## [Previous Events](/en/novartis-pavillon/events/previous-events "Previous Events") ### Don't miss out on any of the upcoming events! [**Sign up for the Pavillon Newsletter**](/node/976) ### June, 2024 – Campus Lecture: RNA Revolution: A Conversation with Nobel Prize winner Katalin Karikó ![Katalin Kariko speaking to an audience](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-07/01-Campus-Lecture-RNA-Revolution.jpg?h=b8626526&itok=jQffRGx4 "Campus Lecture: RNA Revolution | Katalin Karikó") ![Katalin Kariko speaking to an audience](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-07/02-Campus-Lecture-RNA-Revolution.jpg?h=b8626526&itok=ywHj_Cxl "Campus Lecture: RNA Revolution | Katalin Karikó") 1. 2. [ Previous](#paragraph--12386) [ Next](#paragraph--12386) The record-breaking speed at which the coronavirus pandemic was overcome would not have been possible without the decades-long work of Dr. Katalin Karikó. Together with her colleague Drew Weissman, she shed light on the inner workings of mRNA – insights that proved pivotal in developing coronavirus vaccines. Her substantial contributions to science have earned her numerous prestigious awards, including the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Today, she serves as a professor at her alma mater, the University of Szeged in Hungary, and as an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In case you were not able to join the Novartis Campus Lecture in person, the recording is now live on our YouTube Channel: [**RNA Revolution**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-yxuWqG58I) Katalin Karikó is professor at her alma mater, University of Szeged, Hungary, and adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where she worked for 24 years. She is former senior vice president at BioNTech SE, Mainz, Germany, where she worked between 2013-2022. Her patents, co-invented with Drew Weissman on nucleoside-modified uridines in mRNA was used to create the FDA-approved COVID-19 mRNA vaccines by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna to fight the pandemic. For her achievements she received many prestigious awards, including the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ![Portrait of Katalin Karikó](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2024-07/Kariko-Campus-Lecture-RNA-Revolution.JPG.webp?itok=OAOl9Wn6 "Portrait of Katalin Karikó") ### April, 2024 – Industrynight ![](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-04/industrienacht-2024-08.jpg?h=19064088&itok=o6PLW8Bw "industrienacht 2024 08") ## ![](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-04/industrienacht-2024-09.jpg?h=19064088&itok=EgHhMZWd "industrienacht 2024 09") ## ![](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-04/industrienacht-2024-04.jpg?h=19064088&itok=A0yBg8w9 "industrienacht 2024 04") ## ![](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-04/industrienacht-2024-03.jpg?h=19064088&itok=b88FOuq_ "industrienacht 2024 03") ## ![](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-04/industrienacht-2024-05.jpg?h=19064088&itok=emXVXTXs "industrienacht 2024 05") ## ![](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-04/industrienacht-2024-06.jpg?h=19064088&itok=8lczfD3V "industrienacht 2024 06") ## ![](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-04/industrienacht-2024-07.jpg?h=19064088&itok=McZ3xU61 "industrienacht 2024 07") ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. [ Previous](#paragraph--12196) [ Next](#paragraph--12196) ### January, 2024 – Museumsnight ![Entrance of the Novartis Pavillon on the Museumsnight 2024](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-01/museumsnacht-2024-entrance.png?h=19064088&itok=FaI_5NlE "Museums Night 2024: Novartis Pavillon Entrance") ## ![chemist showing crowd magic tricks](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-01/museumsnacht-2024-magic2.png?h=19064088&itok=_ugfUEHd "Museums Night 2024: magic show") ## ![chemist showing crowd magic tricks](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-01/museumsnacht-2024-magic1.png?h=19064088&itok=kT6crN1R "Museums Night 2024: magic show") ## ![guided tour through the Novartis Pavillon](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-01/museumsnacht-2024-fu%CC%88hrung.png?h=19064088&itok=H-RQvxTK "Museums Night 2024: guided tour") ## ![curious people exploring the Novartis Pavillon with iPads](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2024-01/museumsnacht-2024-ipads.png?h=19064088&itok=Z8rLqSKL "Museums Night 2024: iPad tours") ## 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. [ Previous](#paragraph--11916) [ Next](#paragraph--11916) ### November, 2023 – Campus lecture: Rocket science meets life sciences ![Rocket science meets life sciences: discussion](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-12/rocket-science-overview.jpg?h=080a9089&itok=h7d5XgTw "Rocket science meets life sciences: discussion") ## ![Rocket science meets life sciences: Thomas Zurbuchen presenting](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-12/rocket-science-zurbuchen.jpg?h=83627d9c&itok=t0pr9lto "Rocket science meets life sciences: Thomas Zurbuchen presenting") ## ![Rocket science meets life sciences: question and answers](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-12/rocket-science-conversation.jpg?h=13e40561&itok=wBgFU2_K "Rocket science meets life sciences: question and answers") ## 1. 