Dr. Alireza Kavand earned his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry at the University of Zanjan in 2011, obtained his Master’s Degree in Polymer Chemistry at the University of Tehran in 2013, and received his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from the University of Strasbourg in 2020. From 2020 to 2021, he served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the IMRCP laboratory of Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III. He currently is a Scientific Collaborator at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). His research interests include surface modification and functionalization, controlled radical polymerization as well as peptide and organic synthesis, primarily focusing on biomedical applications.

Dr. François Noverraz obtained, from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), his Bachelor's in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (2012), Master's in Molecular and Biological Chemistry (2014), and Ph.D. in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (2018). Currently, he works as a Postdoctoral Researcher at EPFL. His research keywords include Hydrogel, Biocompatibility, Encapsulation, Biomaterials, Polymers, Polymeric Biomaterials, Biomaterial Science, Biocompatible Materials, Material Characterization, and Chemistry.

Sandrine Gerber-Lemaire is Deputy Director of the Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC) and Head of the Group for Functionalized Biomaterials (SCI-SB-SG) at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland) since 2007. She also serves as Adjunct Professor and Lecturer in EPFL's School of Basic Sciences. Prof. Gerber has solid broad knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry for the design and preparation of complex bioactive molecules. Her scientific expertise is related to the development of new chemical entities for bio-applications. The research activities of her group focus on the design, synthesis and evaluation of functionalized nanomaterials and biomaterials for therapeutic applications including cancer imaging probes, theranostic nanomaterials, biosensors and gene delivery nanocarriers. As part of her management function in ISIC, Prof Gerber has direct supervision of analytic platforms, support services and workshops of the Institute. She manages several national and international multidisciplinary scientific projects and received several awards for her research work, including the 2010 Werner Prize from the Swiss Chemical Society, and the 2018 Excellence in Teaching Award of the Section of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. In 2020, she was elected fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials.