Falling Walls Lab Berlin-Adlershof
Great minds, 3 minutes, 1 day – Falling Walls Labs take place globally throughout the year. The Lab is a platform for excellent academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from all disciplines who get the opportunity to present their research work, business model, innovative project or idea with peers and a distinguished jury from academia and business. Each participant has 3-minute time on stage.
Falling Walls Labs take place globally throughout the year. This year, the winner of each international Falling Walls Lab qualifies for the Finale on November, 7.
The winner of the local Lab gets to attend Falling Walls Science Summit.
The Falling Walls Lab Berlin-Adlershof is hosted by Joint Initiative of Non-University Research Institutes Adlershof (IGAFA) and Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) and took place on July, 16 2024
Winner of Falling Walls Lab Berlin-Adlershof 2025:
1. Julian Bopp (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF MOBILE MAGNETIC IMAGING
2. Dr. Maria Loidolt-Krüger (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF ON-DEMAND VACCINES
3. Gabriel Moya (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF EXPERT-ONLY TO EVERYDAY SINGLE MOLECULE TOOLS
Winner of Falling Walls Lab Berlin-Adlershof 2024:
1. Dr. Carlos Honrado (Portugal): BREAKING THE WALL OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
2. Dr. Ta-Shun Chou (Taiwan/Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF CONVENTIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR
3. Komali Valishetti (India/Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF BIOSECURITY THREAT DETECTION
Winner of the Falling Walls Lab Berlin-Adlershof 2023:
1. Dr. Tomislav Stolar (Croatia): BREAKING THE WALL OF OF CIRCULAR PLASTICS ECONOMY
2. Dr. Anthe Wirgis (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF CANCER RELAPSE AFTER IMMUNOTHERAPY
3. Dr. Arsène Chemin (France): BREAKING THE WALL OF CO2 VALORIZATION USING DIAMONDS
Winner of the Falling Walls Lab Berlin-Adlershof 2022:
1. Dr. Natalie Kille (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
2. Dr. Sophia Pazzagli (Italy): BREAKING THE WALL OF PROTOTYPING PHOTONICS
3. Dr. Johanna Sänger (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF INTRANSPARENT CERAMICS
Winner of the Falling Walls Lab Adlershof 2021:
1. Anna Vanderbruggen (France): BREAKING THE WALL Wall of BATTERY RECYCLING
2. Sophie Budzinski (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF PERSONALIZED MICROBIOTA DIAGNOSTICS
3. Dr. Torben Rieckmann (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF NON-INCLUSIVE MATHEMATICS
Winner of the Falling Walls Lab Adlershof 2020:
1. Place: Dr. Chayanika Das (India): BREAKING THE WALL OF MAGNESIUM CORROSION
1. Place: Svea Stephan (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF EXPLOITING FINITE RESSOURCES.
Winner of the Falling Walls Lab Adlershof 2019:
1. Place: Julius Upmeier zu Belzen (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF BLACK BOXES IN BIOMEDICAL AI
2. Place: Dr. Anna Katharina Pikos (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF GENDER GAPS
3. Place: Benjamin Herzog (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF SUSTAINABLE AIR CLEANING
Winner of the Falling Walls Lab Adlershof 2018:
1. Place: Dr. Charlie R. Cotton (GB): BREAKING THE WALL OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
2. Place: Dr. Anna Raysan (Armenia): BREAKING THE WALL OF COMPLICATED LABORATORY METHODS
3. Place: Thomas Uhlig (Germany): BREAKING THE WALL OF CONVENTIONAL HOME SEWING