Name: Tiny Warriors & Bright Ideas: Nature-Inspired Innovations in Health
Start: 2025-05-21T19:00:00
End: 2025-05-21T21:00:00
Location: Cafe Henriette

How do ants prevent pandemics in their colonies? Can light be used to treat psychiatric disorders? This evening reveals the surprising strategies of social insects and groundbreaking research in medical technology—shedding light on nature’s solutions to complex health challenges.

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Sick Superorganisms: How Ant Colonies Fight Pandemics

Lukas Lindorfer (PhD student)

Ants live in crowded nests, but surprisingly, diseases don’t always spread easily. That’s because they have a "social immune system"! They clean each other, disinfect their home, and even make sacrifices to protect their colony. These tiny insects have evolved teamwork strategies that help them survive outbreaks—just like our own immune system. Join us to discover what ants can teach us about fighting pandemics!

Lab to Clinic: Revolutionizing Psychiatry with Light

Alessandro Venturino (Managing Director at Syntropic)

Psychiatric disorders like depression and PTSD are a growing societal burden. New treatments like ketamine offer hope but come with serious side effects and limitations. Through my research, I discovered that the effects of a medication can be replicated non-invasively using pulsed light. This is my journey from the lab bench to a MedTech company.

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