{"title": "Beyond Breakthroughs: What Makes Innovation Succeed", "start": "2026-11-07T17:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/technology/innovation"], "description": "A round table where leaders from science, start-ups and technology-driven industry examine what makes innovation succeed. The English-language hybrid session is presented by the Berthold Leibinger Foundation as part of Falling Walls' programme. Its focus is how scientific breakthroughs can be turned into real-world applications. Speakers explore how people, IP, collaboration, investment and organisational structures shape innovation, and which conditions for success can be transferred across different innovation environments.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/beyond-breakthroughs-what-makes-innovation-succeed-72422/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/beyond-breakthroughs-what-makes-innovation-succeed", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T17:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T18:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Rethinking Transfer: Research Excellence to Industrial Scale", "start": "2026-11-08T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"Rethinking Transfer: Research Excellence to Industrial Scale\" is an English-language panel discussion. It is led by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with board member Constantin Häfner; the panel also features Thomas Schinecker (Roche Group), Anna-Katharina Wittenstein (WITTENSTEIN SE) and Monika Jones. It asks how scientific breakthroughs become industrial value creation: through the early integration of research, industry, regulation and market perspectives, co-development, pilot infrastructure, standards, market access and shared risk. The panel explores how Europe can scale what it invents while preserving the scientific freedom that drives discovery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rethinking-transfer-research-excellence-to-industrial-scale-72426/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/rethinking-transfer-research-excellence-industrial-scale", "image": ""}, {"title": "Rethinking Innovation Finance: From Discovery to Impact", "start": "2026-11-06T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-06T11:30:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "An invitation-only discussion session within a science programme in Berlin. It is hosted by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). The topic is capital models for turning scientific breakthroughs into innovation, as critical transition phases between public funding and private investment often remain underfunded. The discussion explores public-private partnerships, philanthropic capital and new investment approaches that can help promising research progress towards societal and economic impact.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rethinking-innovation-finance-from-discovery-to-impact-72436/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/rethinking-innovation-finance-discovery-impact-invitation-only", "image": ""}, {"title": "Lab to Life: From AI Research to Real-World Impact", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:30:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai", "society"], "description": "\"Lab to Life: From AI Research to Real-World Impact\" is a discussion as part of Falling Walls' programme. It is backed by the Dieter Schwarz Foundation and draws on a new study commissioned by the IPAI Foundation. It examines why promising AI research often stalls after the lab stage and what individual, organisational and political changes are needed to turn innovation into viable solutions for the benefit of all. The event is by invitation only.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lab-to-life-from-ai-research-to-real-world-impact-72444/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/lab-life-ai-research-real-world-impact-invitation-only", "image": ""}, {"title": "From Science to Impact: A Shared Responsibility", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T11:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"From Science to Impact: A Shared Responsibility\" is an English-language round table discussion in hybrid format on the Franklin Stage at the Falling Walls Science House. The round table is behind organized by Springer Nature; the speakers are Angela McLean (UK Government), David Budtz Pedersen (FRONTIER Centre for Advanced SSH), Jeanne Rubner (Technical University of Munich), Magdalena Skipper (Springer Nature) and Eleni Zika (European Research Council). It explores how validated scientific evidence becomes actionable in decision-making when incentives, funding, communication, industry and policy align. The discussion examines a shared responsibility for strengthening relevance while safeguarding inclusivity, equity and scientific freedom.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/from-science-to-impact-a-shared-responsibility-72407/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/science-impact-shared-responsibility", "image": ""}, {"title": "Rewiring Innovation: Next Generation Research Organisations", "start": "2026-11-08T09:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"Rewiring Innovation: Next Generation Research Organisations\" is a Plenary Table on the Curie Stage, held in English and also streamed live. It is presented by the Max Planck Society as part of Falling Walls, with its president Patrick Cramer joined by, among others, French research minister Philippe Baptiste and European Innovation Council board president Michiel Scheffer. The speakers discuss how fundamental research and the notion of scientific excellence are being reshaped by deep tech and artificial intelligence. New funding models, public-private partnerships and cross-sector collaboration take centre stage, with Europe's global competitiveness in research at stake.