Altering Medicine by Cell and Gene Therapy Maria Alfaiate, Sarah Hedtrich, Hildegard Büning, Debora Lucarelli, Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann, Johannes Fruehauf 2023 Circle Plenary Tables Altering Medicine by Cell and Gene Therapy Altering Medicine by Cell and Gene Therapy – Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table 2023 The creation of innovative medicines using cells and genes as therapeutic agents greatly profits from the ongoing technological progress. Innovation happens across academia and industry and collaboration in manufacturing, clinical validation and market entry is crucial… Watch Video Share
2023 Circle Plenary Tables Altering Medicine by Cell and Gene Therapy Altering Medicine by Cell and Gene Therapy – Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table 2023 The creation of innovative medicines using cells and genes as therapeutic agents greatly profits from the ongoing technological progress. Innovation happens across academia and industry and collaboration in manufacturing, clinical validation and market entry is crucial… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Wellbeing through Scientific Research Louise Aukland Science Engagement Breaking the Wall of Wellbeing through Scientific Research MYRIAD engaged young people, schools and families with the shrouded mystery of the teenage mind. Using a hybrid of approaches from inspiration to collaboration right through to a digital campaign, people got to step inside and explore an inflatable brain, to design research and ask the questions that are most… Watch Video Share
Science Engagement Breaking the Wall of Wellbeing through Scientific Research MYRIAD engaged young people, schools and families with the shrouded mystery of the teenage mind. Using a hybrid of approaches from inspiration to collaboration right through to a digital campaign, people got to step inside and explore an inflatable brain, to design research and ask the questions that are most… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall to Wireless Medical Robots Inside Our Body Metin Sitti Engineering & Technology Science Breakthrough of the Year Breaking the Wall to Wireless Medical Robots Inside Our Body The nominating institution Max Planck Institute on the breakthrough: Wireless, soft, miniature mobile robots, inspired by soft-bodied tiny animals, could navigate and function safely inside the human body. They could be programmed for complex and diverse capabilities never before thought possible. This includes medical device functions, like local drug delivery,… Watch Video Share
Engineering & Technology Science Breakthrough of the Year Breaking the Wall to Wireless Medical Robots Inside Our Body The nominating institution Max Planck Institute on the breakthrough: Wireless, soft, miniature mobile robots, inspired by soft-bodied tiny animals, could navigate and function safely inside the human body. They could be programmed for complex and diverse capabilities never before thought possible. This includes medical device functions, like local drug delivery,… Watch Video Share
Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Erik Bakkers and Elham Fadaly Elham Fadaly 2021 Engineering & Technology Physical Sciences Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Erik Bakkers and Elham Fadaly Bakkers and Fadaly have made a revolutionary breakthrough by creating a silicon-based material that proved to be capable of emitting light efficiently and can thus be used for laser devices and high-speed communication. At Falling Walls, they were focussing on how changing the molecular structure of silicon allows data to… Watch Video Share
2021 Engineering & Technology Physical Sciences Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Erik Bakkers and Elham Fadaly Bakkers and Fadaly have made a revolutionary breakthrough by creating a silicon-based material that proved to be capable of emitting light efficiently and can thus be used for laser devices and high-speed communication. At Falling Walls, they were focussing on how changing the molecular structure of silicon allows data to… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of Current Vaccines Diego Calzada Fraile 2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Current Vaccines Diego Calzada Fraile is addressing the challenge of enhancing immune responses to fight infection and improve vaccination. His proposed solution involves exploiting the communication between lymphocytes and dendritic cells, revealing that the interaction activates immune responses and provides novel functions that can be harnessed for therapeutic purposes. Watch Video Share
2023 Emerging Talents Breaking the Wall of Current Vaccines Diego Calzada Fraile is addressing the challenge of enhancing immune responses to fight infection and improve vaccination. His proposed solution involves exploiting the communication between lymphocytes and dendritic cells, revealing that the interaction activates immune responses and provides novel functions that can be harnessed for therapeutic purposes. Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall between Science and Technology Alejandra Ruiz Leon Science Engagement Breaking the Wall between Science and Technology Instagram is one of the most used social media platforms where people post the positive side of life and breathtaking photos, this makes it perfect for science! Mitocondria.cc is all about sharing the amazing facts of the universe and the way science is part of our everyday life. Our non-scientific… Watch Video Share
Science Engagement Breaking the Wall between Science and Technology Instagram is one of the most used social media platforms where people post the positive side of life and breathtaking photos, this makes it perfect for science! Mitocondria.cc is all about sharing the amazing facts of the universe and the way science is part of our everyday life. Our non-scientific… Watch Video Share
Samsara Eco: Breaking the Wall to Infinite Plastic Recycling Samsara Eco 2022 2022 Winner Science Start-Ups Samsara Eco: Breaking the Wall to Infinite Plastic Recycling Nominated by: Keith Nugent, Australian National University Presented by: Vanessa Vongsouthi Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner Science Start-Ups Samsara Eco: Breaking the Wall to Infinite Plastic Recycling Nominated by: Keith Nugent, Australian National University Presented by: Vanessa Vongsouthi Watch Video Share
Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Symposium for Breakthroughs in Physical Sciences Johann Philipp Klages, Yafang Cheng, Christian Ospelkaus, Chao-Yang Lu, Juan Ignacio Cirac, Ron Folman, Clare Grey, Elham Fadaly, Martin Fertl, Skyler Degenkolb , Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus, Johanna Stachel Physical Sciences Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Symposium for Breakthroughs in Physical Sciences In cooperation with the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation, Falling Walls was hosting this unique format to connect researchers in the physical sciences from all over the world. The symposium gathered the 2021 Winners in the Physical Sciences category as well as partners from academia and business to discuss the… Watch Video Share
Physical Sciences Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Symposium for Breakthroughs in Physical Sciences In cooperation with the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation, Falling Walls was hosting this unique format to connect researchers in the physical sciences from all over the world. The symposium gathered the 2021 Winners in the Physical Sciences category as well as partners from academia and business to discuss the… Watch Video Share
Raman Spectroscopy: Breaking the Wall of Undiagnosed Diabetes Complications Jose Luis Flores-Guerrero Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Raman Spectroscopy: Breaking the Wall of Undiagnosed Diabetes Complications José L. Flores-Guerrero proposes using Raman spectroscopy directly over the skin of patients as a painless and low-cost method that allows the identification of the substances needed for the diagnosis and prediction of diabetes. Watch Video Share
Emerging Talents Global Call Winner Raman Spectroscopy: Breaking the Wall of Undiagnosed Diabetes Complications José L. Flores-Guerrero proposes using Raman spectroscopy directly over the skin of patients as a painless and low-cost method that allows the identification of the substances needed for the diagnosis and prediction of diabetes. Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall of STEM Learning for Pakistani Girls Ramla Qureshi Science Engagement Breaking the Wall of STEM Learning for Pakistani Girls Despite outperforming boys in science subjects up until grade 8, less than 10% of Pakistani engineering graduates are women. We believe societal pressures and stereotypical fear of math and science inhibits inclination to STEM education and consequent STEM careers for many young girls in Pakistan and globally. Games built around… Watch Video Share
Science Engagement Breaking the Wall of STEM Learning for Pakistani Girls Despite outperforming boys in science subjects up until grade 8, less than 10% of Pakistani engineering graduates are women. We believe societal pressures and stereotypical fear of math and science inhibits inclination to STEM education and consequent STEM careers for many young girls in Pakistan and globally. Games built around… Watch Video Share