse into how cutting-edge visualization, sound, and AI come together to create powerful, multisensory experiences that connect knowledge, heritage, and people in entirely new ways.

Prof. Sarah Kenderdine, Head of the The Laboratory for Experimental Museology