Nicolai Cramer

Nicolai Cramer is a Full Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), leading the Laboratory of Asymmetric Catalysis and Synthesis (LCSA). He holds roles in multiple departments, including the School of Basic Sciences (SB) and the Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC). His research focuses on metal-catalyzed enantioselective transformations and their application in synthesizing biologically active molecules. He is also the Manager of the Catalysis Hub - Swiss CAT+.

Education: Studied chemistry at the University of Stuttgart (B.Sc., 2003; Ph.D., 2005). Postdoctoral research at Stanford University with Barry M. Trost and habilitation at ETH Zurich with Erick M. Carreira (2010). Joined EPFL in 2010 as Assistant Professor, promoted to Associate (2013) and Full Professor (2015).

Teaching: Courses include Preparative Chemistry I, Structure and Reactivity, and Efficient Synthetic Routes Towards Bioactive Molecules. Supervised over 30 doctoral students.

Labs/Teams: Leads the LCSA lab and the Swiss CAT+ initiative, advancing catalysis research and infrastructure.