On May 16, 2022 we the Basel EPFL Alumni chapter were honored to be welcomed in Basel in the Lonza tower for our first signature event as an independent chapter. We have among us an exceptional Alumni, Pierre-Alain Ruffieux, who took on the role of CEO at Lonza during the pandemic. And in doing so,… Read more »
The EPFL Alumni Eastern Switzerland chapter formed a team of runners for the 2022 SOLA-Stafette which took place on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The SOLA-Stafette is a running race around Zürich in 14 stages of 5 to 15km. It is the biggest university sports event in Switzerland.
On May 3, 2022, about 20 alumnae and alumni met at the Uncle Gau restaurant in Lausanne. The event welcomed a great representation of young graduates from the last 3 years.
About thirty alumnae and alumni met at the restaurant l’Arrosoir in Lausanne on April 5, 2022, for the monthly networking aperitif.
In front of an audience of over 500 people on site and online, Bloom Biorenewables won the 11th edition of the 2022 Startup Champions Seed Night on May 5th, 2022!. Bloom Biorenewables groundbreaking technology turns residue biomass into sustainable alternatives to petroleum for industries such as plastics, fragrances or fuels. A big thank you to all… Read more »
On April 20, 2022, 31 alumni were able to visit the CGN shipyard in Lausanne. What a visit! First of all, we had the privilege of an introduction by the General Manager of CGN, Andreas Bergmann, then it was the turn of its Technical Director Irwin Gafner (GC’01) to present the “technological” evolution of CGN’s… Read more »
More than 150 people (alumni and alumnae from EPFL, IMD or both institutions) responded to IMD’s invitation to a lecture by Robert Mardini, Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross and an EPFL alumnus himself (GC’96), which took place on March 24th 2022. The lecture entitled “On the frontlines of climate change… Read more »
The Carnival in Basel is part of the city’s cultural identity – for three days the city celebrates. Owing to its uniqueness and quality, the largest carnival of Switzerland has been added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in 2017. In 2022, the Fasnacht started on Monday March 7th of March at 4am with the “Morgestraich” –… Read more »
On March 15, 2022, about thirty alumni and alumnae gathered in Lausanne, at the restaurant-bar Cipriano, for a moment of fun and networking. This networking event takes place every month in Lausanne, join us in April!
On March 2nd, 2022, EPFL Alumni and its partner Cerebras organized the online conference: “Thinking Outside the Die: Architecting the Machine Learning Accelerator of the Future” The event was the occasion to discover the chips revolution by Cerebras and the career opportunities within the company. We had the privilege to welcome two keynote speakers: –… Read more »