Andreas Tünnermann

Nominated by: Khashayar Razghandi, Matters of Activity Excellence Cluster, Humboldt University of Berlin Presented by: José Villatoro

The nominating institute Nanyang Technological University on the breakthrough: Infectious agents, including viruses like SARS-CoV-2, can wreak havoc on societies. Frequent testing is essential to minimise their transmission. However, viruses can mutate, edit, or shuffle their genetic material, causing diagnostic assays to fail. To overcome the problem, Meng How Tan…

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…

Over the last 30 years, a large body of scholarship has shown that high-quality practices in social and emotional learning can make a substantial difference in children’s educational experiences, and may serve as a powerful lever for transforming children’s learning and positive behavior at scale. Specifically, research indicates that preparing…

PRESENTED BY Resia Pretorius NOMINATED BY Stellenbosch University Tags: Prevention, Inflammatory Diseases, Smart Sensing Solutions

Blanca Costa Ávila addresses the problem of respiratory distress due to fibrosis and stenosis of the airways produced by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She suggests that implanting a bronchial splint solves airway stenosis and improves pulmonary ventilation.

The first phase of this project is to recycle the liquid cassava waste and collect the sugar waste from the sugar factory. The second phase will be to produce Bioethanol.

PRESENTED BY Asaf Toker NOMINATED BY Tel Aviv University Tags: Tissue Engineering

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.

The project is included within the regeneration program of the entire Central Park of Mazatlán. The project will offer the complete experience of the marine ecosystems of the Sea of ​​Cortez, as well as the terrestrial ones of its shores. Around and inside the building nature lives alive and growing,…