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PRESENTED BY Tatiana Stella NOMINATED BY The University of Milano-Bicocca Tags: Contamination, Microbiology, Biological Reclamation

Iain Couzin is Director of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and of the Excellence Cluster “Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour” at the University of Konstanz, Germany. His work aims to reveal the fundamental principles that underlie evolved collective behavior and he studies a wide range…

After successful restoration of visual function in animal models of retinal degeneration (with Botond Roska (IOB, Basel), Dr. Sahel conceived the first-in-man clinical trial combining a biotherapy (photoactivatable optogene channelrhodopsin expressed in retinal ganglion cells) coupled with a stimulation device, and observed the first clinical evidence for vision restoration using…

Our rich sites, monuments and artefacts are talking, but we cannot understand their stories. By using innovative digital technologies and linking together their multimodal data available we can recover their memories. Therefore, with the EU’s financial support we are developing ground-breaking ICT solutions to analyse this complex data, retrieve, reconstruct,…

Particle accelerators are often thought of as large, expensive facilities or instruments. Typically, these machines have a variety of uses from fundamental science and medical applications to manufacturing semiconductors. How can particle accelerators be reinvented and downsized by the use of advanced nano fabrication and laser technologies? Additionally, what significance…

Together with the architect Prof. Sven Pfeiffer (University of the Arts Berlin), the microbiologue Prof. Vera Meyer researches on alternatives for sustainable and climate-neutral construction material. Within their research they want find the best material and new ways of designing and constructing buildings with fungi. This groundbreaking research enables new…

Uniteca is an online education system and digital library that helps students to achieve academic success. What makes it innovative is the fact that it is an app where it is possible to find several explainers available to give an explanation on a given subject, also giving the benefit of…

Ulrike Felt is Professor of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at the University of Vienna, Austria. Holding a PhD in physics and a second degree (habilitation) in the social sciences, Felt is addressing pressing issues at the intersections of science, innovation and society. Her research critically examines contemporary lives in…

PRESENTED BY Lubomila Jordanova NOMINATED BY BMW Foundation, Herbert Quandt Tags: Carbon Footprint, Carbon Reduction, Sustainability, Climate Action, Corporate Sustainability, CO2 Emissions