# From Risk to Discovery: Funding Frontier Science

From Risk to Discovery: Funding Frontier Science at Falling Walls Science House, Saturday 7 November 2026, 09:00.

- Venue: Falling Walls Science House, Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin
- With: Pavel Kabat
- Go to page: https://falling-walls.com/programme/risk-discovery-funding-frontier-science

"From Risk to Discovery: Funding Frontier Science" is a plenary table on the Curie Stage devoted to funding high-risk frontier science. It is led by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) and its Secretary General Pavel Kabat. Speakers also include research funding presidents, state secretaries and a Nobel Laureate in Physics, discussing how funding structures, evaluation cultures and partnerships can make room for unconventional, interdisciplinary research without lowering scientific rigour. The session asks how funders can embrace uncertain ideas in pursuit of transformative discovery amid growing demands for accountability and economic impact.

## Dates

- Saturday 7 November 09:00 — Falling Walls Science House

Written by a model, sources: [falling-walls.com](https://falling-walls.com/programme/risk-discovery-funding-frontier-science)

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