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rewiring-innovation-next-generation-research-organisations-72398/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/rewiring-innovation-next-generation-research-organisations", "image": ""}, {"title": "Future Perspectives: Societal Dimensions of Breakthroughs", "start": "2026-11-09T10:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-09T11:30:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy", "society/ethics"], "description": "A moderated conversation on the societal and ethical implications of scientific breakthroughs. Breakthrough Day speaker Karen Willcox explores the implications of her research into digital twins – virtual models that use real-world data to predict how complex systems behave. Shannon Dosemagen brings expertise in participatory science and open technology, raising questions about public access, involvement and who benefits from innovation. Audiences are invited to share their hopes and concerns about the future impact of scientific innovation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/future-perspectives-societal-dimensions-of-breakthroughs-72461/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/future-perspectives-societal-dimensions-breakthroughs-4", "image": ""}, {"title": "From Young Minds to Innovation: Building Future Talent", "start": "2026-11-09T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-09T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy", "society/education"], "description": "A round-table discussion held on the Franklin Stage as part of the Falling Walls programme. It is hosted by the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and explores how research-based learning and early talent development can shape future scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators. Programmes such as Jugend forscht connect young talents with global science and innovation ecosystems, strengthen transfer skills and create pathways from first ideas to future impact. Among the speakers are Petra Bahr, Jessica Bönsch, Rainer Esser, Antonia Münchenbach and Jonathan Osborne.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/from-young-minds-to-innovation-building-future-talent-72434/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/young-minds-innovation-building-future-talent", "image": ""}, {"title": "Building Trusted Ecosystems for Biomedical Innovation", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine", "society/health"], "description": "\"Building Trusted Ecosystems for Biomedical Innovation\" is a round table discussion in the Falling Walls programme. It is organised by the University of Oxford, the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité and the Berlin University Alliance. It explores how innovation ecosystems connect academia, healthcare and industry to accelerate translation in biomedicine while ensuring responsible data use. Particular attention is given to transnational collaboration as a foundation for scalable and sustainable biomedical innovation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/building-trusted-ecosystems-for-biomedical-innovation-72413/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/building-trusted-ecosystems-biomedical-innovation", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Future of Medicine: From Discovery to Impact", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/medicine"], "description": "An English-language panel discussion in a hybrid format exploring how medicine's greatest challenge has shifted from making discoveries to turning them into better health. It is organised by the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) together with the Helmholtz Association and its centres, among them the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Max Delbrück Center (MDC). Speakers from science, politics and industry, including researchers from leading German and international institutions, discuss the research ecosystems that connect science, translation and innovation to speed the journey from discovery to impact. The talk forms part of the programme field Biomedical Innovation & Health Futures and links directly to a symposium later the same day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/the-future-of-medicine-from-discovery-to-impact-72401/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/future-medicine-discovery-impact", "image": ""}, {"title": "Europe's Next Chapter: Visions for Tech Races beyond AI", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/technology", "society/economics"], "description": "A discussion at Falling Walls Science House where researchers, entrepreneurs and policymakers talk about the coming wave of breakthrough technologies. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation is behind it, with Falling Walls organizing the event. It asks how Europe and Germany can turn their strong research and industrial foundations into faster innovation, scalable companies and global markets, as quantum technologies, advanced robotics and biotechnology reshape economies. Funding, regulation, infrastructure and talent are examined so that Europe shapes the next wave of breakthroughs rather than follows it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europes-next-chapter-visions-for-tech-races-beyond-ai-72455/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/europes-next-chapter-visions-tech-races-beyond-ai", "image": ""}, {"title": "Europe’s Innovation Ecosystems: Who Funds Breakthroughs?", "start": "2026-11-07T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/technology", "society/economics"], "description": "A panel discussion on Europe's innovation ecosystems at the Curie Stage. It is hosted by the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation - SPRIND and the EIT Higher Education Initiative. It asks who funds the systems that carry breakthroughs from research to market, given that public grants, venture capital, foundations, development banks and institutional investors rarely operate as one system. Speakers include Heinrich M. Arnold, Hermann Hauser, Rafael Laguna de la Vera and Lene Oddershede.