EPFL Latsis Symposium granted to Profs. Deplancke, Brbic and D'Angelo
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Prof. Bart Deplancke, Prof Maria Brbic and Prof. Giovanni D'Angelo have been selected to organise the 2026 EPFL Latsis Symposium. The International Latsis Foundation grants CHF 40K to one head of unit at EPFL, or a group of heads of units, per year for the organization of a scientific symposium.
“We will host the International Symposium on « Decoding the Cell: Modeling, Predicting and Engineering Cellular States for Next Generation Biology » in the Fall of 2026 at the Rolex Learning Center. This exciting event will bring together global leaders in single-cell biology, computational modeling, and synthetic biology to explore how we can better understand, predict, and engineer the behavior of living cells. With recent breakthroughs in multi-modal data integration, machine learning, and cell engineering, researchers are now approaching cells not just as biological entities, but as programmable systems. This Symposium will provide a unique platform for interdisciplinary exchange across biology, engineering, and AI, featuring keynote lectures, invited talks, and vibrant sessions showcasing young scientists through abstract-selected presentations and rapid-fire poster highlights. The symposium will be free for EPFL students and aims to spark new collaborations while positioning EPFL as a key driver of next-generation cellular science. Whether you’re working in life sciences, computation, or engineering, this Symposium has been designed to offer you a front-row seat to the future of biology.”