Tedxmedunigraz

05/03/2026

Some ideas don’t let you sleep.
Some ideas change how we see the world.

If you have one of those ideas…
turn it into a TEDxTalk.

Apply to speak at TEDxMedUniGraz.
www.tedxmedunigraz.com
Deadline: 30.04.2026

23/01/2026

- Where ideas meet the stage.

TEDxMedUniGraz is accepting speaker applications for its 2026 event at the Medical University of Graz.

If you are developing an idea you care deeply about and would like to share it beyond your immediate field, this stage may be the right place for it.

06 October 2026
Aula, MED CAMPUS Graz
Application deadline: 30 April 2026

Further information and application details:
www.tedxmedunigraz.com

13/01/2026

We are proud to share that the TEDx talk “We Have a Drug Shortage Problem — Here’s How We Can Solve It”, presented by Caroline Schober on our TEDxMedUniGraz stage, has been selected as an Editor’s Pick on the official TEDx YouTube channel.

Being chosen as an Editor’s Pick means the talk was highlighted by the TEDx editorial team as particularly relevant, timely, and impactful — truly an idea worth spreading.

What is this talk about?

Imagine a world where a simple infection or routine surgery becomes life-threatening—not because we lack knowledge, but because we lack medicine. This isn’t a distant dystopia; it’s happening now. Globally, drug shortages are leaving patients and doctors without essential antibiotics, painkillers, and even cancer treatments. In Austria alone, nearly 500 medicines are currently unavailable or only partially accessible. Why? Over 70% of the world’s pharmaceutical ingredients come from just two countries: China and India. Our health systems rely on fragile global supply chains—vulnerable to geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, and natural disasters. Meanwhile, traditional drug manufacturing remains outdated, slow, costly, and environmentally damaging. But what if we could change this? Imagine storing pure pharmaceutical ingredients for decades using smart technology, then rapidly transforming them into life-saving medicines when and where they’re needed. Picture new, faster, greener manufacturing methods—and a world where we recycle valuable pharmaceutical compounds instead of throwing them away. Tomorrow starts now—if we dare to rethink how we store, produce, and recycle medicines.

This recognition reinforces our mission at TEDxMedUniGraz: to bring visionary thinkers and critical topics to the stage and make complex challenges accessible to a global audience. We are grateful to the TEDx community for this visibility and look forward to continuing to spark meaningful dialogue around the future of healthcare.

Imagine a world where a simple infection or routine surgery becomes life-threatening—not because we lack knowledge, but because we lack medicine. This isn’t ...

21/11/2025

Who is a Scientist? Shaping Innovation from the Heart
Sahra Tasdelen

What comes to mind when you hear the word “scientist”? For many, it’s an image of someone distant, elite—even arrogant.

In this talk, I challenge that stereotype by sharing my personal journey into science, one that didn’t follow the traditional path. I show how science is not a closed-off world for a chosen few, but a way of thinking that belongs to all of us.

Through honest storytelling and reflection, I break down the myth of the “untouchable, unreachable scientist” and make the case for a more human, inclusive approach, where curiosity, humility, and collaboration matter more than credentials or ego.

My goal is to empower the audience to see science differently: not as a cold, exclusive system, but as a creative and collective effort we can all be part of.

The future starts today—let’s transform the scientific landscape into a space where people are welcomed in and have the opportunity to explore, contribute, and lead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1RxfZfza28

What comes to mind when you hear the word “scientist”? For many, it’s an image of someone distant, elite—even arrogant. In this talk, I challenge that stereo...

21/11/2025

The Algorithm Will See You Now
Roi Shternin

It took doctors a decade to find his diagnosis. It took AI ten seconds. This talk reveals how technology—which can feel cold and detached—is actually the key to reclaiming humanity in healthcare. We can use algorithms to dismantle bias and burnout, empowering patients and freeing doctors to truly see and heal.

Key Takeaway:
Your health, your data, your future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiO_LLv6uRc

It took doctors a decade to find his diagnosis. It took AI ten seconds. This talk reveals how technology—which can feel cold and detached—is actually the key...

21/11/2025

10 Pitfalls in Future Thinking - and How to Avoid Them
Lukasz Nazarko

The talk discusses why our minds often misread tomorrow.
We tend to imagine a single “future” and forget that there are many possible futures. We misunderstand probabilities, mistake randomness for patterns, and fall victim to false certainty or needless panic. In moments of crisis, our coping mechanisms make us postpone critical decisions that determine our future. Hype can blind us to the difference between true hope and wishful thinking.
Drawing on insights from critical futurism, behavioral economics, statistics, psychology, and cognitive sciences, this talk exposes how biases obscure our vision of what may lie ahead. It offers practical strategies to spot mental traps, expand our thinking, and approach the future with clearer vision, greater confidence, and a sense of agency.

