Shortlist: Falling Walls 100 Science Start-ups to Watch – Three Start-ups from the Potsdam Science Park
Three of the nominated Falling Walls Venture TOP 100 start-ups 2026 come from the Potsdam Science Park! Falling Walls Venture is an international pitch competition for founders who have successfully turned science into business. The 25 finalists who will be invited to pitch at the Falling Walls Science Summit on 6 November will be announced on 11 August.
3 out of 100 Nominated Startups from the Potsdam Science Park
CanChip
We create tiny human tissue models on chips to test how drugs really work in the body. This helps replace unreliable animal testing, so medicines can be developed faster, cheaper, and with better chances of success.
Cluster: Health | Stage: Seed | Founded: 2023 | Nominated by: Potsdam Science Park
Based at: Potsdam Science Park
Porelio
Porelio develops functionalized porous materials that selectively capture target molecules in complex liquids, enabling one platform to remove forever chemicals such as PFAS from water and recover precious metals like palladium from industry.
Cluster: Sustainability | Founded in: 2025 | Stage: Pre-Seed | Nominated by: Science&Startups, Technische Universität Berlin
Based at: Potsdam Science Park
POROUS
POROUS provides a novel diagnostic of osteoporosis and early bone health changes with an AI-guided ultrasound backscatter analysis of cortical bone microstructure
Cluster: Health | Stage: Series A | Founded: 2021 | Nominated by: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Based at: Potsdam Science Park
About Falling Walls Foundation
FALLING WALLS SCIENCE SUMMIT
Is the leading forum for global science leaders with focus on science breakthroughs. The summit takes place in Berlin from 6 – 9 November, the anniversary day of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This holistic approach of international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral discourse is globally unique and attracts leading researchers, CTOs, science strategists, sciences funders, and media worldwide.
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BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK
Is a ten-day festival in Berlin that allows over 100 academic institutions from all over the world to showcase their work, to connect and engage with the local and international science community and the public. With thousands of participants every year it is one of the largest science events. The Berlin Science Week takes place every year from 1-10 Nov and concludes with the Falling Walls Science Summit (6–9 Nov).
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YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS IN SCIENCE (YES)
Is an educational programme that encourages PhDs and Postdocs of all disciplines to become Sciencepreneurs starting their own business. YES strengthens entrepreneurial thinking and promotes entrepreneurial career paths through creative workshops and webinars. Together with our partners in academia and business every year we ask about a thousand participants: How much startup is in your PhD?
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