Falling Walls Foundation

🎥✨ 2024 in Review: Thank You for an Incredible Year! As 2024 comes to a close, we want to thank you for being part of our journey. Your involvement has truly made a difference. From the Falling Walls Science Summit and Berlin Science Week to the Creative Bureaucracy Festival and initiatives like Female Science Talents and Young Entrepreneurs in Science, your enthusiasm has been the driving force behind our success. 🚀💡 We are excited to continue this meaningful work with you in 2025.   🎞️ Revisit the highlights from 2024 Watch videos of the Falling Walls Pitches, Circle & Debates and Breakthrough Presentations on our YouTube channel https://lnkd.in/dYRXyBeC   🎄 Wishing you a peaceful holiday season and an inspiring start to the new year. From the Falling Walls Team, thank you for being a part of our mission.

Are You Ready to Take Your Career to the Next Level? Applications for the Intensive Track 2025 Are Now Open! We’re thrilled to announce that applications for the Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2025 are officially open! We are looking for 20 exceptionally talented women in science from all disciplines to take part in our one-year intensive programme. 🎯 If you’re ready to develop key skills, build your network, and be part of an international, vibrant and diverse learning community, don’t miss this opportunity! 🌐 If you're a supporter of this programme, please share this post within your network! For more information, visit the official webpage here: https://lnkd.in/djpqjRzK Thank you to our partners for supporting this programme: The Elsevier Foundation, VolkswagenStiftung, Bayer Foundation, Klaus Tschira Foundation gGmbH, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation #FSTIntensive2025

Thank you to our partner EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG for supporting our science start-up competition Falling Walls Venture and to Luca Lea Kleene from EnBW Innovation for contributing as a Jury Member at the Falling Walls Science Summit.   As a think tank, sparring partner, investor and companion for start-ups, #EnBW Innovation is shaping the energy world of tomorrow.    The team sets up new companies, but also makes targeted investments in business models of others. EnBW Innovation’s focus is on start-ups with innovative products and services in the fields of smart grids, connected home and mobility.   Learn more about their work here: https://lnkd.in/d3uxxHG8   Thank you moreover to Lena Göller for participating in the Science Summit and introducing Enpulse , a Venture Builder & Early-Stage Investor powered by EnBW Innovation.

What an incredible #ScienceSummit24! 🌟 Heartfelt thanks to our partners and sponsors for their invaluable support in making the Falling Walls Science Summit possible. Your contributions have helped create a platform for essential dialogue, knowledge exchange and groundbreaking insights. 🙏 We are grateful to everyone who joined us in Berlin and online and contributed to the atmosphere of discovery, curiosity and courage. From the innovative presentations by talented entrepreneurs, science communicators, and emerging talents on Pitch Day, to the impactful #FallingWallsCircle dialogues and debates, and the breakthrough presentations on 9 November, this year’s Falling Walls Science Summit has been truly inspiring. 🧱 On the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we gathered the world’s brightest minds to share breakthroughs that are set to shape our future.  In the words of 2024 Science Breakthrough, Social Sciences & Humanities Emilie Caspar, “You can just be a very ordinary person but still do things that are amazing.” And indeed, over the last three days, we have seen how courage, vision, and collaboration drive remarkable achievements. Mark your calendars. Here’s to many more breakthroughs ahead! 📅 7–9 November 2025 👉 Stay updated by signing up for our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/dEgCcyN9

Enlighting, exciting and a great deal of fun - another Falling Walls science summit just came to a close. Every year, researchers, policy makers, funders, members of governments and the interested public gather on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall to highlight how it is that research from across disciplines can help break down the walls that still exist today, the walls of inequity, of disease, of climate change, of biodiversity loss and more. It was my great pleasure to attend and to moderate & be part of sessions on food security by 2050, on open science and on the power of AI to accelerate the biomedical revolution Thank you to Jürgen Mlynek Andreas Kosmider and the Falling Walls team for an incredible event! Springer Nature Falling Walls Foundation Bayer | Crop Science Boehringer Ingelheim Richard Socher Michael Bronstein Heather Harrington Patrick Cramer Jan Ellenberg Heinz Fassmann Austrian Academy of Sciences Karin Guendel Gonzalez Akua Antwi-Agyakwa Jack A Bobo Patricia Gruber Atlantic Labs Alina Schadwinkel #fallingwalls2024 https://lnkd.in/eyVrF36f

„Wir brauchen wissenschaftliche Durchbrüche und Innovationen, um globale Herausforderungen zu bewältigen“, sagte Bundesminister Cem Özdemir in seiner Keynote auf dem #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit24. „Deshalb freue ich mich, meinen ersten offiziellen Termin als Bundesminister für Bildung und Forschung hier zu haben." Heute ist hier „Breakthrough Day“: Herausragende Forschende präsentieren ihre wissenschaftlichen Durchbrüche, die uns helfen, die Herausforderungen der Zukunft zu meistern.

"What is the most needed breakthrough in science right now?" Together with Carrie Boyce from RCIScience (Royal Canadian Institute for Science) we asked leading scientists & visionaries in research at #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit24: "What is the most needed breakthrough in science right now?" Thank you so much for sharing your answers with us Thomas Grasser (Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research), Oriana Trejo Alvarez (UAM Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana), Inge K Herrmann (Universität Zürich | University of Zurich), Ulrich Beuers (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Kaylene Cooper (Wonder of Science), Andrea Riccio (AcroLab, NL), Sandy Roberts (Science Friday).

🔬 “Men outnumbered, and still outnumber women in clinical trials, and only 2% of global health reserach funding is dedicated to the specific needs of women." Earlier today, Inge Herrmann (Universität Zürich | University of Zurich) introduced her W-HEALTH program, transforming women’s reproductive health by developing a groundbreaking reversible hydrogel implant. This innovative technology offers a non-invasive solution for contraception and endometriosis prevention. Designed for global accessibility, the implant prioritizes affordability, addressing critical gaps in women’s healthcare. #FallingsWalls #ScienceSummit24

Here’s a preview of the final #ScienceBreakthrough presentations during Session Four at the #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit24! 🌊 4:30 PM Katja Matthes: BREAKING THE WALL OF MARINE CARBON INNOVATION – Discover how the ocean's power can combat climate change. Matthes will dive into innovative marine carbon storage methods that can help balance our climate. ⏱️ 4:45 PM JUN YE: BREAKING THE WALL OF QUANTUM TIMEKEEPING – Discover the cutting-edge of time with Jun Ye, whose ultra-precise atomic clocks are reshaping our understanding of time and unlocking insights into the universe. 🎓 5:00 PM 2024 SCIENCE BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR IN THE EMERGING TALENTS CATEGORY – Meet the next wave of trailblazers! Emerging scientists will showcase their revolutionary research! Featuring Constadina Rogers (Dalhousie University), Pewee Datoo Kolubah (KAUST) & Netanel Loyfer (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem). 🧠 5:15 PM Michael Platten: BREAKING THE WALL OF BRAIN TUMOR VACCINES – Platten’s breakthrough work on brain tumour immunotherapy offers hope against aggressive cancers like glioblastoma, paving the way for Don't miss the last session: https://lnkd.in/dzzhNu3e #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit2024

Watch via livestream today at 5:15 PM CET 🎤 Michael Platten: “Breaking the Wall of Brain Tumor Vaccines” 🌐 Free livestream available: https://lnkd.in/dzzhNu3e