Research

EPFL is home to over 500 laboratories and research groups, each working at the forefront of science and technology. We have a goal to better understand our world and we aim to improve it.
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A diverse, committed and stimulating research community

Across its several campuses, EPFL has a diverse, committed and stimulating research community that is active over a wide spectrum of quantitative and design-focused disciplines. To foster trans-disciplinary research we launch strategic initiatives such as the Blue Brain Project, the Swiss Plasma Centre or the Venice Time Machine. We address critical areas such as data science, personalised health, biomedical engineering, energy, robotics and advanced manufacturing, to engage in crucial societal challenges while ensuring that Switzerland remains at the cutting edge of modern technology. Our research community and the science it produces are open to the world: we share the knowledge that we produce, we engage the general public and we have many collaborations and partnerships with other institutions and research laboratories.

 

The dyed and natural polyamide fibers after extrusion. Credit: Lorenz Manker/EPFL

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EPFL scientists have developed a sustainable method to make high-performance plastics from agricultural leftovers, turning them into valuable materials.

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Research domains

Find all institutes and centers and explore our fields of research.

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EPFL faculty

With almost 350 faculty members, EPFL is proud to host top researchers from all over the world.

Awards and prizes

EPFL researchers are rewarded for the excellence of their scientific output by many organisations.

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Collaborate with our researchers

Find out how to collaborate with EPFL researchers.

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Use our infrastructure

Take a look at the services offered by our research infrastructures.

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Access our technologies

Explore our available technologies, including patents and software, for commercial use.

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Research Ethics

EPFL is strongly committed to ethics compliance in all research activities.

Services to EPFL Laboratories

Our central services, including the Research Office and the Technology Transfer Office, support EPFL laboratories in their research activities.

Open Science

EPFL’s vision is to promote open and reproducible research.

EPFL Data Champions

The EPFL cross-disciplinary community around research data.