Gabriella Gomez-Mont

I saw that people were being left behind by genomics, I left academia to used lessons from the innovation space to change this. To do this our team is building a doctor/patient focused genome browser.

Larissa Falimanana is addressing the lack of efficient plastic trash management in Madagascar by producing self-degrading polymers from bioplastics derived from fruit waste. This innovative solution aims to mitigate the environmental impact of plastic pollution, contribute to Sustainable Development Goals, and create a better and more sustainable world.

Serena Parekh is a Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University in Boston, where she is chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. She is the author of three books, including her most recent book, No Refuge: Ethics and the Global Refugee Crisis (Oxford 2020), which won the North American…

How Good Governance Becomes the Last Stage of Democratic Revolutions Two of the most memorable quotes about political corruption, “The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws”, by Tacitus, and “Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad”, by Kissinger, describe the same societal illness, but have…

Malaria deaths are rising, in part because the parasites which cause the disease are evolving resistance to our frontline drug treatments. Merryn Fraser argues that we need new ways to target these parasites and suggests taking advantage of essential biological pathways to deliver drugs directly to parasites, improving existing antimalarial…

The world has clear goals on reducing CO2 emissions to limit catastrophic climate change. But society needs chemicals – fuels, fertilizers, precursors for plastics and pharmaceuticals – where do these come from if we must reduce and eventual stop fossil fuel use? With easy availability of low-cost renewable electricity comes…

Tsolmon Adiya is addressing environmental pollution caused by the disposal of organic residues from agricultural activities by proposing their use as substrates for mushroom cultivation or enzyme production. This research aims to bioconvert the organic residues into edible mushrooms, providing a sustainable solution to both environmental issues and a valuable…

In his talk, “Breaking the Wall of Sustainable Farming”, Thomas Rippel explained how manure – which is a rich natural fertilizer, but also produces large amounts of toxic gases – can be neutralised in an eco-friendly and highly efficient way. With a simple yet brilliant idea Thomas Rippel finds a…

Despite a detailed understanding of the constituents of matter, we don’t yet know why matter exists. Precision measurements, able to provide potential answers, are limited by the size of data sets. High data rates are therefore needed in experiments but require exceptional computing power. Traditional CPU-based systems do not meet…

Using the XFEL at SLAC, we are constructing a compact X-ray laser oscillator that will open exciting new research opportunities in quantum optics, materials science, and ultra-precision metrology. Tags: Energy, Quantum Technologies.