Key takeaway:
We can’t predict the future—but by spotting mental traps, we can think and ACT about it more wisely, creatively, and courageously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVcC-IA0NyQ

The talk discusses why our minds often misread tomorrow. We tend to imagine a single “future” and forget that there are many possible futures. We misundersta...

21/11/2025

How small ideas change everything
MIOSIS Medical Innovation of Students in Styria
Tobias Erker
Maximilian Stark
Sohra Yosofie
Anela Pasic

Not every innovation begins with billion-dollar ideas - in high-tech labs. Sometimes it starts with something as ordinary as a roll of tape – or as profound as a moment in the ICU.
In this talk, medical students from Graz share two stories - one simple, one tragic - to show that innovation isn’t about the size of a problem, but the courage to act on it. That spirit led them to found MIOSIS, a space where students turn ideas into solutions that matter.
Because real innovation begins the moment someone decides, This cant stay the way it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha1ymVUSFu4

Not every innovation begins with billion-dollar ideas in high-tech labs. Sometimes it starts with something as ordinary as a roll of tape - or as profound as...

21/11/2025

adole-sense
Tamas Landesz

In a world engineered by curated feeds, invisible algorithms, and conversations filtered through screens, how do we stay true to who we really are?

adole-sense explores what happens when an entire generation grows up online - where every like, comment, and feed doesn’t just observe us… it quietly shapes us.

As a 15-year-old global student growing up inside the digital ecosystem, I’ve seen how platforms don’t simply connect young people. They profile us, predict us, and emotionally engineer us. The internet was built for discovery and 'good', but teens like us are growing up inside systems designed for manipulation.

The future is being coded right now, and it’s time we keep our voices real, human, and our own!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maygx-Y7VcA

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In a world engineered by curated feeds, invisible algorithms, and conversations filtered through screens, how do we stay true to who we really are?Adole-Sens...

21/11/2025

Microchimerism - not all human cells in your body come from you
Thomas Kroneis

When we were unborn children, we exchanged cells with our mums. Hear the incredible story of these cells and what it might mean for you…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk6kgrrGOUU

When we were unborn children, we exchanged cells with our mums. Hear the incredible story of these cells and what it might mean for you… Thomas studied Techn...

21/11/2025

Do algorithms design future ready medical systems?
Zisis Kozlakidis

As the digital revolution reshapes every industry, healthcare stands at a pivotal crossroads. This talk explores how the convergence of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics is transforming not only how we diagnose and treat illness, but how we design the very systems and spaces in which healthcare delivery takes place.

From algorithm-driven patient triage to smart hospital infrastructures that adapt in real time, the future of healthcare lies in our ability to harmonize human expertise with intelligent technologies. But this transformation is about more than machines—it’s about trust, ethics, equity, and access. How do we build digital tools that enhance, rather than replace, human compassion? How can we ensure these systems serve all populations fairly, not just the digitally privileged? And what role must clinicians, designers, and technologists play together in shaping this evolution?

This talk offers a visionary yet grounded look at the future-ready medical systems already emerging—and the ones still waiting to be built. Through real-world examples and provocative insights, it uncovers how healthcare in the age of algorithms can lead us not only to smarter healthcare, but more humane care.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWzSGX5ILRI

As the digital revolution reshapes every industry, healthcare stands at a pivotal crossroads. This talk explores how the convergence of artificial intelligen...

21/11/2025

Let's have that talk: Rethinking sexual education
Gudrun Kern

What if we treated sexual education not as a topic of controversy, but as a powerful tool of prevention and safety?

This talk explores how comprehensive sexual education is one of the most effective strategies we have to reduce violence, support sexual health, and foster equality.

Drawing from international recent research and international standards, it unpacks how age-appropriate, rights-based education can shape the future, for example, by teaching consent, addressing harmful gender norms, and empowering young people to understand and protect themselves and others.

Sexual education is not just about information, it's about prevention, boundaries, and safety. It equips individuals to navigate relationships with respect, awareness, and kindness.

The future is now and it’s informed, inclusive, and safer for all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgN4iTtB6hI

What if we treated sexual education not as a topic of controversy, but as a powerful tool for prevention and safety?This talk explores how comprehensive sexu...