ETH ZÜRICH · STUDENT RESEARCH & ENGINEERING TEAM
We are Ascleon, an interdisciplinary team bringing together engineering and health sciences at ETH Zürich. We develop new technologies to study bone fragility and diseases such as osteoporosis, working toward better ways to research and test treatments.
Understanding age-related bone fragility and disease.
Exploring more individualized approaches to bone health.
Advancing human-relevant methods for evaluating therapies.
Supporting the 3Rs and reducing reliance on animal experiments.
To give researchers better tools for studying human bone.
Ascleon develops human-relevant technologies to investigate bone health and disease. By combining engineering and life sciences, we are creating new approaches to studying bone fragility and the biological processes behind it.
A future where fragile bones no longer mean a smaller life.
We envision a future where human-relevant research transforms our understanding of osteoporosis, aging, and bone disease, opening new possibilities for more effective treatments and healthier lives.
At Ascleon, we combine engineering simulations, 3D printing, prototyping, and laboratory testing to develop and refine technologies for studying human bone.
Computational models help us explore and refine ideas before we build them.
We turn ideas into physical prototypes and improve them through repeated design cycles.
Experiments in the laboratory show how our technologies perform and guide the next improvement.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND ASCLEON
Eight students bring engineering and health-science perspectives to Ascleon, guided by Prof. Dr. Xiao-Hua Qin and four coaches at ETH Zürich.
Meet the TeamSupport our research
Sponsors help us buy materials and lab consumables, build and test prototypes, and reach the equipment and expertise this research needs.
Recognition is agreed with every supporter.
INSIDE THE LAB
Real moments from our day-to-day: working together, learning, and time in the lab at ETH Zürich.
