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𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! Thanks to our collaboration with the Congolese Foundation for Medical Research (FCRM) and Prof. Francine Ntoumi, the 2nd edition of the Central African Women in Science Award “Femme et Sciences” 2024-2025 is live! This program intends to encourage the participation of women in science in Central Africa. Central African PhD students and women scientists in biology and related scientific fields will receive financial support, have access to a wide range of networking opportunities, and take part in the award ceremony in Brazzaville, DR Congo in 2025. ⏰ Submit your application electronically before 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰!  🔗 For more information, refer to the link in comments! 🌟🌟🌟 Appel à candidatures pour la 2ᵉ édition des Bourses Régionales Femmes et Sciences 2024-2025! La Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale (FCRM), en partenariat avec la Fondation Bayer, lance la 2e édition des Bourses Régionales Femmes et Sciences 2024-2025 pour encourager la participation des femmes dans les sciences en Afrique centrale. Les doctorantes et les femmes scientifiques d'Afrique centrale en biologie et dans des domaines scientifiques connexes recevront un soutien financier, auront accès à un large éventail d'opportunités de mise en réseau et participeront à la cérémonie de remise des prix à Brazzaville, en République démocratique du Congo, en 2025. ⏰ Soumettez votre candidature par voie électronique avant 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 ! 🔗 Pour plus d'informations, consultez le lien dans les commentaires ! #WomeninScience #CentralAfrican #ScienceAward

☕ Producing sustainable agroforestry coffee in the #BrazilianAmazon, Sarah Sampaio is one of 15 winners of the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2024. Since 2012, Sarah and her project, Amazônia Agroflorestal, have been leading initiatives that promote sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. Their efforts focus on ensuring fair trade practices for coffee, which not only supports farmers' incomes but also aids in forest conservation through the regeneration of degraded land. 🔗 Learn more about Amazônia Agroflorestal’s commitment to forest preservation and community livelihoods. Link in comments! Impact Hub Network #BayerFoundation #ImpactHubNetwork #WomenEmpowerment #SocialEntrepreneurship

🚨 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Our last Boundary-Breaking Science lecture of the year featuring Prof. Dr. Michael Skinnider from the Princeton University has been rescheduled to December 9th, 2024. Don't miss his lecture on "𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆"! As the winner of the 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, he was recognized for the development of a sophisticated computational platform and a novel AI system enabling the discovery of new antibiotics in microbes or of new small therapeutic molecules within the human body or the human microbiome. 🔗 Stay tuned for the lecture on Zoom, link in comments! #Datasciences #MachineLearning #AI #DrugDiscovery

✊ This year, on Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, we want to honour the 15 inspiring women from #Africa, #AsiaPacific, and #LatinAmerica — winners of the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2024. These women aren’t just leading social enterprises, they are changing lives. Join us in celebrating their courage, passion, and the incredible impact they’re making in their communities! 🔗 Learn more about the Women Empowerment Award - link in comments! Impact Hub Network #BayerFoundation #ImpactHubNetwork #WomenEmpowerment #SocialEntrepreneurship

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱" 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗩𝗣𝗡 🌏✨ Our Foundation Board of Trustees member Matthias Berninger announced the launch of the fund at the Singapore Pavilion during a session titled "𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖". 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: ✅ 3.6 billion people live in areas highly vulnerable to climate change (WHO) ✅ APAC's climate adaptation financing gap for health is a staggering USD 3.52 billion 𝗔𝗩𝗣𝗡'𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘅 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝘆: ✅ Fostering research ✅ Supporting innovations ✅ Engaging policymakers ✅ Building strong scientific evidence The Lighthouse Fund is a collaborative USD 5 million pooled fund aimed at incubating, validating, and co-investing in innovations for effective climate adaptation, while providing scalable capacity-building alongside funding. Applications for the fund will open in 2025. Only together can we build a healthier, more sustainable future! #COP29SGPavilion #ClimateFinance #SustainableDevelopment COP SG Pavilion | COP29 Azerbaijan | AVPN | Patrick Chung-wing Yeung | Dr Nitya Mohan Khemka | Pradeep Kakkattil | Martin Edlund | Sean Maguire | Aravindan Srinivasan | Ayu Ariyanti | Monika Lessl, PhD | Peng Zhong | Jana op den Winkel | Marcela Chacon | Natalia Ambrosio

