Hunain Bin Amir

Nominated by: BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Presented by: Priyanka Srinivas

Journey between designer Salome Bazin (Cellule Studio) and myself, a bioengineering scientist, aiming to shape the future of cardiovascular healthcare by creating conversations with citizens and cardiac patients in particular. Two milestones of our collaboration have been “Big Heart Data”, a series of 50 3D printed hearts, and “Kalostasis”, an…

PRESENTED BY José Augusto Stuchi NOMINATED BY German Science and Innovation House São Paulo – (DWIH São Paulo) Tags: Ophtalmology, Telemedecine, Visual Impairment, Blindness, Prevention

Digital Platform of educational ludic challenges. Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Climate change, Covid-19, Digitalisation, Diversity, Education, Environment & Nature, Global Cooperation, Resilience, Science Communication, Social Cohesion.

The nominating institution Mi Terro on the project: Luo has started the world’s only new material technology company that turns excess milk into soft, sustainable, and affordable fibres. These fibres can apply to apparel, bedding linen, and packaging.   Tags: Bio-Tech, Circular Economy, Climate change, Engineering, Environment & Nature, Food…

In our current moment our society prioritizes the material over the numinous. While generates progress in technology, it is apparent to most that something important in the way we relate to one another has been lost, the effects of which are felt across countries and institutions pushing us to a…

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…

How Novel Methods in Neuroscience Open up New Horizons in Research and Therapy Beginning ten years ago, Karl Deisseroth and several of his students developed the most disruptive technology neuroscience had seen in a long time. Optogenetics is a method to control single kinds of brain cells with a light-triggered…

The nominating institution SLAC on the breakthrough: ChEM-H at Stanford brings together Chemistry, Engineering and Medicine to address long-range challenges in Human health. The institute focuses on molecules, allowing researchers to study human biology at a more fundamental level than cells, thereby paving the way for new tools to cure…

The nominating institution Empa about the breakthrough: Controlling the spread of COVID-19 is an urgent global challenge. Airborne respiratory droplets play a significant role in human-to-human transmission. Jing’s group quantifies the infection risk of COVID-19 by various transmission routes. He then develops highly accurate sensors for fast detection in the…