Pei Leng Tan

The constant growth of our population, finite resources, and a linear flow of materials as we know it, are no longer compatible. Looking ahead, the human approach of take, make, and dispose must be replaced by a circular one, and science and entrepreneurship can help. In this Falling Walls Circle,…

Nominated by: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Presented by: Dr. Théau Peronnin

Yizhou Yu addresses the lack of personalised treatments for Alzheimer’s disease by investigating genetic, cellular, and population-level aspects. He combined laboratory techniques and machine learning to identify a novel pathway, leading to the development of probiotic bacteria that delay neuron death in animal models, offering a potential solution for Alzheimer’s…

He is an antibiotics researcher who not only promises new antibiotics, but also to make existing antibiotics more efficient. The potential should be peer reviewed. Not particularly novel in its methods, all the big ones use ‘AI’ to find new molecules. Standard problems of antimicrobiotical research apply to his team…

Anna Siekierka is addressing the challenging issue of lithium-ion battery (LIB) effluent containing hazardous metals like cobalt, lithium, and nickel by proposing a zero-waste process for metal recovery. Her solution involves using reverse electrodialysis with an ultra-selective cobalt exchange membrane, allowing for cobalt recovery and simultaneous energy harvesting from the…

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…

Little Big, Science is a voluntary Registered NGO, that was founded to bridge the apparent gap between the scientific community and the general public in Israel in a direct way. Our goal is to expose our readers and followers in the social media platforms, to the exciting discoveries, the thrilling…

Our device comprises a strip and reader. A couple of blood drops (obtained from a heel prick) are applied to the strip, which is inserted into the reader. The biomarker levels are measured in 10 min. Tags: Bio-Tech, Engineering, Med-Tech.

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…

Presented by: Marius Rosenberg Adhesys Medical has developed a new technology which can seal internal and external wounds. We have developed the only known product capable of both functioning as a hemostat and as a sealant inside the body. To be used by surgeons, it seals wounds and stops bleeding…