Christina Riesenweber

The nominating institution Philips Healthcare on the breakthrough: Vascular disease in children refers to a variety of illnesses that affect blood vessels in the body. Assessment of severity and risk is often done by MRI, or with catheters with contrast injection. This is invasive, costly, and limited by the imaging…

Sofia Pazzagli and her team developed a new method to ‘write’ micrometric pattern inside glass-like materials which is 10 times more efficient and up to 5 times less expensive than the currently available techniques.

PRESENTED BY Lucie Mondoulet NOMINATED BY Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Tags: Oncology, R&D, Cancer Relapse, Metastasis, Iron Targeting Compounds

Mohammed Musa has developed a patented manual device that prepares blood smears for analysis, helping prevent infection, save time, reduce costs, and reduce medical waste.

Joseph Bedard is tackling the issue of plastic production’s dependence on petrochemicals by developing polymers using nitrogen and phosphorus, abundant elements separate from fossil fuels. This innovative approach creates greener, functional materials, paving the way for a fossil fuel-free future in plastics manufacturing.

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…

The constant growth of our population, finite resources, and a linear flow of materials as we know it, are no longer compatible. Looking ahead, the human approach of take, make, and dispose must be replaced by a circular one, and science and entrepreneurship can help. In this Falling Walls Circle,…

A hybrid desalination system efficiently converts wastewater (O&G produced water) into clean water for agricultural reuse. The use of solar energy reduces the water cost and energy/carbon footprint. Tags: Circular Economy, Climate change, Energy, Engineering, Environment & Nature, Green Tech, Renewable energies, Water.

Hip Pro+ consists of a combination of electronic hardware and sensors that analyse movements up to 1,000 times per second, helping reduce the risks posed by hip injuries.

Vishnu Sunil has developed a medical device that can be used as an alternative to cotton gauze and current standard of care to achieve rapid hemostasis and prevent secondary bleeding in a prehospital setting.