Simone Schürle-Finke

Simone Schürle-Finke is an Associate Professor at ETH Zurich's Department of Health Sciences and Technology, where she leads the Medical Microsystems Lab. Her research develops nano- and microscale diagnostic/therapeutic systems to address healthcare challenges like cancer and infectious diseases.

• Focuses on responsive nanosystems, wireless drug transport, and cellular-level disease mechanisms
• Utilizes chemical synthesis, synthetic biology, and nanofabrication techniques
• Interdisciplinary approach combining chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering, and mathematics

Awards & Fellowships:

• Ernst Th. Jucker Prize for Cancer Research
• Prix Zonta for Women in Science
• Fellowships from SNSF, DAAD, and Branco Weiss Foundation
• Top 10 winner of Falling Walls Breakthrough Award (2025)
• Recognized as World Economic Forum Young Scientist (2017) and World Laureate Forum Young Scientist (2020, 2021)