Shreya Chauhan

In the current study, we used bioinspiration educational programs for adults, taking place at the zoo as part of lifelong learning. Bioinspiration is an interdisciplinary methodology in which biological principles are applied to human challenges with a sustainable development emphasis, through innovative design. We used hands-on activities with wildlife to…

PRESENTED BY Luisa Javier NOMINATED BY King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Tags: Disinfectant, Organic, Eco friendly

The nominating institute German Center for Research and Innovation on the breakthrough: Since 2015, Sabino has participated in international efforts to establish a rapid research response to emerging threats. When the COVID-19 epidemic started, her group was able to publish the complete genome sequence of the virus. This was only…

Natasha Theriault is developing a bacteriophage-based vaccine platform which can be rapidly adapted against newly-emerging pathogens and safely distributed in locations regardless of cold-supply chain infrastructure.

Mariëlle van Kooten won second place at the Falling Walls Lab Finale 2019. Her app unites scientists and the general public through simple images, enabling the inspection of complex, large-scale data to improve human health.

Professor Heidi J. Larson is the Founding Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project and Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Clinical Professor, Department of Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle; and Guest Professor at the University of Antwerp and…

Nominated by: Peter Leibinger, TRUMPF Presented by: Michael Förtsch

We’re a Peruvian nonprofit using participatory storytelling and community-based research to engage learners and educators in fishing villages. They gain insights into their changing social-ecological systems in a shifting climate and industrialized planet. Through “edutainment” workshops, programs, and festivals, we provide tools and spaces to foster encounters, establishing relations between…

The nominating institution Nanyang Technological University on the breakthrough: Significant progress has been made in developing bioinspired sensors and actuators based on synthetic materials, although there remains a critical need to incorporate cost-effective and ecofriendly materials. Naturally abundant pollen grains were used as a material template to produce a paper-like…

Bruna Enne is addressing the educational challenges faced by the deaf population in Brazil, where only a few have access to quality education, significantly reducing their chances of entering higher education. Her solution, “Sinaliza Enem,” is an online prep school committed to tutoring deaf candidates in Brazilian Sign Language, with…