Scidogma Research

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…

Kletskoppen (‘Chatterboxes’) allows children from diverse backgrounds to discover the science behind language, so that they increase their enjoyment of language, broaden their view of science, and appreciate their own (multilingual) knowledge. Our activities include festivals in libraries and community centres, and lessons in schools about ‘being a scientist’ using…

Matthias Tschöp: Breaking the Wall of Obesity – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Overweight individuals face an increased risk of developing various diseases, with diabetes being a prominent concern. Diabetes, both Type 1 and Type 2, can lead to serious complications such as heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, and nerve…

Markus Rex and Stefanie Arndt have respectively led and participated in the MOSAiC expedition. Between 2019 and 2020 the German icebreaker Polarstern spent a year drifting through the Arctic Ocean trapped in ice. The goal was to improve the understanding of the full seasonal cycle of processes and interactions in…

The iScientist program enables science teachers to invite pioneering scientists working on contemporary science projects, via app, to hold an informal video meeting with their students where they are encouraged to interview the scientists about anything they may find intriguing in that field including their daily routine or background. Resources…

Embelin, a paraffin gauze infused with a herbal extract from Embelia ribes and is known in folk medicine to assist in wound healing, can help treat chronic wounds.

Michael Richter is addressing the challenge of transporting renewable hydrogen through the existing natural gas pipeline network by proposing a solution that involves extracting pure hydrogen from a mixed gas using an ion-selective membrane. This flexible and compact technology, with manufacturing synergies with fuel cells and electrolysers, aims to overcome…

Amalia Sitti Khayyira creates added-value natural products that possess medicine-like effects. Her current product is fermented palm sugar that can reduce postprandial blood glucose in people with diabetes.

Using silver and natural plant polyphenols (the molecules behind hard-to-remove wine stains), JJ Richardson creates antimicrobial coatings that stick to any surface and neutralize viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Richardson’s universally adherent antimicrobial coatings can be sprayed on by non-experts in the home or hospital, are so thin you can’t see…

Mental Health: Do we Need a New Super Science? Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. While stigma around mental health may…