{"title": "The Deep Tech Gap: Who Takes The Risk?", "start": "2026-11-07T09:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T10:00:00+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/innovation", "society/business/entrepreneurship"], "description": "A hybrid round-table discussion on the 03 Franklin Stage about deep-tech growth: what happens when a technology is ready but the market is not? Organised by Falling Walls, leaders from entrepreneurship, public investment and industry examine where responsibility should sit, how regulation can balance trust with competitiveness, and whether Europe can turn its industrial base into an advantage for scaling technologies into globally competitive companies. Speakers include Philipp Lill (Siemens AG), Michiel Scheffer (European Innovation Council), Silvia Lenaerts (Eindhoven University of Technology) and Barbara Bachus (ExoMatter). The event is in English and available as a livestream.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/the-deep-tech-gap-who-takes-the-risk-72406/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/deep-tech-gap-who-takes-risk", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T09:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T10:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"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 Tech at Scale: Critical Mass for Global Leadership", "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 panel discussion in the Plenary Table format, held hybrid on site and via livestream. The session is organised by the EuroTech Universities Alliance as part of Falling Walls. It examines how cross-border alliances of science, industry and policy can unite Europe's fragmented deep-tech capabilities into critical mass to compete globally. University presidents along with industry and policy leaders discuss how such ecosystems act as a force multiplier and accelerate lab-to-market.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europes-tech-at-scale-critical-mass-for-global-leadership-72399/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/europes-tech-scale-critical-mass-global-leadership", "image": ""}, {"title": "From Lab to Leader: Scaling Europe's Tech Champions", "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": ["society/economics"], "description": "An English-language panel discussion on the Curie Stage at Falling Walls, also streamed as a livestream. Boston Consulting Group brings together founders, deep tech investors and industry leaders. The topic is how Europe can regain global tech leadership: anchor customers from state and industry committing early via off-take and supply deals. While the US counts nearly 700 unicorns, Germany has just 30 – not for lack of talent, but of committed early demand.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/from-lab-to-leader-scaling-europes-tech-champions-72392/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/lab-leader-scaling-europes-tech-champions", "image": ""}, {"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": "EU Quantum Sovereignty: Commercialising Quantum Applications", "start": "2026-11-08T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:30:00+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/physics/quantum-technology"], "description": "An „Executive Table“ format within the Falling Walls programme, limited to invited guests. Hosted by the Bundesdruckerei, it addresses how Europe's promising quantum applications often remain stuck between scientific discovery and commercial deployment. The discussion: scaling quantum technologies requires coordinated ecosystems that connect research, industry, investment and regulation. Europe's technological sovereignty may depend not on who invents first, but on who succeeds in bringing quantum innovation to market.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/eu-quantum-sovereignty-commercialising-quantum-applications-72449/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/eu-quantum-sovereignty-commercialising-quantum-applications-invitation-only", "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": "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": "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": "From Wendelstein to Industry: Europe's Fusion Race", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00+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/physics"], "description": "A round table on the 03 Franklin Stage within the Falling Walls programme, held in English. It features Proxima Fusion together with speakers such as Patrick Cramer (Max Planck Society), Michael Bolle (Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung), Bettina Martin (minister from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) and Francesco Sciortino, co-founder of Proxima Fusion. The discussion asks whether Europe can turn its world-leading foundation in fusion research – from Wendelstein 7-X to emerging fusion companies – into a globally competitive industry. It looks at the alliances between science, industry, investors and policymakers, and at the technologies, partnerships and frameworks Europe is building to compete globally.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/from-wendelstein-to-industry-europes-fusion-race-72409/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/wendelstein-industry-europes-fusion-race", "image": ""}, {"title": "Industrial AI Ecosystems: Europe's Competitive Edge", "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/ai", "society/politics"], "description": "An English-language discussion at the Falling Walls congress, held as a hybrid plenary table and also available via livestream. It is hosted by the VDI Technologiezentrum, with speakers including Axel Deniz of Bosch Business Innovations, State Secretary Thomas Jarzombek, Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes of Stateful Robotics, Jayson Myers of NGen and Daniel Senff, moderated by Anna-Lena Kümpel. The topic is how Europe can turn its world-class industry and vast data resources into value. It examines federated ecosystems that democratise access to AI while preserving sovereignty, and how to turn political ambition into aligned investment and start-up strategies.