Alex Zoellner

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Anthony Hyman, winner of the Körber European Science Prize 2022. He talked about his research on the role of phase separation in the formation of biological compartments and how it can help…

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Saeka Uchino has tried to establish an effective strategy to improve the immune function of breast milk in both quantity and quality by characterizing the IgA-producing cell lines that she succeeded to establish.

The nominating institution National University of Singapore on the breakthrough: Static charge is ubiquitous, and causes a lot of problems. It reduces the efficiency of manufacturing processes, damages equipment, causes explosions, and allows particles to stick onto surfaces easily (e.g., dust on screens). As such, it influences almost all types…

Nominated by: Agnes von Matuschka, Potsdam Science Park Presented by: Marco Schmidt

The nominating institution GEOMAR on the breakthrough: Dr. Micallef’s work highlights the important role that offshore groundwater systems play for the geological and biological processes at the seafloor. The work in MARCAN quickly documented the abundance of freshwater below the seafloor. Recent estimates suggest that there is as much as…

Kai-Wen Yang has developed an innovative medical device that can perform minimal open reduction and internal fixation to unite the vertebral compression fracture.

Background and Aim In Japan, it has been noted that interest in science declines as the school year progresses. According to the 2019 TIMSS results, the percentage of elementary and middle school students who say “studying science is fun” declined as they reached middle school, falling below the international average…

Robert Kaczmarczyk: Breaking the Wall to democratised AI – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 As artificial intelligence continues to advance at a rapid pace, questions about its creators, owners, and accessibility have become paramount in our collective consciousness. The rapid transformation of our world by AI technology raises concerns about…

Julia Leduc, co-founder and CEO of Anymate Me, explains why her start up Anymate me is the future of Video Production for academic and corporate training. Anymate Me is a science-oriented deep tech start-up based in Germany. Our mission is to revolutionize linear, costly and time-consuming video production and editing…