Patrik Aspermaier

Mygrants is the most used educational platform by applicants and holders of a status in Italy. Migrants represent 3,5% of the world population and produce more than 10% of the GDP. Lack of evidence (identity, background, work experiences, languages mastery, credit history) leads to a lack of access to key…

How Gravitational Waves Let Us Hear the Sound of Space For centuries we’ve only possessed one sense to explore space: our eyes. Everything we know about the universe is based on things we observed gazing at the stars. Using powerful telescopes and ever-more sophisticated technology, we have managed to map…

PRESENTED BY Michal Kiezik NOMINATED BY Waseda University Tags: Cryptography, Data Exchange, Information Security, Infosec, Sensitive Data

Georges Khouri has developed an immunochromatographic rapid test capable of diagnosing Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, Malaria, and Gram (+)/Gram (-) bacterial infections made from polyclonal antibodies in a single strip.

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…

Paulius Viskaitis is addressing the limitations in stroke rehabilitation by developing SmartVNS, an automated neurostimulation tool. SmartVNS activates the auricular Vagus nerve with small electric pulses, enhancing recovery by reorganising the brain, and it is specifically triggered when desired movement patterns are detected through a smartwatch worn on the affected…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Marius Brand, digital participants had the chance to discuss and ask questions. The interview series provided an intense personal atmosphere, in which high-level guests, speakers and panelists of the Falling Walls Science Summit 2021 focused on their individual research, career paths and experiences.…

The Natural Entrepreneurs project guides students aged 14-18 to address sustainability challenges by drawing inspiration from nature. Using STEAM-based designs, teams collaborate on SDG-based challenges for viable solutions. An online platform serves as the project core, fostering European teamwork. Guided by provided materials, teachers and students navigate challenges to solutions.…

Nominated by: Australian National University Presented by: Mark Mattingley-Scott

The nominating institute iGEM Foundation on the breakthrough: Wright’s Entrepreneurship Programme is a bootcamp for budding student entrepreneurs in the synbio field. We leveraged our network to create a truly global programme spanning regions, and fostered teams working across regions, while driving partnerships between stakeholders and mentors.