Falling Walls Lab Kathmandu, Nepal 2026
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Falling Walls Lab Kathmandu, Nepal 2026
The DAAD in partnership with the Kathmandu University is organising this unique contest for students and researchers from Nepal. The winner of the Falling Walls Lab will go to Berlin to participate in the grand finale.
And the finalists in 2026 are (in alphabetical order):
- Aayushma Katuwal, Kathmandu
Breaking the Wall of Legal Intelligence with AI - Avas Man Maskey, Kathmandu
Breaking the Toxins: Probiotics That Eat Poison and Save Lives - Bidhya Maharjan, Kathmandu
Affordable Sustainable Hydrogel for Accessible Bone Regeneration - Dr Prakriti Dhakal, Lalitpur
Sunscreen Incorporation with Tradition- Nature Based Solution - Puskar Panta, Nepal
Sugandhika: Breaking the Wall of Chemical Mosquito Control - Rabin Khadka, Lalitpur
Breaking the Wall of Carbon-Heavy Buildings Using Plastic Waste - Rabina Dhakal. Madhyapur Thimi
Invasion to Conservation: Restoring Chitwan’s Wetlands - Rikrita Sainju, Bhaktapur
Multi-purpose Smart Insole for Gait and Generic Mobility Analysis - Rojina Tandukar, Kathmandu
Breaking the Wall of Postpartum Protein Deficiency - Shakriya Pandey, Kathmandu
Agrilyticx: Breaking the Wall Between Data and Farming - Shrisha Pandey, Kathmandu
Breaking the Wall of Invisible Pollution - Sneha Joshi, Kathamandu
Breaking the Wall of Wasted Waste - Swornim Nakarmi, Banepa
Breaking the Wall of Low-Resource Language Technology - Vivekananda Gupta. Dhulikhel
Breaking the wall of Manual Experimentation Process using RoDaLo
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 remember, there is an audience choice award too!
The DAAD & the Kathmandu University look forward to receiving you at Kathmandu University (KUSOM) on Fri, 8 May 2026, 09:00 hrs.
