Emma Harris

Deep ocean extreme environments – sites of immense beauty, wonder and intrigue – harbor unique and unimagined microorganisms that thrive at radically different pressure, temperature, salinity, and pH regimes compared to those on land or in the surface ocean. State-of-the-art genomic and computational approaches will guide targeted discovery of unique…

Incubators and accelerators are a great way to support early stage startups (and often also first time founders) through education programs, matchmaking, mentorship and financing. With the overwhelming success of programs like Y-Combinator, we saw a surge in programs that are helping founders succeed with their startups. We are discussing…

Rocket-science without rocket-science: As a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center we develop and vend space science-based experiments and workshops to schools and universities. Our story-telling approach starts with catchy questions (“Who wants holidays on Mars?”, “How will we save our Planet”) and encourages pupils to participate in the course.…

Monika Janíková is exploring erythroprogenitor-to-erythrocyte maturation in cell cultures, focusing on materials released in enucleation. This can proceed via methods well-established in neutrophil ET research.

PRESENTED BY Vincenzo Cerullo NOMINATED BY University of Helsinki Tags: Cancer, Immuno Therapy

James Collins is the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science and Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT, as well as a Member of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology Faculty. He is also a Core Founding Faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University,…

What are the ways in which we can think the world from categories derived from particular spaces and lifeworlds, rather than working with categories seen as universal? Concepts such as modernization, westernization which were current in the period of the Cold War, with the implicit telos of Europe, have been…

Cassyni makes academic video more accessible and useful for researchers and students globally. From entertainment to news, video has transformed many industries. However, researchers and students have not yet seen the full benefits of video. Massive quantities of video are available, but it remains difficult to use as a resource…

Agnes Reiner convinced the jury and won the 1st place of the global Falling Walls Lab Finale 2017. Agnes presented her research on novel blood-based biomarkers for the early detection of ovarian cancer.

“Fermenting Futures” explores the significance of yeast biotechnology from a cultural, ethical and aesthetic perspective, engaging audiences in the history and future of this under-recognised field and its potential to offer environmental solutions. The art installation explores and physically contains a CRISPR modified Pichia pastoris yeast that is simultaneously able…