Pitches

World-class Pitch Competitions and Networking Forums

On 7 November at the 2024 Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin, shortlisted participants in the categories of Emerging Talents, Science Start-Ups, and Science Engagement will be invited to pitch their projects live. The winners in these categories will receive the last three Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2024 titles. All Science Breakthrough of the Year 2024 awardees will present their scientific breakthroughs on 9 November at the Falling Walls Science Summit.

Lab24 Breakthroughs of the Year in the Emerging Talents Category

Falling Walls Lab

Throughout the year, 100 Labs take place all over the world. The winners are invited to pitch their breakthrough ideas at the Science Summit

Falling Walls Venture

The international competition at Falling Walls Science Summit for outstanding science-based start-ups nominated by academic institutions.

Falling Walls Engage

Falling Walls Engage is a global hub for Science Engagement hosted by the Falling Walls Foundation and supported by Hannover Re Foundation.

Become a Partner

Find out about our different formats and possibilities to support Science with the Falling Walls Foundation as a partner.