What an incredible few days at the LS2 Annual Meeting 2026 in Zurich!

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors for such a vibrant and inspiring gathering of the Swiss life sciences community. Bringing together researchers from across Switzerland and beyond, the meeting truly embodied the spirit of collaboration and interdisciplinary exchange.

Under the theme, “Fueling Life Across Scales,” we explored how energy drives biological processes from molecules to whole organisms. We were honored by outstanding keynote lectures from Sarah-Maria Fendt, Heidi McBride, and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, whose insights into metabolism, mitochondria, cancer biology, and advanced imaging sparked engaging discussions throughout the conference.

With 11 scientific symposia, dozens of invited and selected talks, Lelio Orci and FMA laureate lectures, interactive poster sessions, the PIOT competition, the Young Scientist Satellite, and a dynamic industry exhibition, the program showcased the breadth and excellence of life sciences research. A special thank you to the young researchers who shared their work and contributed fresh perspectives to the discussions!

We hope everyone had a rewarding and enjoyable meeting filled with new ideas, meaningful connections, and inspiration for future collaborations.

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Thank you to RUTATA PHOTOGRAPHY and volunteers for meeting pictures!

We look forward to seeing you again next year in Lausanne!

Winners of LS2 AM prizes

PIs of Tomorrow competition winners:

Jury Prize - Dr. Olimpia Bompadre
Public Prize - Dr. Juan Cruz Landoni
Sponsored by NIKON, New England Biolabs, MDPI - Medical Sciences, MDPI Proteomes and opnMe by Boehringer Ingelheim 

More information about PIOT and the winners HERE.

 

YSS Best Talk prizes:

1st prize - Jakub Wenz (Hruby) (EPF Lausanne)
2nd Prize - Marta Balkota (University of Geneva)

Sponsored by Nikon and Roche. More information about YSS HERE.

 

Exhibition quiz winners:

  • Sofia Jarrin (University of Bern)
  • Raphael Burgener (Lonza)
  • Shiva Sedighian (University of Bern)

Sponsored by BioConcept, Roche and LS2

 

Best Poster Prizes:

  • The Metabolic Code of Life (Systems Biology): Marco Labagnara (EPF Lausanne)
  • From Disorder to Function (Biophysics): Sarah Bothe (University of Basel)
  • Ion Channels and Membrane Transporters (ICMT): Nicolas Rosa (University of Geneva)
  • Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery by Division of Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology (DMCCB): Clara Orbegozo (University of Basel)
  • Advances in Volumetric Microscopy (Microscopy): Ruth Hornbachner (University of Zurich)
  • Experimental Pharmacology by SSEP: Zoe Carraz (University of Geneva) and Pinho Goncalo (University of Bern).
  • Proteomics in the Era of Multi-Omics (Proteomics): Ane Laura Fineid Pedersen (Nestle Research)
  • Mitochondria: Fueling Cells in Life, Death, Disease (MCB): Yumi Arima (ETH Zurich)
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases by The Synapsis Foundation: Violina Dorogan (University of Lausanne)
  • Bioinformatics Driving the One Health Concept (Bioinformatics): Carina Osterhof (University of Fribourg)
  • Extracellular Vehicles in Cardiovascular Therapeutics (Cardiovascular Biology): Soumaya Es Sarhdaoui (University of Geneva)
  • FEBS Letters Best poster prize: Marcell Harhai  (University of Lausanne)

 

Best Poster Desing Award by Mentor for Scientists: 

  • Ana Kitanovic (poster #88) (ETH Zurich)

Future Scientists at AM2026

We were honored to be joined by laureates of multiple Swiss contests:

Mara Robinson and Victoria Jael Moser from the National Contest, Raphael Burgener, Lukas Müller, Druv Sharma and Ruben Kastelic from the Biology Olympiad and Joshua Tran from the Geneva Chemistry and Biochemistry Days 2026.

LS2 aims to do both - promote young scientists and promote Life Sciences to young people and general public. This multi-year collaboration with various student contests allows future scientists to attend our Annual Meeting, getting their first conference experience and expanding their network.

Congratulations on your achievements! Our team wishes you all the best for your future and hopes to see you again at our meetings!