Here are the renowned companies and organizations that took part in the 2024 edition!
Companies
Platinum sponsors
Presentation during the company information session (Auditorium B) and booth (Hall)
Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.
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Biopôle SA is a Swiss private, not-for-profit organisation, which owns, manages and promotes the life sciences campus. It is home for some of the most innovative life sciences companies and research groups.
Biopôle presents two companies (scroll down for more information).
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Boston Scientific is dedicated to transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world.
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Lilly aims at solving some of the world’s most significant health challenges by making medicine and delivering clinical trials, while ensuring their products remain accessible and affordable.
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SOPHiA GENETICS is the creator of a global data-sharing network, offering a cloud-based SaaS platform to healthcare institutions worldwide in order to support discoveries, treatment and drug development.
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Merck is a science and technology company which delivers personalized treatments for serious diseases and offers tools, services and a digital platform for research and information access, storage, processing and display.
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Gold sponsors
The Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), a leading national and international academic institution, brings together eight public hospitals and two clinics. It actively contributes to progress in medicine through advanced research in medical and healthcare disciplines
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nspm is a medical communications company that develops evidence-based medical communications and events for the healthcare industry, delivering creative and educational content.
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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company whose core business is the development and marketing of medicines, while striving to make the healthcare system more resilient and sustainable.
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Silver sponsors
VivoArchitect assists companies and academic institutions with in vivo translational research, crafting custom and practical designs and turning theory into impactful real-world outcomes.
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NanThermix drives discoveries and innovations in intracellular thermodynamics, including cell physiology, electrophysiology, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, diagnostics, and microfluidics.
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Biopôle presents
Novigenix provides an AI-driven RNA platform for precise and predictive immune response profiling, offering solutions in drug development to enable more effective therapeutics and faster time to market for better patient outcomes.
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Adaptyv Bio are building a next-gen protein foundry to allow one to synthesize and test any protein designed, integrating with AI at every step of the protein engineering cycle, including sequences designing, experimental protocols and data tracking.
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NPO
DNDI is a not-for-profit research organization developing and delivering new treatments for neglected patients around the world that are affordable and patient-friendly. It works to ensure that people most affected by neglected diseases are part of medical research and development, helping to set priorities, strengthen capacity, and ensure equitable access to treatment.
Learn more here.
Three DNDi representatives will be present all day at one of the high tables.
Services by
Talendo focuses on connecting students, graduates and professionals with employers and universities.
Chat with a recruitment professional with Talendo: come with your resume and get valuable feedback from the “private sector”!
This exercise is recommended for those who have a clear idea of their professional choices and who want to give themselves a chance to talk to a professional working in the private sector.
Five recruiters from their partner oprandi & partner will be present:
- Cindy Wirth
- Océane Lapelletrie
- Heinz Wiesmann
- Nawel Taounza
- Morgane Fernandez
Service from 10:00 to 17:45. Mandatory registration at the CV Desk (9:00-9:45), limited number of places, first come first served. For those who are about to apply for a job.
Photo Booth with AliaPhoto: add the perfect touch to your resume with a professional headshot.
Alia Gachassin, photographer USPP, has been using her technical and relational skills for more than 10 years to highlight moments of life and personalities through images. She is working with regional and international companies as well as individuals, and portraiture is one of her areas of expertise.
Service from 10:00 to 17:45. Mandatory registration at the CV Desk (9:00-9:45), limited number of places, first come first served. For those who are about to apply for a job.
iEvolve – discovering your career options
Come play a game that uses the power of collective thinking and elements of positive work psychology to discover what you are good at, what your aspirations are and where and how you thrive the most. Don’t let the end of your Master or PhD catch you unprepared: ask yourself the crucial questions now, explore different career options and adjust your learning path before your diploma!
An animation by the EPFL Transversal Skills and Career Center, from 14:30 to 17:30. Sessions of 30min, up to 6 participants each.
Service from 14:30 to 17:30. Mandatory registration at the CV Desk (9:00-9:45), limited number of places, first come first served.
Recruitment experts – Healthcare & Life Sciences
Michael Page is a recruitment organization operating in 36 countries, providing services on a local, regional and global level. Their Healthcare & Life Sciences division specialises – but is not limited to – biotechnology and the pharmaceutical branch, taking care of filling temporary, interim or permanent positions. Their expertise spans the entire range of sales-related and technical roles in the life sciences and healthcare industry.
Learn more here.
Three Michael Page – Healthcare & Life Sciences representatives will be present at a high table during the networking and career orientation session in the afternoon.
Career Centers / University Units
Partnering Student Association
SV Industry EPFL is a student association that offers Life Sciences students access to the industry by organizing conferences and debates with companies, as well as various workshops and discussions with alumni.
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Co-Organizer
The BioScience Network Lausanne (BSNL) is an association of PhD students and postdocs working in various fields of Life Sciences at EPFL and UNIL. It strives to promote career development of young researchers in Life Sciences.
Life Science Career Day is a joint effort between the Doctoral School FBM and the BSNL Association.
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Organizations & associations
The Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud offers university-level training to future teachers and postgraduate courses to professionals from the education field. It also stimulates research and development in the educational sciences, including international projects, and provides pedagogical resources to teachers.
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BNF is active throughout Switzerland and has 25 years of experience in supporting academics. The organisation assists highly qualified specialists at career crossroads through personal counselling, fostering professional networks and focussed training so that they can successfully place their professional know-how and skills in the job market.
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The Business Concept program science2market is part of Innosuisse Startup Training, run by EPFL Innovation Park. This free training provides young entrepreneurs with the practical tools to transform their idea into a strong business project.
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ADAS is an association that represents PhDs, Postdocs and all members of the corps intermédiaire inférieur from the Faculty of Biology and Medicine at UNIL, offering support with professional difficulties and organizing social/scientific events to promote their integration within the faculty and beyond.
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SwAPP is a professional association for qualified specialists working in one of the many fields of pharmaceutical medicine and drug development. With more than 300 members and continually growing, it promotes a Life Long Learning Program with SwAPP diplomas and continuous professional training.
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Academic sponsors