🌍 Highlights and key takeaways from the Humboldt Kolleg! 🌍 From November 11-13, 2024, the #HumboldtKolleg, proudly supported by us and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon and brought together over 150 participants to explore the theme "The One-Health Concept for Pandemic Prevention and Responses." The gathering included the heads of six Humboldt Research Hubs, their cooperation partners, and junior and senior scientists from various related research fields. The Humboldt Research Hubs and their partners showcased their scientific work, focusing on critical areas such as: - The study of antimicrobial natural products from fungi - Socio-ecological modeling of pandemic dynamics like COVID-19 in Africa - Zoonotic arbovirus diseases - Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases - Surveillance and investigation of infectious diseases with pandemic potential in Central Africa - The role of religion, particularly the contributions of women as religious actors, in combating pandemics 💡 Key Takeaways: - Interdisciplinary collaboration and research across the hubs and beyond are essential. - Involvement of social sciences is crucial. - Engaging with communities and religious actors is vital for disseminating knowledge and fostering understanding of research.   It was a pleasure to connect and exchange ideas with so many outstanding scientists who are paving the way for a more integrated and effective approach to pandemic prevention and response. We were especially happy to reconnect with Olusola Ojurongbe from HRH-CERID LAUTECH, Ogbomoso and discuss next steps of our collaboration.   A huge thank you to the organizing team led by Simeon Kouam Fogue, the speakers, and all participants for making this event a success and for allowing us to present our social innovation and scientific programs.   Let’s keep the momentum going—collaborate, innovate, and engage communities and beyond! #HumboldtKolleg #OneHealth #PandemicPrevention #Research #Collaboration #PublicHealth #BayerFoundation @Charlotte Bäuml, Julia Winkel, Romain Glèlè Kakaï, James Olopade, Francine Ntoumi, EZRA CHITANDO, Marc Stadler, Benoit Nguelefack, Maurice Ducret Awouafack, Joseph Tchamgoue Tatjana Gust

Join our last Boundary-Breaking Science lecture of the year, featuring Dr. Michael Skinnider, winner of the Early Excellence in Science Award in Data Sciences 2023 from the Princeton University, US with his lecture on “𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆”. If you want to discuss with Michael about his research and scientific career, make sure to be part of our subsequent exchange session! #BFBoundaryBreakers ⏰ See you 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝘁𝗵, 𝟬𝟰:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟬𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗖𝗘𝗧 🔗 Join our event on Zoom, link in comments! #DataScience #MachineLearning #AI #DrugDiscovery

Addressing malaria with innovative soap solutions in #Uganda, Joan Rukundo Nalubega is one of 15 winners of the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2024. Joan’s pioneering social enterprise, Uganics Repellents, is on a mission to create a malaria-free world with affordable and long-lasting organic mosquito repellant products. Beyond this, Uganics is dedicated to uplifting impoverished communities by creating employment opportunities and providing tailored training programmes. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻. 🔗 Discover how Uganics is transforming lives and driving positive change. Link in comments! Impact Hub Network #BayerFoundation #ImpactHubNetwork #WomenEmpowerment #SocialEntrepreneurship 

🌍✨ Last week, our Foundation team had the incredible opportunity to attend the Falling Walls Summit in Berlin! Over three dynamic days, we immersed ourselves in inspiring conversations, groundbreaking science, and the brilliance of minds dedicated to breaking barriers. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀: - The Female Science Talents gathering, where talents came together to uplift and celebrate female scientists. - Our Executive Director, Monika Lessl, PhD, joined an inspiring plenary discussion on how Europe must boost innovation to stay competitive globally. - Cem Özdemir, the new German Minister of Science and Education, made his first official public appearance in his new role, stressing the importance of science and education for children from an early age.   A heartfelt thank you to Falling Walls Foundation for hosting us and for the remarkable organization of the #FallingWallsSummit2024! We left feeling inspired and energized to continue our mission.   🌟 Let’s keep the conversation going! What were your favorite moments from the summit? Tag us in your posts!   Shoutout to our amazing team: Tatjana Gust, Simone Jonek, Haia Wazan, Hedda Weber, Anke Stroyer, and the entire Bayer Foundation team! #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit24 #WomenInScience #Innovation

🌍 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 The third cohort of women scientists from the Female Science Talents Program gathered for their face-to-face meeting at the #FallingWallsScienceSummit in Berlin yesterday! It was a pleasure to re-connect with these talented scientists and take part in a day filled with inspiration and innovation, which featured: ✨ Inspiring keynote by Anousheh Ansari from XPRIZE Foundation about fulfilling your dreams 💡 Panel discussion on "Innovate the Future: Unleashing Breakthroughs through Gender-Sensitive Research" 🤝 Workshop on the power of networks with Elizabeth Pollitzer from Portia gGmbH 🎉 Announcement of the Women Impact Award Winners in the Joint Award Ceremony with the Falling Walls Lab, Engage & Venture  As co-founders of the Female Science Talents initiative alongside Falling Walls Foundation, we are proud to empower women scientists in their leadership skills, expanding their networking opportunities, and advancing their careers. Let’s come together to celebrate and uplift female scientists and innovators! The Elsevier Foundation, VolkswagenStiftung, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation, Klaus Tschira Stiftung, Julia Milbredt, Tatjana Gust, Mara Hölz, Dr. Saskia Haupt, Ylann Schemm, Miléna Salci #FemaleScienceTalents #WomenInScience #FallingWallsScienceSummit #Networking #ScienceSummit24 #FWFST24