Natasha Theriault

The main purposes of the project is the communication of scientific principle: to spark interest in science and break widely spread stereotypes in Armenia about the role of science and scientists. In addition to providing information about natural sciences, technologies and thematic materials, the project’s aim is to encourage critical…

Agnes Reiner convinced the jury and won the 1st place of the global Falling Walls Lab Finale 2017. Agnes presented her research on novel blood-based biomarkers for the early detection of ovarian cancer.

CIFAR takes a long-term view to support leading-edge internationally collaborative research for global impact. CIFAR brings together outstanding researchers from across disciplines and borders to identify and address some of the world’s most intractable challenges. CIFAR believes research focused on critical issues that leverages the best scholars, without being constrained…

COVID-19 has hit the NGO sector hard, with the closure of study centres and workshop facilities, compounded by uncertainty about future re-openings. For many organizations, the transition to offering classes and learning content online has been beset with challenges, as there are few affordable platforms with the necessary infrastructure to…

This project investigates clashing territorial views in the Pan-Amazon region in the South West of Colombia and offers new aesthetic tools via Media, capable of opening new avenues for knowledge exchange, dialogue and inter-existence. Through participatory research and socially engaged art, this project explores the potential of an ethics of…

Tonico Deodato’s project investigates the influence of social motivation on the social impairments present in children with ASD through observation of their helping and cooperative behavioural tendencies.

PRESENTED BY Shunsuke Ishimoto NOMINATED BY  Tohoku University

Molecular gases, that are brought to a near standstill with kinetic energies only a few 100 nK above absolute temperature zero, open up far-reaching possibilities for quantum science, ranging from quantum simulation and quantum information to quantum-controlled chemistry and fundamental physics. However, even the simplest molecules, diatomic molecules, have until…

Felix Biotechnology was founded in 2019 to accelerate the deployment of novel biotherapeutics treating microbial infections, a growing threat in human health and beyond. It combines cutting-edge synthetic biology technologies from Yale and Berkeley into a pipeline that enables it to target, engineer, and deploy biotherapeutics against a wide range…