2. 3. [ Previous](#paragraph--11746) [ Next](#paragraph--11746) Born in rural Switzerland in the small town of Heiligenschwendi, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen has not just traveled the world during his illustrious career as a scientist. He has literally aimed for the stars. Against all odds and his family’s opposition, he pursued a career in astrophysics to become the longest serving leader of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA. We are proud to invite Dr. Zurbuchen to our next Novartis Lecture, where he will talk about his real-life space odyssey and may answer questions on how the life science hub in Basel can benefit from the breakthroughs in rocket science. In case you were not able to join the Novartis Campus Lecture in person, the recording is now live on our YouTube Channel: [**Rocket science meets life sciences**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jivct_8v5rw) ![Portrait of Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2023-09/thomas-zurbuchen-picture.jpg.webp?itok=fxcnstEA "Portrait of Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen") #### Biography Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA from 2016 to 2022. Previously Professor of Space Science and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan. Also founder of the largest Entrepreneurship programme at American Universities - the Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship - and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics. ### September, 2023 – Behind the science: From Basel into the world ![Behind the science - Global Public Health: Von Basel in die Welt](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-12/from-basel-into-the-world-presentation.jpg?h=1dd98f19&itok=K4ZJrD8z "Behind the science - Global Public Health: Von Basel in die Welt") ## ![Behind the science - Global Public Health: Von Basel in die Welt | question from the crowd](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-12/from-basel-into-the-world-question.jpg?h=83627d9c&itok=H8TaFED- "Behind the science - Global Public Health: Von Basel in die Welt | question from the crowd") ## ![Behind the science - Global Public Health: Von Basel in die Welt](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-12/from-basel-into-the-world-presentation-2.jpg?h=1dd98f19&itok=8D0G0LU2 "Behind the science - Global Public Health: Von Basel in die Welt") ## 1. 2. 3. [ Previous](#paragraph--11776) [ Next](#paragraph--11776) ### June, 2023 – Behind the science: Medicinal Chemistry ![Behind the science: Medicinal chemistry ](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/bts-medizinalchemie-1.jpg?h=5a83bc50&itok=3r1MjT6_ "Behind the science: Medicinal chemistry ") ## ![Behind the science: Medicinal chemistry ](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/bts-medizinalchemie-3.jpg?h=86660662&itok=1isa-MSo "Behind the science: Medicinal chemistry ") ## ![Behind the science: Medicinal chemistry ](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/bts-medizinalchemie-2.jpg?h=ffc3d3eb&itok=Ik2dxQcE "Behind the science: Medicinal chemistry ") ## 1. 2. 3. [ Previous](#paragraph--11106) [ Next](#paragraph--11106) ### May, 2023 – Novartis Campus Lecture: Places for Inspiration ![Novartis Campus Lecture - Places for Inspiration](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/nvs-campus-lecture-2023-2.jpg?h=40f03dd4&itok=Pcju1rAt "Novartis Campus Lecture - Places for Inspiration") ## ![Novartis Campus Lecture - Places for Inspiration](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/nvs-campus-lecture-2023-3.jpg?h=5a83bc50&itok=pZOs11Gh "Novartis Campus Lecture - Places for Inspiration") ## ![Novartis Campus Lecture - Places for Inspiration](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/nvs-campus-lecture-2023.jpg?h=5a83bc50&itok=u1lmK9RK "Novartis Campus Lecture - Places for Inspiration") ## 1. 2. 