2024 pexels-alexant Admission is free. 19 September 2026, 10:00–19:00 Experience exciting entertainment on our main stage! Talks, Magic, and Hip-Hop – The Main Stage On the main stage, you can look forward to inspiring talks, surprising tricks, and impressive performances. Main stage 10:15 Welcome and Festival Overview with Stephan Hübner 10:15 - 10:30 / #talk Frankfurt Alliance Moderator Stephan Hübner from hr-iNFO welcomes visitors and shares a quick overview of the day’s program, featured booths, and what to expect. A great way to get oriented and make the most of your... 10:30 Official Opening of the Science Festival Frankfurt 10:30 - 11:00 / #talk Frankfurt Alliance Under the patronage of the Ministry of Higher Education (HMWK), State Secretary Christoph Degen will open the Science Festival Frankfurt. Marcus Gwechenberger will welcome guests on behalf of the... 11:00 How Is a Medicine Made? 11:00 - 11:30 / #talk Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP From the initial idea to final approval, experts from Fraunhofer ITMP and the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut will explain the key stages of drug development in this moderated discussion, including how... 11:30 How Do You Sign Quantum Physics?—Specialized Signs for Inclusive Science* 11:30 - 11:45 / #talk Frankfurt Alliance What do quantum physics and sign language have in common? Dr. Ingo Barth explores why specialized signs matter for Deaf people in science and STEM fields, and how the Sign2MINT project is creating... 12:00 Dr. Harry Keaton with mind magic, brain acrobatics, and humor (I) 12:00 - 12:30 / #show Frankfurt Alliance He is especially fascinated by the mysterious organ behind our forehead: the brain. How do we perceive the world? How do illusions arise? In his work, he brings science and entertainment together.... 12:30 Human meets technology: What will financial advice look like in the future? 12:30 - 12:45 / #talk Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE Humans or technology – who do we trust with our money? Researchers, in collaboration with a European bank, have investigated how people react to investment recommendations from artificial... 12:45 RMU Quiz: How much do you know about the Rhine-Main Universities alliance? 12:45 - 13:00 / #quiz Frankfurt Alliance In the interactive RMU Quiz, you can join in live, either on stage or on your smartphone, test your knowledge, and discover more about the collaboration between Goethe University Frankfurt,... 11:30-11:45 # talk How Do You Sign... What do quantum physics and sign language have in common? Dr.... 10:30-11:00 # talk Official Opening of... Under the patronage of the Ministry of Higher Education... Bahman Börger 12:00-12:30 # show Dr. Harry Keaton with... He is especially fascinated by the mysterious organ behind our... 13:00 Is Everything a Crisis Now?! 13:00 - 14:00 / #podiumsdiskussion PRIF – Peace Research Institute Frankfurt Is Everything a Crisis Now?! Do the Crises Ever End? Politics, Finance, Climate, and Education Researchers from PRIF, SAFE, Senckenberg, and DIPF discuss current crises in politics, finance,... 14:00 Dr. Harry Keaton with mind magic, brain acrobatics, and humor (II) 14:00 - 14:30 / #show Frankfurt Alliance He is especially fascinated by the mysterious organ behind our forehead: the brain. How do we perceive the world? How do illusions arise? In his work, he brings science and entertainment together.... 14:30 Discovering the Beat Together: A Drumming Workshop for Children and Young People 14:30 - 15:00 / #workshop Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics Using Body Percussion, Drums, and Boomwhackers, Participants Will Create Rhythms Together and Explore Music Through Play. 15:30 Supervillains and Superheroes - What's Up in Gaming? 15:30 - 16:00 / #diskussion PRIF – Peace Research Institute Frankfurt Myths, Risks, Potential: Discover what gaming is truly capable of! Lars Wiegold (PRIF) and Jan Schneider (DIPF) explain how extremist and radicalizing content finds its way into gaming and explore... 16:00 The Fluorescence Disco: Where DNA Dances 16:00 - 16:15 / #talk Max Planck Institute of Biophysics Have you ever seen DNA moving and changing its shape? Imagine this: DNA, the genetic material, showing its dance moves in a Fluorescent disco. 16:15 iGEM Frankfurt: Student Project on Organ Donation 16:15 - 16:30 / #talk Goethe University Frankfurt The iGEM team “HIDE – HLA Interference via Disguise and Erasure” is focusing on organ donation and transplantation. The goal is to specifically reduce the immune response to transplanted organs... 16:30 Women’s Hearts Beat Differently – Sex-Specific Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease? 16:30 - 17:00 / #talk Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI) Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, yet symptoms and risk factors often differ from those in men. Discover why sex-specific medicine matters and how cutting-edge research is... 17:00 Science Slam 17:00 - 18:00 / #science-slam Frankfurt Alliance Three researchers, three fascinating topics, no competition: In this Science Slam, Tobias Brüning, Armin Hoenen, and Lisa Männer take the audience into the worlds of fuel cells, linguistics, and... 18:00 Science Musical Show: "Auf Kurs?" 18:00 - 18:30 / #show Frankfurt Alliance A ship in a storm, with humanity at the helm - but where is the journey headed? In the Science Musical Show "Auf Kurs?" by and starring Dr. Jana Heysel, the energy transition becomes an adventure:... 18:30 Physics in Hollywood 18:30 - 19:00 / #filme-show Frankfurt Alliance Lightsabers, superpowers, and massive explosions: Sascha Vogel takes a funny and fascinating look at how realistic Hollywood really is. From James Bond and Spider-Man to Star Wars, he breaks down...
