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All information is treated confidentially.\nStay vigilant: Nestlé will only contact candidates via official company email addresses and will never ask for payments or sensitive personal information at any stage of the hiring process.\nReady to start your career journey with us?\nApply now and transform your potential into something extraordinary.\nLocation: Vers-chez-les-Blanc and EPFL sites, Lausanne, Switzerland\nWork model: On-site, with flexibility to work across both locations\nContract type / duration: Internship, 6 months\nActivity rate: 100%\nTarget start date: As soon as possible\nBe a force for good and transform your potential into something extraordinary\nAs a Cell Biology and Nutrient Absorption Intern at Nestlé Research, your mission is to explore how dietary lipids are absorbed using an advanced human intestinal cell model and to generate insights that strengthen nutrition and health research. 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