3. [ Previous](#paragraph--11316) [ Next](#paragraph--11316) On May 11, 2023, neuroscientist Colin Ellard took us on a journey back to his childhood visit to Stonehenge, where he felt an overwhelming sense of awe and anticipation. This experience ignited his exploration of how architecture can stir emotions. Ellard shared fascinating examples, like Bernini's Baldacchino in St. Peter's Cathedral, conveying suffering, and Frank Gehry's playful designs with their curvy, organic forms. The event took place at the Novartis Campus, where new work models have been pioneered for the past two decades. With debates about the future of the workplace taking center stage across the globe, it is more important than ever to consider the impact of architecture on human psychology and behavior, and how buildings can inspire us to achieve great things. In case you were not able to join the Novartis Campus Lecture in person, the recording is now live on our YouTube Channel: [**Places for Inspiration**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dodSzCOSw8) ![Picture of Colin Ellard](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/2023-06/colin-ellard-portrait.jpg.webp?itok=bdrpmQmM "Picture of Colin Ellard") #### Biography Colin Ellard is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Waterloo and director of its Urban Realities Laboratory, working at the intersection of urban design and experimental psychology. A practising scientist and sought-after international lecturer, Ellard also works in collaboration and partnership with architects, museum curators and NGO representatives to enrich the public debate about the importance of the built environment. His most recent book is Places of the Heart (Bellevue Literary Press, 2015). ### April, 2023 – Behind the science: DNA ![Behind the science: DNA](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/bts-dna-2.jpg?h=40f03dd4&itok=9fz-TLR0 "Behind the science: DNA") ## ![Behind the science: DNA](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/bts-dna-1.jpg?h=86660662&itok=iPuxoW7x "Behind the science: DNA") ## ![Behind the science: DNA](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/bts-dna-3.jpg?h=5a83bc50&itok=wRjHxLlG "Behind the science: DNA") ## 1. 2. 3. [ Previous](#paragraph--11161) [ Next](#paragraph--11161) ### March, 2023 – Behind the science: Pi(e)-day ![Behind the science: Pi(e)-Day](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/bts-pi-day-2023-3.jpg?h=40f03dd4&itok=fY05CC8E "Behind the science: Pi(e)-Day") ## ![Behind the science: Pi(e)-Day](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/bts-pi-day-2023.jpg?h=40f03dd4&itok=2v8ti1mB "Behind the science: Pi(e)-Day") ## ![Behind the science: Pi(e)-Day](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/bts-pi-day-2023-2.jpg?h=41459198&itok=sRjdUZhJ "Behind the science: Pi(e)-Day") ## 1. 2. 3. [ Previous](#paragraph--11186) [ Next](#paragraph--11186) ### January, 2023 – Museumsnight ![Museumsnight 2023](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/museumsnacht-outside-2023.jpg?h=86660662&itok=1eYADJxd "Museumsnight 2023") ## ![Museumsnight 2023](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/museumsnacht-groundfloor.jpg?h=5a83bc50&itok=3zejxaCs "Museumsnight 2023") ## ![Museumsnight 2023](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/museumsnacht-schoolhub.jpg?h=40f03dd4&itok=IQrJ9YyW "Museumsnight 2023") ## 1. 2. 3. [ Previous](#paragraph--11211) [ Next](#paragraph--11211) ### December, 2022 – Behind the science: Nobel Prize ![Behind the science: Nobel Prize](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/BTS-nobelpreis-2023-2.jpg?h=971bd6fb&itok=2fZazxcX "Behind the science: Nobel Prize") ## ![Behind the science: Nobel Prize](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/BTS-nobelpreis-2023.jpg?h=40f03dd4&itok=XvgMRTjf "Behind the science: Nobel Prize") ## ![Behind the science: Nobel Prize](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/BTS-nobelpreis-2023-3.jpg?h=4cdb0c8c&itok=E4cEpZIr "Behind the science: Nobel Prize") ## 1. 2. 3. [ Previous](#paragraph--11291) [ Next](#paragraph--11291) ### September, 2022 – Industrynight ![Industrynight 2022 - photo booth](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/Industrienacht-photobooth.jpg?h=260e1558&itok=hM8mp2bQ "Industrynight 2022 - photo booth") ## ![Industrynight 2022 - panel discussion](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/Industrienacht-archiv-podiumsdiskusion.jpg?h=16496562&itok=63msjbh- "Industrynight 2022 - panel discussion") ## ![Industrynight 2022 - Exhibition Tour](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/Industrienacht-tour.jpg?h=89d7f657&itok=gMJJTsE1 "Industrynight 2022 - Exhibition Tour") ## ![Industrynight 2022 - Making Medicine Movie](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/Industrienacht-wom-2022.jpg?h=89d7f657&itok=ENDH3ToM "Industrynight 2022 - Making Medicine Movie") ## 1. 2. 3. 4. [ Previous](#paragraph--11226) [ Next](#paragraph--11226) ### May, 2022 – Museumsnight ![Museumsnight 2022 - entrance](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/museumsnacht-outside-2022_0.jpg?h=40f03dd4&itok=sR7cWqnf "Museumsnight 2022 - entrance") ## ![Museumsnight 2022 - magic science show](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/magic-science_0.jpg?h=86660662&itok=PPloOhUP "Museumsnight 2022 - magic science show") ## ![Museumsnight 2022 - exhibition](/sites/campus_com/files/styles/banner_image_1920/public/2023-07/museumsnacht-wom-2022_0.jpg?h=8dcf6147&itok=WUXGgJyZ "Museumsnight 2022 - exhibition") ## 1. 2. 3. [ Previous](#paragraph--11256) [ Next](#paragraph--11256) ## Where next? 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