Michaela Nesvarova
Michaela Nesvarova is a science journalist based in Belgium. With over a decade of experience, she has dedicated a large portion of her career to writing about cutting-edge science, technology and academia, with specific focus on the importance of diversity and inclusion in the broadest sense. After many years as a reporter based in the Netherlands, she relocated to Belgium in 2023 where she has since worked as a freelance journalist for publications such as Horizon Magazine, Science Business and ESMH. She writes about a variety of topics, including health, emergency preparedness, climate and social sciences and humanities.-
‘The lifespan of cells is one of the holy grails of engineered living materials’
What are the possibilities and limitations of engineered living materials? Interview with biomedicine and smart materials expert Prof. Dr Andrés Díaz Lantada (Technical University of Madrid, Spain). He has served as principal investigator in several European projects, including TOMAX, UBORA, INKplant,... -
‘Engineered living materials are adaptive, resilient and self-healing’
What are the most promising applications of living materials? Interview with scientific director at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials and professor at Saarland University in Germany, Prof. Dr Wilfried Weber. He is also involved in the European projects STEADY (funded by the European Research Council)...