# Beyond Breakthroughs: What Makes Innovation Succeed

Beyond Breakthroughs: What Makes Innovation Succeed at Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café, Saturday 7 November 2026, 17:00.

- Venue: Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café, Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin
- Go to page: https://falling-walls.com/programme/beyond-breakthroughs-what-makes-innovation-succeed

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.

## Dates

- Saturday 7 November 17:00 — Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café

Written by a model, sources: [falling-walls.com](https://falling-walls.com/programme/beyond-breakthroughs-what-makes-innovation-succeed)

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