PRESENTED BY Andreas Schmidt NOMINATED BY National University of Singapore Tags: Cancer, Proteogenomics, Healthcare, Precision Medicine, Single Cell Analysis

The nominating institution WZB Berlin Social Science Center on the breakthrough: COVID-19 has profound consequences for gender equality. Hipp and Allmendinger were the first ones to put this finding on the agenda of the nation’s public discourse. Various studies are now being undertaken to look into a possible re-traditionalisation. Hipp’s…

Innovating Industry and Research Is it possible to demonstrate the value of diversity in ways that are not financial? Where is the future of industry and research heading? Alison Kennedy of the Science and Technology Facilities Council in the UK and Miriam van Straelen, partner at Roland Berger, join Ruth…

Ankita is working on nano-fiber filters that efficiently remove particles and enable good flow with the help of surface coating technology. These two functions are mutually exclusive in conventional filters.

Since anti-VEGF drugs have a short-effect duration and need multiple injections, Liang-Chen Pan and his team developed novel eye drops with nanoparticles to achieve a non-invasive cure for Wet AMD.

How the Study of Past Civilisations Can Help the Cities of the Future The megacity of Angkor was once the capital of the Khmer nation, an empire which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th century. With a population near 1 million and an extent of roughly 1000 square kilometers,…

“Community Water Monitoring: diagnosis and collective action plan for the recovery of the Manialtepec river basin. Through observation, recording and interpretation of environmental data (chemical, biological and hydromorphological parameters), middle and high school students of this rural towns, develop a communication strategy to share the results and involve the authorities…

PRESENTED BY Christian Aljoscha Lukas NOMINATED BY Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg Tags: Mental Health, Evidence Based

Gloria Berinyuy Tata is addressing the need for improved screening procedures for the early detection of Streptococcus agalactiae, a leading cause of neonatal and maternal sepsis. Her proposed solution involves developing a novel molecular diagnostic tool based on the LAMP-CRISPR-Cas 12 technology, aiming to provide an accurate, affordable, and simple-to-use…

Progress in autonomous vehicles and digital assistants shows that today’s machines can perform certain human tasks with remarkable accuracy. But they lack versatility and only work within limited domains for which large sets of training data are available. Transfer of knowledge, common sense, and an understanding of causality are open problems.…