Biotech Chat: Science Communication
Event details
| Date | 06.10.2026 |
| Hour | 06:00 › 08:30 |
| Speaker | Joana Carvalho, Klara Soukup, Marco Garbelli, Sophie Rivara |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
What happens when science meets illustration, journalism, writing, and visual communication?
Join us for the next Biotech Chats on Science Communication, organized by BSNL (BioScience Network Lausanne), and learn what career opportunities exist beyond the lab bench!
Event details:
- Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Location: EPFL Campus, SV building, Room 1717
- Register here
- Joana Carvalho, designer and scientific illustrator currently working at AITHYRA Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence in Vienna.
- Klara Soukup, a freelance science journalist who also works in research communication at UNIL.
- Marco Garbelli, a Switzerland-based researcher creating impactful graphical work to communicate science effectively.
- Sophie Rivara, a science writer and editor responsible for scientific communication at the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
If you are a researcher who enjoys communicating science through writing, design, illustration, or visual storytelling and wondering what career opportunities exist beyond the wet lab, join us for October's Biotech Chat to discover how scientific expertise combined with communication skills can open the door to careers as a freelancer, entrepreneur, contractor, science writer, illustrator, or visual communicator.
You'll have the opportunity to ask questions in a Q&A session and discuss with the speakers over an apéro that will follow the event.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Practical information
- General public
- Registration required
Organizer
- BioScience Network Lausanne (BSNL)