Matej Badin

To end poverty & joblessness through software development. Utilization of technology for development  TakenoLAB is an ICT Academy and Tech Hub, providing its communities with a wide range of technological platforms on which they can learn and practice software development. The introduction of online jobs is also allowing people to…

Environmental sustainability is essential for improving health system functions, delivering better outcomes for patients, and contributing to larger social and economic benefits. Reducing both the carbon footprint and waste generation in the healthcare sector are examples of methods to achieve environmental sustainability – this escalating issue requires attention and action.…

Pei Leng Tan is addressing the challenges of skin autografting in managing large burn wounds by proposing a solution involving the delivery of high-density proliferative skin cells encapsulated in biodegradable core-shell microspheres. This innovative approach supports cell proliferation, and upon release at the wound site, the cells expand into epidermal-dermal…

Nominated by: Ralf Geber, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Presented by: Ricardo Remus

Evidence gathered by lay people through forms of citizen science are becoming more and more accurate, reliable and credible as the ‘civic sentinels’ performing environmental monitoring follow scientific protocols, seek advice from experts and confront their results with official measurements. This is a truly constructive form of ordinary people’s engagement…

How Polar Exploration Propels Climate Research To New Levels Over the past years international teams of scientists have been undertaking fundamental on-the-ground research in the planet’s polar regions to document the changes that are occurring and gain a better understanding of global climate change. A recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…

Nominated by: Khashayar Razghandi, Matters of Activity Excellence Cluster, Humboldt University of Berlin Presented by: José Villatoro

The conventional manufacture of ceramic tiles involves temperatures of around 1200°C for 1-5 hours. This equates to a large amount of CO2 emissions which is compounded for coal-powered countries. Emma Horn’s solution is bio-tiles using microbially induced CaCO3 precipitation. It involves a negligible energy input and is highly scalable by…

Precision Prevention in Health: The Power of Genomics – Falling Walls Circle Plenary Table 2023 As we are living through the 4th industrial revolution, the congruence of technological advances in genomics and the digital revolution has the potential to transform healthcare. Genomics can benefit precision prevention and improve human health…

Rocket-science without rocket-science: As a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center we develop and vend space science-based experiments and workshops to schools and universities. Our story-telling approach starts with catchy questions (“Who wants holidays on Mars?”, “How will we save our Planet”) and encourages pupils to participate in the course.…