News & Events
Best wishes for the festive season and the year 2025!
D-BSSE wishes all members and friends Merry Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful Year 2025! At the Townhall on 28 January, we will review the year 2024 and look into the future, putting a spotlight on our quest to advance molecular and cellular systems engineering and its translation into medicine and other applications. Until then: Stay safe and all the vey best!
Scientific retreat highlights innovative collaborations and cutting-edge research across academia and industry
The recent scientific retreat for the ETH Zurich-Roche partnership, Next-gen Bioengineers, brought together a dynamic mix of researchers, scientists, programme sponsors, and distinguished guests to foster innovation and collaboration and reflect on the successful first year of the programmes. The event featured insightful presentations and chalktalks, inspirational keynotes and forward-looking plenary sessions aimed at bridging the gap between academia and industry.
Precision light-controlled tissue engineering paves the way for advanced 2D and 3D cellular models
In two pioneering studies published in Nature Communications, researchers unveil novel light-based technologies to control cellular behaviour with unprecedented accuracy. Led by Mustafa Khammash, head of the Control Theory and Systems Biology Lab at D-BSSE, and Matias Zurbriggen at Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, these studies showcase a great advancement in synthetic biology by using light to guide cell behaviour in engineered two- and three-dimensional tissues.
Meet David Schnettler studying the origin of polymerases
The German biochemist is fascinated by the complexity of enzymes and their functionality as catalysts. Holding a NOMIS-ETH fellowship he chose the Bioprocess Lab (“great vibes!”) for his postdoctoral research on the origin and evolution of early enzymes. In his free time, he loves participating in races – on his two legs and on two wheels.
Karl-Heinz Hoffmann Prize for Tanja Stadler
At this year’s annual ceremony, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities honoured Tanja Stadler with the Karl-Heinz Hoffmann Prize. Founded by the German entrepreneur Ulrich L. Rohde, the prize awards distinguished research in applied mathematics. Tanja’s research in computational evolution combines mathematics, computer sciences, evolution, ecology, and epidemiology. Congratulations!