CV Marcel Egli

Marcel Egli heads the Institute of Medical Engineering at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the National Center for Biomedical Research in Space, which is part of the Center for Space and Aviation Switzerland and Liechtenstein (CSA). His institute offers academic and postgraduate programs and hosts BIOTESC, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) User Support and Operational Centre, which oversees biological and biotechnological experiments on the International Space Station’s Columbus module.

With a background in biology and medicine, Egli honed his expertise in leading research institutions in Australia and the U.S. before returning to Switzerland to lead the Space Biology Group at ETH Zurich, where he earned the Venia Legendi. He later relocated his research group to Lucerne, founding the Institute of Medical Engineering.

A prolific researcher, Marcel Egli has published extensively in neurobiology, neuroendocrinology, and space biology. His current work focuses on cellular mechanosensation, utilizing diverse research platforms such as parabolic flights, sounding rockets, and the International Space Station.