BREAKING THE WALL OF INACCESSIBLE DRUGS Life Sciences BREAKING THE WALL OF INACCESSIBLE DRUGS HOW INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE FINANCE INCREASES TREATMENT COVERAGE FOR HIV, MALARIA AND TB Today’s major imbalances between the haves and the have-nots of the developing world and richer countries, together with the local and international conflicts of the 21st century, are pushing healthcare finance into a completely new era, where private… Watch Video Share
Life Sciences BREAKING THE WALL OF INACCESSIBLE DRUGS HOW INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE FINANCE INCREASES TREATMENT COVERAGE FOR HIV, MALARIA AND TB Today’s major imbalances between the haves and the have-nots of the developing world and richer countries, together with the local and international conflicts of the 21st century, are pushing healthcare finance into a completely new era, where private… Watch Video Share
Chlorogenic Acid in Cancer Therapy: Breaking the Wall of Cancer Hernán Villota 2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Chlorogenic Acid in Cancer Therapy: Breaking the Wall of Cancer Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequent cancers globally. A large proportion of people have modifiable risk factors, such as weight and diet. Coffee is the main source of chlorogenic acid, the most abundant polyphenol in natural products. Hernán Villota argues that these polyphenolic compounds could have a preventive… Watch Video Share
2022 2022 Winner 2022 Winner | Emerging Talents Emerging Talents Chlorogenic Acid in Cancer Therapy: Breaking the Wall of Cancer Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequent cancers globally. A large proportion of people have modifiable risk factors, such as weight and diet. Coffee is the main source of chlorogenic acid, the most abundant polyphenol in natural products. Hernán Villota argues that these polyphenolic compounds could have a preventive… Watch Video Share
Food Security: The Path of the Hunger Hurricane Melinda Crane, Alex Assanvo, Matthias Berninger, Joachim von Braun, Ertharin Cousin 2022 Circle Food Security: The Path of the Hunger Hurricane Food insecurity exists in more than 1.6 billion people (i.e., over 20% of the global population). The last UN Food Systems Summit emphasised that the world’s food system is irretrievably broken. Recent developments such as the war in Ukraine and State-responses to high food prices, alongside ongoing issues like pandemic-related… Watch Video Share
2022 Circle Food Security: The Path of the Hunger Hurricane Food insecurity exists in more than 1.6 billion people (i.e., over 20% of the global population). The last UN Food Systems Summit emphasised that the world’s food system is irretrievably broken. Recent developments such as the war in Ukraine and State-responses to high food prices, alongside ongoing issues like pandemic-related… Watch Video Share
Tammy Ma: Breaking the Wall to Limitless Energy Tammy Ma 2023 Breakthrough Day Talk Tammy Ma: Breaking the Wall to Limitless Energy Tammy Ma: Breaking the Wall to Limitless Energy – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Nuclear fission, while a potent source of energy, is not without its significant challenges. One of the primary issues lies in the radioactive waste generated during the process. Fission reactions produce long-lived radioactive isotopes that pose… Watch Video Share
2023 Breakthrough Day Talk Tammy Ma: Breaking the Wall to Limitless Energy Tammy Ma: Breaking the Wall to Limitless Energy – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Nuclear fission, while a potent source of energy, is not without its significant challenges. One of the primary issues lies in the radioactive waste generated during the process. Fission reactions produce long-lived radioactive isotopes that pose… Watch Video Share
Mana.Bio: Breaking the Wall to Unlocking RNA Delivery through AI Mana.bio 2023 Science Start-Ups Mana.Bio: Breaking the Wall to Unlocking RNA Delivery through AI Nominated by: Shikma Litmanovitz, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Presented by: Yogev Debbi Watch Video Share
2023 Science Start-Ups Mana.Bio: Breaking the Wall to Unlocking RNA Delivery through AI Nominated by: Shikma Litmanovitz, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Presented by: Yogev Debbi Watch Video Share
Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation Cao Thang Dinh 2023 2023 | Engineering & Technology Breakthrough Day Talk Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion technology holds promise for mitigating climate change by transforming CO2 emissions into useful products. However, several challenges hinder its widespread adoption, particularly its low energy efficiency. One major issue is the high… Watch Video Share
2023 2023 | Engineering & Technology Breakthrough Day Talk Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation Cao Thang Dinh: Breaking the Wall of Decarbonisation – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion technology holds promise for mitigating climate change by transforming CO2 emissions into useful products. However, several challenges hinder its widespread adoption, particularly its low energy efficiency. One major issue is the high… Watch Video Share
BREAKING THE WALL TO NEUROEDUCATION Life Sciences BREAKING THE WALL TO NEUROEDUCATION How the Neuroscience of Sound, Language and Music Shapes Human Communication Communication through sound is an everyday miracle. Spoken language reaches the listener’s ear as soundwaves that our auditory system transforms into brainwaves. But merely decoding sound from the environment is insufficient to guarantee that its meaning will be understood.… Watch Video Share
Life Sciences BREAKING THE WALL TO NEUROEDUCATION How the Neuroscience of Sound, Language and Music Shapes Human Communication Communication through sound is an everyday miracle. Spoken language reaches the listener’s ear as soundwaves that our auditory system transforms into brainwaves. But merely decoding sound from the environment is insufficient to guarantee that its meaning will be understood.… Watch Video Share
Female Science Talents Gathering 2022: Panel Four Ruth Morgan, Julia Duwe, Simone Menne 2022 Female Science Talents Female Science Talents Gathering 2022: Panel Four Gendered Innovation and Multinational Corporations Julia Duwe, partner at Roland Berger, and Simone Menne, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, join Ruth Morgan in sharing their insights on the impact of the pandemic on gender equality and what they consider to be the key to innovation in… Watch Video Share
2022 Female Science Talents Female Science Talents Gathering 2022: Panel Four Gendered Innovation and Multinational Corporations Julia Duwe, partner at Roland Berger, and Simone Menne, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, join Ruth Morgan in sharing their insights on the impact of the pandemic on gender equality and what they consider to be the key to innovation in… Watch Video Share
FootPrint Coalition: Breaking the Wall to Rapid Science Funding Rachel Kropa 2022 Breakthrough Day Talk Science & Innovation Management Science Breakthrough of the Year FootPrint Coalition: Breaking the Wall to Rapid Science Funding As a scientist, getting a research grant often feels like an odyssey. It involves a lot of red tape and can take years to be approved. While it is a nuisance to all researchers, the process is especially frustrating for environmental scientists, who rely on grants to perform their research… Watch Video Share
2022 Breakthrough Day Talk Science & Innovation Management Science Breakthrough of the Year FootPrint Coalition: Breaking the Wall to Rapid Science Funding As a scientist, getting a research grant often feels like an odyssey. It involves a lot of red tape and can take years to be approved. While it is a nuisance to all researchers, the process is especially frustrating for environmental scientists, who rely on grants to perform their research… Watch Video Share
Breaking the Wall between Science and Art Geraldine Cox Art & Science Breaking the Wall between Science and Art Artist Geraldine Cox works with physicists to find resonant new expression for the beautiful things we have discovered and inspires others to do the same: children construct mobiles celebrating atoms, dancers absorb and emit light, grown-ups cut intricate paper photons for a giant collage of sunlight, and in mesmerising paintings… Watch Video Share
Art & Science Breaking the Wall between Science and Art Artist Geraldine Cox works with physicists to find resonant new expression for the beautiful things we have discovered and inspires others to do the same: children construct mobiles celebrating atoms, dancers absorb and emit light, grown-ups cut intricate paper photons for a giant collage of sunlight, and in mesmerising paintings… Watch Video Share