ICLS - Computational Life Sciences Day
Once again, our event will bring together leading experts in the field of digitalisation and AI as well as in the life sciences to discuss the latest developments and applications. Discover how digital transformation is reshaping the landscape of healthcare, agriculture, the food industry, and environmental sciences. New possibilities are being unveiled through big data and smart modelling, revolutionising both research and industry.
We invite you to look beyond the horizon with us and identify developments that go beyond the current state of the art.
This time, the focus is on AI and digital diagnostics.
Expect inspiring keynote presentations, engaging discussions, and networking opportunities with renowned scientists, industry representatives, and professionals from related fields.
- Date: Wednesday, 07.01.2026 (half-day, starting 12:15)
- Venue: ZHAW Wädenswil, Building GA (Aula GA 203), Grüentalstrasse 14, 8820 Wädenswil (PDF 821 kB)
- Attendance: Conference ticket single participant (free of charge), Company sponsor package (CHF 750), Start-up ticket incl. stand (CHF 75)
- Included: Apéro
- Contact: +41 (0)58 934 56 97 info.icls@zhaw.ch
- Organisation: ICLS Institute of Computational Life Sciences
Programme
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | Marketplace |
| 12:30 |
Introduction and Welcome Note Prof. Dr. Thomas Ott, Director of Institute of Computational Life Sciences |
| 12:45 |
Company Talks “Digital Diagnostics” About Digital Diagnostics at ZHAW, Dr. Adisa Trnjanin ICBT and Dr. Norman Juchler ICLS Moonlight-AI, (Speaker TBA) Scailyte AG, Dr. Peter Nestorov Genorare, Dr. Quy Vo-Reinhard |
| 13:35 |
Research Talks Institute of Computational Life Sciences Dr. Robert Vorburger “From Sensor to Insight – AI Pipelines for Digital Diagnostics” Dr. Norman Juchler and Prof. Dr. Vincent L’Allinec “Digital Twinning for Stroke Management” Dr. Victor Garcia “Negative epistasis limits current codon optimization approaches” |
| 14:35 | Break and Marketplace |
| 15:20 | House Band Experience |
| 15:25 |
Alumni Success Stories and PhD Pitches Leo Kieffer (BSc Alumni, Kantonsspital Graubünden) Joe Kessler (MSc Student) Ekaterina Golubeva (MSc Alumni, PhD Student ICLS) Mattes Mrzik (PhD Student ICLS) Vanni Benvenga (MSc Alumni, Institute of Medical Microbiology UZH) |
| 16:00 |
Biotechnet Session FHNW, Prof. Dr. Abdullah Kahraman Novigenix, Dr. Noushin Hadadi Roche, Foundation Medicine, Dr. Thomas Wieland |
| 16:50 | Concluding Remarks and Apéro |
