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Welcome to The Ingenuity Lab - we invent the diagnostics and therapies of the future. 

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Innovating the Technologies for Medicine of the Future

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At the Ingenuity Lab, we design and develop conceptionally novel solutions for precision medicine based on an interdisciplinary design-​thinking approach. The lab leverages materials engineering, cutting-​edge analytics and simulations to obtain a holistic understanding of the interplay of engineered materials with the living across scales, enabling data-​driven materials and device designs, which offer a direct route to unparalleled diagnostic and therapeutic performance. 
We are committed to conducting research that is not only intellectually stimulating but also has real-world implications. We believe that the best way to achieve this is by bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise. Our team is based at the Balgrist Campus, the Balgrist University Hospital, the University of Zurich (Chemistry), the ETH and Empa and is composed of individuals from different backgrounds and disciplines, who work together to tackle complex problems and find innovative solutions. We are passionate about what we do and are always looking for new challenges to take on.

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Our Activities

Working together to push the boundaries, make the impossible possible and explore new horizons at the interface of materials, engineering and medicine.

Research

We teach the next generation to become future leaders. Sign up for our highly popular Medical Technology Innovation Course at ETH (D-MAVT)/UZH, or join our lab for a thesis project.

Teaching

We translate technologies and engage in a stimulating diaglogue with society. Find out more about our AI &amp; Art Collaborations with the ETH AI Center.

Tech Transfer & Outreach 

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Medical Materials Innovation

Highlighted Projects

New sealants for high-performance dura sealing.

DuraFix

Laser-based approach for seamless tissue fusion.

iSoldering & Surgical Robotics

Nanoparticle-based radioenhancers that make radio- and proton therapy more effective.

PreXison

Next generation hemostatic materials

HemoStop

Smart implants for hips, knees, pelvis, etc.

SmartImplant

Augmenting tissue properties by creating chimeras.

TissuAugmentX

Smart surgical sealants for the monitoring of internal wounds

top view of group of Doctor and Assistant surgeons work for rescue patient in operation room at hospital, emergency case, surgery, medical technology, health care cancer and disease treatment concept

AnastoSEAL

Sensors detecting leaks, cancers and infections

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SensAL

Women's health projects on bladder pain syndrom, early cancer detection, peritoneal metastases treatment, etc

Female hands in the shape of a heart on the stomach. The concept of women's health

W-Health

Next generation contrast and imaging agents for correlative imaging, cathodoluminescence imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic particle imaging, ultrasound, optoacoustics, and NIR etc.

ContrastX

Unravelling the mechanisms of soft tissue calcification in placenta, the cardiovascular system, and muscles, tendons, connective tissue.

Mineralomics

Inorganic nanomaterials based wound healing and antimicrobial agents and coatings.

Inorganic Antibiotics

We are hosting and chairing the International Workshop on Magnetic Particle Imaging (IWMPI) in Switzerland / Flüeli-Ranft this year (March 13-15, 2024), in the beautiful Jugenstil Hotel Pax Montana. Submit your abstract today (Deadline November 10, 2023).

Hosting the IWMPI Magnetic Particle Imaging Conference

Couldn't imagine a better place to have done my thesis!

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