ETH Domain Human Health Day 2026
The ETH Domain Human Health Day 2026 will be held on August 20, 2026 at the Rolex Learning Centre at EPFL.
This event will bring together leading academics, platform leaders, and senior decision-makers from across the ETH Domain to explore how interdisciplinary collaboration can advance human health research and its translation into clinical practice.
Through focused discussions, the meeting will address key challenges at the interface of basic and clinical science, with particular emphasis on strengthening collaboration between academia and hospitals. Topics include effective partnership models, perspectives from hospital leadership, and the integration of AI and data-driven approaches in healthcare.
Building on the ETH Domain Medicine Day in Zürich, the event will also convene CEOs of major Swiss university hospitals to foster high-level dialogue and align efforts across institutions.
The event will provide a platform for exchange, coordination, and strategic discussion within the Swiss health research ecosystem.
Join us in Lausanne to engage with key actors shaping the future of translational health research in Switzerland.
We want to strengthen collaboration within the ETH Domain in Health and engage clinical and public health stakeholders.
Program
10:00 – 13:00 | Institutional Strengths and Research Highlights
Welcome
Prof. Stéphanie Lacour, EPFL VP for Support to Strategic Initiatives
Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, EPFL President
Molecular design in medicine
Designing molecules for precise medical therapies
Prof. Beat Fierz, EPFL
Prof. Paola Picotti, ETH Zürich
Prof. G.V. Shivashankar, PSI
Cell and gene therapies
Engineering cells and genes to treat disease precisely
Prof. Li Tang, EPFL
TBC, ETH Zürich
AI for medicine and healthcare
Applying artificial intelligence to advance medical care
Prof. Charlotte Bunne, EPFL
Prof. Michael Moor, ETH Zürich
Engineering in medicine
Engineering solutions to improve healthcare and treatment
Prof. Jean-Philippe Thiran, EPFL
Prof. Andrew de Mello, ETH Zürich
Prof. Michel Calame, EMPA
Neurotechnology
Developing technologies to understand and interface brain
Prof. Friedhelm Hummel, EPFL
Prof. Nicole Wenderoth, ETH Zürich
Nutrition and metabolism
Understanding nutrition to regulate metabolism and health
Prof. Giovanni D’Angelo, EPFL
Prof. Laura Nyström, ETH Zürich
13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch break and Networking
14:30 – 17:00 | Translation, Integration and Policy Dialogue
Round table – confirmed speakers hospitals
Prof. Viola Heinzelmann – Head of Women’s Clinic and Dean of Research, University Hospital Basel
Claire Charmet – CEO, CHUV, Lausanne
Robert Mardini – CEO, HUG, Geneva
Prof. Karim Boubaker – CEO, Unisanté, Lausanne
Prof. Michael Müller – Co-Director of the Clinics, Inselspital Bern
Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourquin – Head of Oncology, University Children’s Hospital Zürich
Keynote
Prof. Daniel Truhn, RWTH Aachen: Agents at the Bedside – from Tools to Teammates
Round table – confirmed speakers regulatory, industry, hospital, VC
Prof. Mauro Oddo – Director of Innovation and Clinical Research, CHUV, Lausanne
Dr. Philippe Girard – Deputy Executive Director and Head of Medicinal Product Licences and Surveillance, Swissmedic, Bern
Prof. Gaudenz Danuser – Co-Director Computational Biology, Institute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche, Basel
Dr. Hicham Majd – Global Device and Packaging Development Lead, Novartis, Basel
Dr. Carolina Aguilar – CEO & Co-Founder, INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, Tolochenaz
Dr. Alexander Mayweg – Managing Director, Versant Ventures, Basel
Organizing Committee
