FORUM Phage Therapy

The Forum Phage Therapy is taking place on 30 May 2026 in Lausanne with experts from UNIL, CHUV, EPFL and UNIGE

Antibiotic-resistant microorganisms are a problem for the healthcare sector. Phage therapy is a method that uses viruses, specifically phages, which are capable of attacking and destroying targeted bacteria. It can be used as a treatment when a suitable virus is identified for the bacterium responsible for the infection. In Switzerland, phages can currently only be used in emergency situations.

This event, organised by Forum Phagothérapie, invites you to explore the current challenges facing phage therapy. How can we best support patients with resistant bacterial infections? What role could phage therapy play? What measures should be taken to improve access to phage therapy in Switzerland? What are the main challenges to be addressed? These are just some of the questions that will be addressed during this discussion.

🔬 PROGRAMME

Screening of the documentary “Phage Therapy – Medicine Goes Viral” by Thomas Häusler, commissioned by the Genetic Research Forum of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)

Round table with:

• Angela Koutsokera, Department of Pulmonology, CHUV / University Hospital of Vaud and UNIL
• Grégory Resch, Head of the CHUV Bacteriophage Laboratory and member of the NCCR Microbiomes and MER at the University of Lausanne
• Stéphanie Dagron, Full Professor in the Department of Public International Law and International Organisation and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, UNIGE
• Michel Hauser, Swissmedic
• Baptiste Bourgine, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Precise Health SA
• Reto Weibel, Honorary President of Cystic Fibrosis Switzerland
• Thomas Häusler, science journalist, Forum Phagothérapie

The round table will be moderated by Stéphane Gabioud, science journalist, RTS

📅 Saturday 30 May 2026 from 2pm to 5pm |📍 Auditorium of the Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, Place de la Gare 16 | ➡️ Free admission. Registration required.