Philipp Langer
Professional course
Senior Advisor to the Presidency
EPFL
2025-
Head International Research and Innovation Programmes
Among others, involved in the negotiations with the EU for Switzerland's association to Horizon Europe (Deputy Chief Negotiator) and in the direct funding measures in favour of Swiss R&I actors.
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
2023-2024
Head EU Framework Programmes
Among others, involved in the negotiations for Switzerland's association to Horizon 2020 after the adoption of the mass immigration initiative 2014, in the building-up of direct funding measures for Swiss R&I actors, and representative to EU bodies.
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
2010-2022
Scientific Advisor
Responsible for health, innovative medicines, research infrastructures, ERICs, security, OECD, EFTA.
State Secretariat for Education and Research SER
2009-2010
PostDoc
Game Theory
Harvard University
2004-2006
Public Relations Adisor
Political consulting, communication
Köhler, Stüdeli & Partner
2009
Congress Fellow
Work for "WBK" and "SGK" committees
Swiss Parliament
2008-2009
Education
Executive MBA
IMD
2024
PhD
University of Lausanne & Flinders University of South Australia
2003
MSc
University of Lausanne
1997
BSc
University of Lausanne
1995
Publications
Selected publications
| Langer, Philipp; Hogendoorn, Katja; Keller, Laurent Nature |
Tug-of-war over reproduction in a social bee |
| Langer, Philipp; Nowak, Martin A.; Hauert, Christoph Journal of Theoretical Biology |
Spatial invasion of cooperation |
| Langer, Philipp; Hogendoorn, Katja; Schwarz, Michael P.; Keller, Laurent Animal Behaviour |
Reproductive skew in the Australian allodapine bee Exoneura robusta |
| Langer, Philipp; Molbo, Drude; Keller, Laurent Molecular Ecology Notes |
Polymorphic microsatellite loci in Allodapine bees for investigating the evolution of social behaviour |