The Biology of Tomorrow: Human Longevity vs. Environmental Impact
🧬 Can your cells survive the world we're building?
🌏 What if longevity isn't in another pill, but in our environment?
⏳ And what happens to our biology when our ecosystems collapse?
And what better place to uncover this than at Bavaria’s newest powerhouse for biomedical and cellular innovation the TUM Center for Organoid Systems (COS) in Garching, which opened its doors just last week?
We track sleep, measure biological age, and buy endless supplements. But biohacking ignores the obvious: your body isn't a closed system, it breathes the world around it.
On Wednesday, October 21st, we are bringing together leading minds across biotechnology, stem cell biology, planetary medicine, and venture capital to challenge the boundaries of human healthspan:
✅ Dr. Prateek Mahalwar (CEO & Co-founder, BIOWEG | Max Planck PhD) – breaking down how petrochemical microplastics disrupt cellular repair, and how green fermentation can replace them before they reach our bodies.
✅ Dr. Dina Safina (Stem Cell Biologist & Science Manager, TUM Center for Organoid Systems) – exploring the frontier of cellular agriculture, alternative proteins, and how lab-grown tissue science could reshape human nutrition without exhausting the planet.
✅ M.Sc. Melissa Jiménez Gómez Tagle (Environmental & Health Researcher, LMU / YOUNGO) – connecting internal human homeostasis with the One Health framework: why personal vitality is inextricably bound to planetary vitality.
Moderated by:
Denisa Gheorghiță — Co-founder & CEO of GroundSpark, an early-stage platform bridging citizens, grassroots NGOs, and private companies to fund and scale tangible local impact.
Co-facilitated by Leonard von Boehlen — Co-founder of inuma.space, building non-toxic social wellness spaces designed around neuroarchitecture to support nervous system recovery and long-term health.
No dry academic lectures. No recycled slides. Just a sharp, provocative conversation on whether human longevity and ecological survival can finally become the same mission.
After the panel, join us for an open dialogue, community connection, and healthy refreshments with clean, natural sodas kindly supported by our drink partners SUPER POP and Joony's Natural Soda! 🍹
Event Info:
🌐 Language: English
📍Hosted by: TUM Center for Organoid Systems (COS), Garching Campus, Munich
♿ Wheel-chair accessible upon request
💶 Free of charge
Please note that photographs and video recordings will be taken during the event for documentation, reporting, and public communication purposes; for online events, this includes recordings of the session and screenshots. If you do not wish to be included in such recordings, please let us know on site or, for online events, at the start of the session (e.g. via chat) – you are also welcome to keep your camera switched off. We will take this into consideration.