Pint of Science Brings Technology to the Public at Local Bars

The international festival Pint of Science has been bringing scientific talks to pubs across Europe for over a decade. Each year, on three consecutive evenings in May, people have a chance to listen to fun scientific talks in their local bars.

This year, Pint of Science in Graz hosted 9 events in 3 locations – Bar28, Mi Casa, and Ducks Coffee Shop – from 19-21 May 2025. BNN was proud to host the topic “Tech Me Out” at Bar28 on the final evening. Moderated by Caitlin Ahern, the event linked safety and sustainability of new technologies, BNN’s guiding mission, to the topics of our two invited speakers from BioNanoNet member organizations and our EU projects NABIHEAL and PLANETS.

Julia Mader, of the Medical University of Graz,  presented the history of diabetes technology and what is on the horizon for diabetes management. Then Lukas Gsenger of SimVantage guided the audience through computer simulations of biotechnological processes – thus figuring out the answer to the burning question, “How long can I leave my beer standing before it loses its taste?”

The event sold out and the audience had the opportunity to ask questions and participate in a quiz. We are grateful to the organizers of Pint of Science, all of whom are volunteers, for this opportunity!