Falling Walls Lab Kathmandu, Nepal 2026 - Fri, 8 May, 09:00 hrs

The DAAD & the Kathmandu University look forward to receiving you at Kathmandu University (KUSOM) on Fri, 8 May 2026, 09:00 hrs.

This unique competition challenges participants to think critically and creatively.It is not just about identifying the problem but to presenting  a practical , innovative and well structured solution to the problem.All the finalists are getting special pitch training for the Falling Walls Lab competition by Dr Bhaskar Das, Manager-Bioincubator, KIIT-Technology Business Incubator, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India.

And the finalists are (in alphabetical order):

1. Aayushma Katuwal, Kathmandu
   Breaking the Wall of Legal Intelligence with AI
2. Avas Man Maskey, Kathmandu
   Breaking the Toxins: Probiotics That Eat Poison and Save Lives
3. Bidhya Maharjan, Kathmandu
   Affordable Sustainable Hydrogel for Accessible Bone Regeneration
4. Dr Prakriti Dhakal, Lalitpur
   Sunscreen Incorporation with Tradition- Nature Based Solution
5. Puskar Panta, Nepal
   Sugandhika: Breaking the Wall of Chemical Mosquito Control
6. Rabin Khadka, Lalitpur
   Breaking the Wall of Carbon-Heavy Buildings Using Plastic Waste
7. Rabina Dhakal. Madhyapur Thimi
   Invasion to Conservation: Restoring Chitwan’s Wetlands
8. Rikrita Sainju, Bhaktapur
   Multi-purpose smart insole for gait and generic mobility analysis
9. Rojina Tandukar, Kathmandu
   Breaking the Wall of Postpartum Protein Deficiency
10. Shakriya Pandey, Kathmandu
    Agrilyticx: Breaking the Wall Between Data and Farming
11. Shrisha Pandey, Kathmandu
    Breaking the Wall of Invisible Pollution
12. Sneha Joshi, Kathamandu
    Breaking the Wall of Wasted Waste
13. Swornim Nakarmi, Banepa
    Breaking the Wall of Low-Resource Language Technology
14. Vivekananda Gupta. Dhulikhel
    Breaking the wall of Manual Experimentation Process using RoDaLo