Falling Walls Lab GIF–ScienceAbroad

Virtual Scientific Pitch Competition

How much can a scientist communicate in just three minutes?

Join us for the Falling Walls Lab GIF–ScienceAbroad virtual pitch competition, where 20 early-career researchers will present bold scientific ideas in short, focused, three-minute pitches.

The event brings together researchers from diverse scientific fields. Each participant will present one idea with the potential to challenge assumptions, open new research directions, and contribute to future scientific progress.

The pitches will be presented before a distinguished jury of professors, who will evaluate the presentations based on scientific quality, originality, clarity, and potential impact.

This virtual event is open to the wider academic ecosystem, the ScienceAbroad and GIF communities, colleagues, mentors, friends, and anyone interested in science, innovation, and the next generation of research leadership.

Come hear 20 outstanding scientific ideas in a flash, three-minute format.
One evening of fast, focused, and ambitious science.

Registration is free, but required in advance.
The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants before the event.

Jury

The competition will be judged by a distinguished panel of professors:

Prof. Rivka Carmi — Chair of the Jury; Chair of ScienceAbroad; former President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Prof. Orit Shefi — Dean of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University.

Prof. Kerstin Pahl — Max Planck Institute; Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences.

Prof. Nili Cohen — Professor of Law, Tel Aviv University; former President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Prof. Oded Rechavi — Professor of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University; founder of Q.E.D. AI.

Prof. Yossi Yovel — Professor of Ecology, Tel Aviv University; Israel Young Academy.

Prof. Aaron Ciechanover — Nobel Laureate in Chemistry; Technion – Israel Institute of Technology; Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.