Every November, in the context of the celebrations of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the event Falling Walls takes place, including Falling Walls Lab (FWLab), a contest for Young scientific and entrepreneurial young and talented people. The format consists of 3-minute talks in english, where the participants from any área of knowledge and all around the world compete to get the “Young Innovator of the Year” Award. The criterion: disruptive ideas that can break the walls around any of the global challenges, such as energy, poverty, environment or health.
To get to the finale, the candidates needs to go first though any of the national contests. The Maria de Maeztu Strategic Research Program will host the Barcelona Lab on September 12th. Interested applicants need to register before July 15th here.
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