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July Exhibition Showcases Lost Nobel Prizes, Bridges Science

7/1/2026

Summary

Ukrainian Scientists Bridge

The “Freedom in the Equation – Lost Nobel Prizes” exhibition will open on July 1 2026, running July 2-15 2026.
The exhibition is a Science at Risk project funded by Kunsht and ZMIN Foundation.
Female Ukrainian scientists are building bridges to Germany fostering academic freedom.
Physicist Ferenc Krausz of the Max Planck Institute and Nobel laureate Serge Haroche traveled to Ukraine, where Science4People, backed by the Max Planck Foundation, promotes science opportunities for children.

Summary

Petrenko Leads Vaccine

Since 2025 the Volkswagen Foundation has funded the “From Legacy to Leadership” project to map Ukraine’s pharmaceutical sector rebuild.
Liudmyla Petrenko, a Max Planck scholarship recipient, leads commercialization of a Ukrainian anti-cancer vaccine that aims to provide low-price drugs for Germany, the EU and Ukrainian patients.
UNESCO data cited by Anastasiia Lutsenko indicate that 30 % of Ukrainian research institutes were damaged, 169 projects were halted and 150 scientists were killed.

History

Historical Context

On 26 April 1986 Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl plant exploded, releasing about 400 times the radiation of Hiroshima and forcing the evacuation of roughly 135 000 people, including 50 000 from Pripyat. The catastrophe triggered the IAEA’s nuclear-safety conventions, spurred glasnost and contributed to the Soviet Union’s dissolution, while European nations reshaped nuclear policy. Today, charitable groups and international agencies fund Ukrainian research networks to rebuild scientific capacity.

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Ukrainian Scientists Bridge

The “Freedom in the Equation – Lost Nobel Prizes” exhibition will open on July 1 2026, running July 2-15 2026.
The exhibition is a Science at Risk project funded by Kunsht and ZMIN Foundation.
Female Ukrainian scientists are building bridges to Germany fostering academic freedom.
Physicist Ferenc Krausz of the Max Planck Institute and Nobel laureate Serge Haroche traveled to Ukraine, where Science4People, backed by the Max Planck Foundation, promotes science opportunities for children.

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