2021 Future Insight Days

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Science for a better tomorrow

Celebrating excellence in science and technology, the Future Insight™ Days virtually brought together people from all over the world to solve the challenges of today and enable the dreams of a better tomorrow.

As a spinoff of the Curious – Future Insight™ Conference this three day virtual event honors outstanding achievements and gathers curious minds to foster innovation even in challenging times.

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Speakers 2021

The 2021 Future Insight™ Days brought together some of the brightest scientists, most accomplished entrepreneurs, and technology pioneers in a variety of different innovative formats.

Klaus Schwab

World Economic Forum

Mariya Gabriel

European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, and Youth

Anja Karliczek

Member of the German Bundestag, former Federal Minister of Education and Research

Bernhard Kowatsch

United Nations World Food Programme

Bélen Garijo

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Ayse Asar

Formerly Hessen State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts

Kai Beckmann

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Caroline Dive

Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute; University of Manchester

Peter Guenter

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Matthias Heinzel

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Ulrich Betz

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Burkhard Becher

University of Zurich

Stephan A. Sieber

Technical University of Munich

Sibel Health

Stephen Techtmann

Michigan Technological University

Ting Lu

University of Illinois

2021 Future Insight™ Days Highlights

Klaus Schwab introduced by Kai Beckman

MIT Panel – Reimagining the Global Health System in a Post-COVID World

Curious2022 – Future Insight™ Conference Trailer

2021 Johann Anton Merck Award Laudatory Speech by Peter Guenther

2021 Johann Anton Merck Award Winner Lecture

Welcome Message by Ayse Asar

2022 Future Insight™ Prize Topic Announcement by Belén Garijo

2021 Future Insight™ Prize Winner Portrait

2021 Future Insight™ Prize Winner Lecture

Keynote by Bernhard Kowatsch

2021 The Spinoff Prize by Nature Winner Announcement

Welcome Message by Mariya Gabriel

Opening by Ulrich Betz

Videos 2021

Take a look inside Curious2021 to get a taste of what’s in store at Curious2022 – Future Insight™ Conference.

Awards 2021

Future Insight™ Prize

The Merck Future Insight™ Prize honors outstanding achievements in science and technology towards groundbreaking innovations in the areas of health, nutrition, and energy with a research grant of up to 1 Million Euro given out annually for 35 years. The Future InsightTM Prize, this year is given out in the area of food generation for a growing world population.

Nature Award - The Spinoff Prize

The Spinoff Prize has been established by Nature Research in partnership with Merck to showcase and celebrate global excellence in the commercialization of academic research through the creation of spinoff companies. Research topics are Life Sciences & Physical Sciences & Digitalization.

Johann Anton Merck Award

Awarded for the first time in 2020, the Johann Anton Merck Award honors outstanding scientific preclinical research in the areas of Oncology and Autoimmunity.

Exhibitors 2021

Interested in presenting your company or product at Curious Future Insight™ Conference? Join us as an exhibitor or partner.

Key Participant Statements

Enthusiastic statements from participants of the 2021 Future Insight™ Days:

The Future Insight Days are great as they give insight into a broad variety of extremely relevant areas of science and business

They provide hope for a better future based on progress in science and technology

The quality of the presentations is high and the value of the research reported is very high

They highlight the key role of science for humanity

Brilliant work and inspiring talks. Walked away feeling very hopeful about the wonderful world of innovation and continued investment in the next generation of scientists

They address problems that affect the whole mankind and honor scientists who find creative solutions to tackle these problems, not only debating what is going wrong but what can be DONE to counter steer

They stimulate people to think about the future, which we all want to be based on peace, no arms, freedom, good health, good education, good jobs, harmony and prosperity for all

Incredible networking opportunity

The ambitious look far ahead is unique

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