Maria Alfaiate

The convergence of cell biology and genetic engineering is creating fundamental new ways to impact disease. Capitalizing on these technological breakthroughs, BlueRock are advancing novel cell+gene platform to develop, manufacture, and deliver an entirely new generation of authentic and engineered cell therapies, across neurology, cardiology and immunology. Lead program is…

The nominating institution SLAC Stanford on the breakthrough: The advent of the high-temperature superconducting materials in 1986 has motivated the enduring search for novel systems that one day may carry lossless electricity at room temperature. Using a novel Jenga building block approach, we have discovered a superconducting nickel oxide. This…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Shankar Balasubramanian. He talked about his role as Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, his pioneering work on genome sequencing and the practical implications of his research.…

PRESENTED BY Ömer Faruk KOÇ NOMINATED BY Marmara University Innovation and Technology Transfer Research and Application Center (MITTO) Tags: Ag Tech, Automatic Steering

Detecting malignant cancer cells in very early stages in order to provide treatment long before tumours spread across the body is something patients, doctors, and public health officials have been looking forward to for a long time. A novel diagnostics technique might make this dream come true and save millions…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation with Ottoline Leyser, digital participants had the chance to discuss and ask questions. The interview series provided an intense personal atmosphere, in which high-level guests, speakers and panelists of the Falling Walls Science Summit 2021 focused on their individual research, career paths and experiences.…

Tom Bieling and his team at the Design Research Lab developed a communication technology for deaf-blind people, through which they can interact with anyone at any time. The Lorm Hand is an installation, which connects deaf-blind people with X or other social networks. Using touch sensory technology, the Lorm Hand…

Ankita is working on nano-fiber filters that efficiently remove particles and enable good flow with the help of surface coating technology. These two functions are mutually exclusive in conventional filters.

How the Tropical Laboratory Initiative is increasing Access to Healthcare in Low Resource Countries Tropical Diseases were defined in the 1970s by international organisations such as the World Health Organization as those infectious ailments like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and Ebola that disproportionately affect poor and marginalised populations in the developing…

The nominating institution Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin on the breakthrough: Open Innovation (OI) offers a different way of doing research to address urgent global challenges. We developed an unique training strategy that empowers early-stage researchers to apply OI concepts into their projects. To embed our training into Berlin’s neuroscience…