Siobhán McDonald

Finding expertise & peers within research organization, now, to foster collaboration. Your web-based digital collaboration twin for research organization (academia, corporate or consortia): Makes it easy to access and leverage the most valuable nodes of knowledge within the research world : Research assets + authors. Starting point to faster collaboration…

The nominating institution DWIH on the breakthrough: The Innovative Research in Small Companies program conducted by the São Paulo Research Foundation is Brazil’s largest innovation program. It has funded over 2,500 research projects in over 1,500 different companies. It employs a rigorous selection process that seeks to find a combination…

Debashree Roy is addressing the nutritional concerns in plant-based cheeses by introducing a groundbreaking patented process, allowing the creation of a highly concentrated plant protein base. This innovative technology not only ensures high-protein content but also provides a versatile range of plant-based cheeses with exceptional taste and texture, offering a…

Benjamin List: Breaking the Wall to Organocatalysis – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Traditional methods of chemical synthesis are laden with hazardous chemicals and heavy metal catalysts, the disposal of which has led to environmental pollution in both land and air, while producing copious amounts of chemical waste. These inefficient…

Sofía Ulloa Arias is addressing the environmental impact of short-lived plastics in the pet industry, where discarded toys contribute to significant waste. Her solution involves the use of mycelium from mushrooms and vegetable substrates to create compostable pet toys, promoting a greener future and revolutionising the sector with the world’s…

The nominating institution Yale School of Management on the project: Global Virtual Teams (GVT) is a proven innovation with intensity, scale and scope. The course introduces students to research on what makes global teams succeed or fail and help them develop the skills to work on projects with teams spread…

Yasmina Abakkouy argues that polygenic risk scores can possibly be used to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) on a population level. This could lead to more precise risk stratification by classifying people in either high or low AD risk.

Due to technical problems, this falling walls breakthrough conversation could not be recorded in full. In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Aline Sara, Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2022 in the category of Future Learning. She…

Our lean ecosystem generation model, emphasises maximising the number of innovation ideas explored and researchers commercially upskilled while minimising costs to support this activity across a city or economic region. We believe that by raising the level commercial awareness and connecting generations of researchers to existing local innovation activity, this…

How Computational Neuroscience Can Decode Thoughts and Actions When we look at a landscape, listen to a song or recall a memory, what is the exact choreography taking place across the various areas of the brain? – One of the most challenging aspects about the human brain is the question…