Marko Phiri

Our novel versatile biosensors for the rapid detection of various analytes is a cost effective Point-of-Care device to detect toxins, pathogens and viruses. Tags: Bio-Tech, Covid-19, Med-Tech, Mobile Health.

Nominated by: Marco Casteleijn, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Presented by: Christopher Landowski

How Genetics Provides New Tools for Understanding Innate Immunity Humans and other organisms are under constant threat from deadly invaders – viruses, bacteria and other microbes which infiltrate the body, create dangerous toxins and damage or kill cells. Along the line of evolution, organisms developed sophisticated defence mechanisms to deal…

I plead for a design turn within the social sciences, in order to foster the renewal of empirical methods from an analytical towards a co-productive synthetic approach of knowledge production.

Difu Simo is an engagement project in Kilifi, Kenya, which aims to promote dialogue among communities about mental health, to raise awareness and reduce associated stigma. The project has implemented massive mental health engagement campaigns combining expertise of collaborators in health research, film, local culture, and community members. Difu Simo’s…

The nominating institute Fastagger on the breakthrough: Kariuki labels African-focused satellite images for AI use cases. He also develops AI that will aid companies in establishing solar infrastructure projects and agriculture. Tags: Artificial Intelligence

How Exoplanet Research is Scouting for Earth 2.0 More than 2000 years ago, the question whether we are alone in the universe was first asked. Today, we live in a time, when for the first time in history, we have the tools to answer it. Lisa Kaltenegger’s multi-awarded research focuses…

Rony Pain is dedicated to addressing the significant issue of cancer metastasis, responsible for approximately 90% of cancer-related deaths. His research focuses on PCLX-001, an investigational drug shown to inhibit the metabolism of aggressive breast cancer cells, potentially preventing their spread and offering a promising solution to the metastasis problem,…

The basic motivation for the project was the curiosity of how the environment looked like near the South Pole during the last time the planet underwent extreme greenhouse climate conditions ~90 million years ago. Can we define extreme potencies of atmospheric carbon dioxide contents but also underline how significant the…

Nominated by: Lotta Lehikoinen, Chalmers Ventures Presented by: Johannes Henriksson