Joana Schenk

Anissa Zouzaf is tackling the challenge of broken barrier cells in individuals with psoriasis and IBD, leading to persistent health issues. Her innovative approach involves programming macrophages, the body’s large eater cells, to enhance their reparative capacity and rebuild damaged skin and gut barriers, offering potential drug candidates to transform…

The nominating institution Japan Science and Technology Agency on the breakthrough: Quantum information technologies are expected to bring scientific and social benefits that will change the world. Prof. Oiwa in Osaka University is conducting a JST project to develop a Poincaré interface using quantum dots as hardware for realizing long…

This is a platform where We mentor, advocate and share opportunities for African women in STEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,Mathematics).We are targeting girls in Primary school, High school and undergraduate, who have not yet established an independent STEM carrier. We believe women can play an important role if given the full chance and information…

A key challenge on the road towards a functional quantum computer is to integrate the individually demonstrated components into a functional and scalable device. I have pioneered the realization of fully chip-integrated quantum gates with trapped ions and have recently demonstrated a high-fidelity self-contained computation register that is both resource-efficient…

How Open Systems and New Incentives Will Redefine Healthcare We already knew that “sharing is caring”, but what about “sharing is curing”? Digital disruption might soon hit the established system of patents and publishing in biomedical industry and academia respectively – a system ruled by reward structures centered on property,…

The nominating institution ETH Zurich on the breakthrough: Pulling drug carriers with magnetic fields is difficult to scale up to humans. Schuerle developed a different control strategy using a combination of two fields: one that makes micro-magnets rotate, and a stationary field that limits this effect to the target site.…

The Radio Frequency (RF) Energy Harvesting system is an application-specific integrated circuit that converts ambient RF energy to generate sufficient power for the sensor nodes used in IoT applications.

The nominating institution The OutCast Agency on the breakthrough: Ada combines future-proof technology with front-line medical research to advance knowledge and improve outcomes. Andreas led the rapid development of Ada’s COVID-19 assessment and screener, a free digital tool to help people identify and understand COVID-19 symptoms and guide them on…

To combat hearing loss associated with using earphones, Victoria Kolesnikova proposes using special apps to control and limit sound impact.

FUTURE VOICES is a pioneering constellation of works at the intersection of voice, technology and performance. Powered by the unprecedented need for new ways of connection in our society, it highlights the fundamental role of human voice: not only as a tool for communication, but also for our connection with…