For 75 years, the
Lindau Nobel Laureate
Meetings have enabled
scientific and personal
exchange between
generations, disciplines,
and cultures.
When Lindau Alumnus Morten Meldal met Nobel Laureate Ilya Prigogine in Lindau 1986, it influenced his scientific thinking ever since. As Nobel Laureate, Morten Meldal returns to Lindau to an amazing mixture of social contact and science – and a philosophical approach that will shape scientific thinking across generations.
Lindau Alumna Amanda Randles, 2023 ACM Prize in Computing, participated in the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in 2012. Her conclusion: “Lindau can bring people and ideas together in ways that wouldn’t happen anywhere else.”
Participating in the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting as a student, Thomas found Nobel Laureate Stefan Hell as his Ph.D. supervisor, and Nobel Laureate Bill Phillips as his mentor.
Michel Devoret met his scientific hero in Lindau 50 years ago. This summer, he returns as the 2025 Nobel Laureate in Physics, ready to ecourage a new class of Young Scientists that there room in science for them – and for everyone.
Lindau Alumnus Enrique Lin Shiao shares how advice he received from Nobel Laureate Martin Chalfie led to a postdoc position in the lab 2020 Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna. Enrique now leads the search and evaluation team at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Lindau Alumna Lučka Bibič learned at the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in 2022 that pure science and creative communication can be combined – through inspiring discussion with Nobel Laureate Ben Feringa and fellow Young Scientists.
After conversations in Lindau in 2018, Lindau Alumnus David Niyukuri shifted his research focus to malaria, built a small lab through connections he made here, and now is a researcher at the University of Burundi and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin.
The AI revolution may have been the primary curiosity and concern for many attendees at #LINO75, but Laureates were also discussing a future technological revolution – a quantum revolution – which could have important impacts on both science and society.
Driven by pure curiosity and a healthy dose of serendipity, Nobel Laureates and the next generation of researchers at #LINO75 proved that the path to medical breakthroughs begins with fundamental science.
Tandralee’s research focuses on high-fidelity computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling of therapeutic formulations.
As an extraordinary week in Lindau draws to a close, the conversations, discoveries, and connections will continue far beyond these few days. Explore the highlights from the final day of the 75th Lindau Laureate Meetings.
How can stem cell-derived mini kidneys help uncover new treatments for diabetic kidney disease? At #LINO75, PhD student Tala from the American University of Beirut is using innovative 3D kidney organoids to investigate how diabetes damages the kidneys and to identify new opportunities for regeneration and therapy.
Today was our final full day at the Inselhalle! The morning’s physics and health lectures were followed by an inspiring afternoon talk on using compassion to shape institutions. We wrapped up by celebrating at the Bavarian Evening, with traditional alpine horn music and festive cultural attire.
AI can draft emails, write code, and analyse data. Increasingly, it can also suggest scientific discoveries. At the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, researchers asked a fundamental question: if AI predicts something before we understand why it works, can science still trust the result?
Day four built on the momentum of the first three, opening with a Science Breakfast on the theme of Science Diplomacy that sparked another round of engaging discussion. Highlights included a special session in cooperation with the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, a panel discussion on AI, and further Next Gen Science Sessions connecting emerging researchers with fresh ideas and perspectives. Explore the highlights from another memorable day at the Meeting
Mariya is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Section Biomedical Imaging in the Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Germany. Her research lies at the intersection of physics, biomedical imaging, and vascular medicine and aims to improve the treatment of vascular pathologies, particularly intracranial aneurysms.
#LINO75’s new Synergy Talks offered the ideal platform to bring seemingly disparate but truly complementary experts together to explore some of the world’s greatest challenges.
Today, on the third day of the Meeting, we expanded our perspective to a global level. We explored the societal responsibility of science through a follow-up on the Mainau Declaration, discussed the ongoing threats of nuclear warfare, and addressed key international issues during the panel discussion “Priorities in Global Research.”
Everyone says prevention is better than cure. At the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, three Nobel Laureates showed how that old idea is becoming a scientific reality, through light, mRNA, and the immune system.
Day two of #LINO75 brought inspiring Nobel Laureate lectures, lively Nobel Hours, and exciting Next Gen Science sessions showcasing the research of Young Scientists. The day concluded with the International Evening in cooperation with the Nobel Foundation, Sweden—a memorable celebration of science, culture, music, and dancing. Catch up on the highlights from another unforgettable day in Lindau.
Millions of people still lack access to life-saving treatments that already exist, exposing a stark gap between scientific possibility and global reality. Discover why the future of global health depends not only on what science can achieve, but on who gets to benefit from it in our Opening Panel discussion at LINO75.
The 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting kicked off in Lindau today, launching a week of scientific exchange and dialogue under the motto “Science Transcending Borders.” The programme opened with high-level discussions, inspiring encounters between Nobel Laureates and Young Scientists, and a first glimpse of the interdisciplinary sessions ahead.
It is a decade since the UN adopted the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and this session will focus on the contribution of chemistry to achieving these goals. The panel is to discuss how chemistry research is contributing to overcoming challenges from climate and energy to environment and health.
From a lot of badges in his office to the synthesis and light lab. Ben Feringa received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Fraser Stoddart and Jean-Pierre Sauvage “for the design and synthesis of molecular machines”. Visit his Nobel Lab 360° to find out more about his ground-breaking research!
Discover the Nobel Poster Series 2025 highlighting scientific breakthroughs awarded with the last year’s Nobel Prize. Inspired by groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of quantum mechanics, the immune system, organometallic chemistry, and technological innovation, this powerful poster collection fuses science, creativity, and visual storytelling.
The session that kicked-off the #LINOecon Scientific Programme revolved around some of the fundamental questions affecting research and innovation in today’s world: Which are the links between curiosity-driven research, innovation, and prosperity? Among the high-ranked panelists was Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister of the Italian Republic and former President of the European Central Bank.
In 2024, John Jumper became the youngest Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in the past 70 years. In 2025 at #LINO25, he took the stage in Lindau to share insights into solving the long-standing challenge of protein folding.
A short documentary film commemorates the 70th anniversary of the first visit of a Peace Nobel Laureate to a Lindau Meeting. Albert Schweitzer’s visit in 1954 not only marked a new epoch for the Meetings but also had a profound impact on some of the 20th-century’s leading physicists that were assembled in Lindau.
