Vivian Chan

Rachel Kropa is Managing Director of Nonprofit and Science at Robert Downey Jr’s FootPrint Coalition, a coalition of investors, donors, and storytellers committed to scaling technologies to restore the planet. FootPrint Coalition’s Science Engine is an initiative that enables scientists to share and crowdfund their research on climate and biodiversity crises by…

Given the limitations of existing tools in collecting a sample of microbiota from the gut, Muhammad Rehan came up with the idea of developing a robotic capsule, a game-changer in gut health analysis.

Nominated by: Francisco Buchara, SF500 Presented by: Marina Simian

Nominated by: Lotta Lehikoinen, Chalmers Ventures Presented by: Johannes Henriksson

SOFA proposes a more efficient system to distribute research funding than the present grant proposal review process. All researchers periodically receive an equal and unconditional base amount of funding, but they have to donate a fraction of everything they receive to other researchers of their choice. As such, funding circulates…

Kristína Macáková is addressing the delayed diagnosis issue in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) by focusing on the key process of citrullination, a crucial point in the production of disease-associated auto-antibodies. In this project, Macáková explores the correlation between markers of neutrophil activation and RA in genetically predisposed individuals, proposing a potential…

Aerogels are a class of solid materials with outstanding properties, a consequence of their open porous 3D nanostructure. They demonstrate promising results for pollution filtering and lightweight vehicle insulation, as well as for advanced battery systems in sustainable mobility. With the support of simulation and digitization for reverse engineering, the…

An estimated 2 billion people consume insects worldwide, and yet the appeal – and commercial availability – of this foodstock remains very limited, especially in the West. With more than 2,000 edible insect species on this planet, packed with high-quality protein, amino acids, vitamins, calcium, zinc, iron, oils, antioxidants and…

By telling stories of women affected by the Zika epidemic, Debora Diniz has shown how the lack of a gender perspective in health emergency response leads to growing gender-based violence, loss of livelihoods, excessive unpaid care work and adverse mental, sexual and reproductive health outcomes for women and girls. As…

Aimed at children and adolescents, it addresses the issues of volcanoes: formation, eruptions and influence of them in our cultures. It uses augmented reality, virtual reality, scenography, models, and the mediation of a team of young geologists that guided small groups (5p) through informative and interactive panels until reaching a…