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/industrial-ai-ecosystems-europes-competitive-edge-72394/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/industrial-ai-ecosystems-europes-competitive-edge", "image": ""}, {"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": ""}, {"title": "When Therapies Don't Reach Patients", "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": ["society/politics"], "description": "A round-table session in hybrid format, with a livestream available, at the Falling Walls Science House. \"When Therapies Don't Reach Patients\" is shaped by Bayer, whose speakers join representatives of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition and a Mexican institute. The discussion starts from a clinically proven, AI-enabled therapy that is ready for deployment but whose path to patients remains uncertain, as pricing, reimbursement and regulation challenge the translation of biomedical innovation into clinical practice. With US policy reshaping global incentives and China strengthening its biotech ecosystem, the speakers ask how Europe can keep turning scientific breakthroughs into patient benefit.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/when-therapies-dont-reach-patients-72408/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/when-therapies-dont-reach-patients", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Engine of Progress? Every Tech Frontier Runs on Chips", "start": "2026-11-09T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-09T12:00:00+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"], "description": "A round-table discussion on semiconductors as the foundation of modern technology. It is presented by Infineon Technologies as part of Falling Walls, moderated by journalist David Patrician. With Thomas Schafbauer (CTO Edge Systems, Infineon) and Heike Riel (President of the German Physical Society), it explores how chips power today's technologies and shape the next era of innovation. The discussion brings together perspectives from industry, research and markets and is held in English.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/the-engine-of-progress-every-tech-frontier-runs-on-chips-72433/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/engine-progress-every-tech-frontier-runs-chips", "image": ""}, {"title": "Science Diplomacy with Africa: Innovation Across Borders", "start": "2026-11-08T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00+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": "\"Science Diplomacy with Africa: Innovation Across Borders\" is an English-language discussion on the Curie Stage at the Falling Walls Science House in Berlin, also available as a livestream. It is organised by Falling Walls and brings together representatives of the African Academy of Sciences, AUDA-NEPAD, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences and Nigeria's federal ministry for innovation, science and technology, moderated by NYU Berlin. The discussion takes on how Africa's growing role in global energy, technology and supply chains can translate into local prosperity. Speakers explore science diplomacy as an instrument for building trust, enabling technology access and shared ownership of knowledge, innovation and value creation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/science-diplomacy-with-africa-innovation-across-borders-72403/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/science-diplomacy-africa-innovation-across-borders", "image": ""}, {"title": "Beyond Competing Blocs: Preserving Space for Global Science", "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": ["society/politics/geopolitics", "science/science-policy"], "description": "A panel titled \"Beyond Competing Blocs: Preserving Space for Global Science\" at the Falling Walls Science House on Karl-Marx-Allee. It is hosted by the Hasso Plattner Institute together with Falling Walls, with speakers including Bill Rosehart of the University of Waterloo, Helga Nowotny, formerly of the European Research Council, and El Mouhoub Mouhoud of PSL University. The discussion addresses how higher education institutions can manage geopolitical risks such as security concerns, technological dependencies and threats to academic freedom without withdrawing from global engagement. It also asks how countries can chart an independent course as a trusted platform for worldwide scientific collaboration and discovery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/beyond-competing-blocs-preserving-space-for-global-science-72467/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/beyond-competing-blocs-preserving-space-global-science", "image": ""}, {"title": "KIWi Policy Talk: Secure science. European perspectives", "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/science-policy", "society/politics"], "description": "A round table discussion in the KIWi series, held as a hybrid event and conducted in English. Behind it is the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), with Deputy Secretary General Michael Harms speaking. The topic is knowledge security, which is becoming increasingly institutionalised across Europe, with developments at EU and national level shaping expectations for more standardised and partly mandatory approaches. The discussion asks how responsibilities can be proportionately distributed across system levels to balance openness, autonomy and risk mitigation and enable secure international collaboration, highlighting risk literacy as a prerequisite for sensitive risk assessment and decision-making.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/kiwi-policy-talk-secure-science-european-perspectives-72417/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/kiwi-policy-talk-secure-science-european-perspectives", "image": ""}]}