A beacon of Science: Why Mars partners with the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
What happens when you bring together 35 Nobel Prize winners, some of the world’s most promising young scientists and leading science-driven organizations? The result is a unique environment where dialogue sparks new ideas and collaboration drives scientific progress. That’s exactly why Mars is proud to be part of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
So, what are the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings?
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings are an extraordinary scientific forum that annually brings together Nobel Laureates and top young researchers from around the world. The Meetings take place in Lindau, Germany on the banks of Lake Constance and are made up of lectures, panel discussions and in-depth seminars.
Why is Mars involved?
At Mars, we firmly believe that scientific research, collaboration and partnerships are essential for tackling the world's most significant challenges. Partnering with the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings enables us to support the development of the next generation of scientists and to foster dialogue and exchange of ideas between scientists across generations, sectors and disciplines to make this a reality.
We’ve partnered with the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings for more than a decade. Over the years this has enabled hundreds of young researchers from external institutions participating in the forum (known as our “Mars Fellows”). We have also joined forces with Nobel Laureates to host panel discussions on a range of diverse and important topics. These discussions have delved into the future of aging research, the elimination of aflatoxin risks from the global food supply chain and coral reef restoration.
What’s happening at this year’s Meetings?
The 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings kick off next week and are dedicated to chemistry. So, we will be hosting several events with Nobel Prize winners and top young scientists about the future of chemistry.
This includes a panel discussion with Chief Science Officer of Mars Food & Nutrition Dr. Hagen Schroeter; Nobel Laureate Professor Aaron Ciechanover; and Jemma Arakelyan, a young researcher from City University of Hong Kong. The panel will explore how chemistry can play a role in unlocking objective and actionable insights into health and nutrition.
We will also host a session with Dr. Abi Stevenson, Mars Chief Science Officer, Professor Dr. Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Director of the Research Institute Analytical BioGeoChemistry at Helmholtz Zentrum Munich, and Dr. James Marshall, Chemistry Technical Lead, Mars Science and Diagnostics about the power of non-targeted analysis in unlocking complex systems.
For the second year the Lindau meeting is included in the Mars Ambassador program. This year Laura Davis, Quality & Food Safety Scientist, Mars, and Rafael Bras, Principal Scientist, Mars Snacking, will join the Mars group for the event, attending Lindau lectures, feeding insights back to Mars, driving internal and external comms activity, as well as taking part in the Mars Fellow Dinner Q&A.
All is set for great week so keep an eye out on our global Instagram(Opens a new window) and LinkedIn(Opens a new window) channels for updates and please feel free to share!