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europes-innovation-ecosystems-who-funds-breakthroughs-72396/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/europes-innovation-ecosystems-who-funds-breakthroughs", "image": ""}, {"title": "Accelerating Translation: Innovations to Patients", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T11:30:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/biomedicine"], "description": "\"Accelerating Translation: Innovations to Patients\" is an event of the Falling Walls series at the Falling Walls Science House, by invitation only. Behind it is the M1 - Munich Medicine Alliance; it is about how biomedical innovations can reach patients faster. Leaders from science, healthcare, industry and policy explore models, partnerships and infrastructures that accelerate translation and strengthen patient impact at scale. The event takes place as an Executive Table in the Newton Room and is held in English.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/accelerating-translation-innovations-to-patients-72440/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/accelerating-translation-innovations-patients-invitation-only", "image": ""}, {"title": "From Evidence to Action: How SDG Research Can Shape Policy", "start": "2026-11-07T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/sustainability"], "description": "A practice-oriented session exploring how research on the Sustainable Development Goals translates into policy and real-world change. It is hosted by Springer Nature, with speakers Nicola Jones (Springer Nature), Tracey Brown (Sense about Science) and Dennis Tänzler (adelphi global) on stage at the Tsukamoto Café. Through concrete examples, it shows how impact pathways work, where they break down, and what barriers still hinder progress. Combining system-level, data-driven insights with hands-on experience, it asks what enables evidence to turn into meaningful change.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/from-evidence-to-action-how-sdg-research-can-shape-policy-72454/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/evidence-action-how-sdg-research-can-shape-policy", "image": ""}, {"title": "Research Networks of the Future: Building Global Impact", "start": "2026-11-07T18:15:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T19:15:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "An English-language Plenary Table session at Falling Walls, also available as a livestream, on the research networks of the future. It is presented by the Helmholtz Association, with speakers from among others Tohoku University, DESY, CIFAR, the Max Delbrück Center and Planet Labs PBC. It asks how different AI initiatives can join into powerful ecosystems, what partnerships need to move beyond initial stages, and how international collaboration can thrive in a changing world. Trust, shared infrastructures and common missions are explored as the way to turn scientific excellence into societal impact.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/research-networks-of-the-future-building-global-impact-72397/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/research-networks-future-building-global-impact", "image": ""}, {"title": "Innovative Funding: Foundations Driving European Research", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T11:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "An English-language round-table discussion on innovative funding models for European research. It is hosted by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller as part of Falling Walls. It asks whether greater collaboration between private, national and international funders could open up new opportunities for researchers. Drawing on lessons from Impulscience, it explores how such models could strengthen research ecosystems across Europe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/innovative-funding-foundations-driving-european-research-72424/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/innovative-funding-foundations-driving-european-research", "image": ""}, {"title": "Big Science, Bigger Impact: From Discovery to Value", "start": "2026-11-07T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T17:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "A round table titled \"Big Science, Bigger Impact: From Discovery to Value\", held as a hybrid event. CERN is behind the format; on the Ann Jackson Stage, speakers from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, CERN, the National Science Foundation and the Deutscher Bundestag take part. Big Science turns challenges beyond the reach of individual nations into shared scientific and economic projects. International research infrastructures pool knowledge, talent, and resources while creating spillovers in medicine, computing, engineering, and sustainability; the next challenge is sustaining these long-term collaborations by linking science to industry, securing public investment, and engaging the next generation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/big-science-bigger-impact-from-discovery-to-value-72420/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/big-science-bigger-impact-discovery-value", "image": ""}]}