360 seconds. That’s all you need to present your research, concept, or business idea in a way that makes your audience see its full potential. At SpringXplain, young scientists and entrepreneurs take the stage for a 6-minute pitch to give the audience a full picture of their work.

Why 360 seconds? Because in that time, you can do more than just scratch the surface. You can unfold your idea like a 360-degree panorama: from the core problem to your innovative solution, from the bigger picture to the small details, from the why to the how.

📅 When: April 28th 2026, 6 p.m.
📍 Where: Palais Eschenbach, Eschenbachgasse 11, 1010 Vienna, Austria

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The selected contributions are grouped into three thematic focus areas. Each topic features three pitches, all presented in a six‑minute format designed to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely. The emphasis lies on interdisciplinary approaches and concrete responses to current challenges. The pitches will be held in English.

Energy

• ZapTherm – A New Approach to Thermal Conductivity Measurement
  (Manuel Baumgartner, Njomza Isufa)
• Core Loss Reduction in Soft Magnetic Composites (SMCs) via an In‑Situ Coating Approach
  (Vignesh Mohan, Christian Gierl‑Mayer, Kevin Ouda, Christoph Vogler)
• Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC)
  (Leevi Zöchbauer, Christian Schlögl, Zeno Frank, Tobias Palmisano)

Health

• REMBAC – Advanced stable cell line development based on Rapid Efficient Manifold Baculovirus Transduction
  (Sophie Huber, Jochen Gitzl, Annamaria Buffa, Sandra Díaz Sánchez, Miriam Klausberger, Reingard Grabherr, Manuel Reithofer)
• Development of a Dynamic 3D In‑Vitro Equine Tendon Model
  (Shrunkhala Mahadik, Sinan Gültekin, Iris Gerner, Johannes P. Schramel, Mario Rothbauer, Florien Jenner)
• Next‑Generation Point‑of‑Care Diagnostics Enabled by Aptamers
  (Ann‑Kathrin Kissmann, Sabine Szunerits, Frank Rosenau)

SDG – Sustainable Development Goals

• Nanomechanical Analysis of Individual Ultrafine Aerosols via Resonant Sensing (NANO‑AIR)
  (Kostas Kanellopulos)
• Bridging the Digital Divide by Upcycling E‑Waste: The OfflinePedia Project
  (Joshua Salazar)
• Development and Implementation of a Standardized Test Method for Examining the Fire Properties of Forest Floor Materials
  (Edith Grüner)