95 projects. Real briefs, real users, real prototypes.

Problem

Digital health tools remain fragmented and disease-focused. Takeda asked how a next-generation interface could integrate treatment, wellness and lifestyle into one continuous health journey.

What they built

A-Wake, an AI-powered mirror, runs daily voice and image check-ins and detects lesion changes over time. Twinnie stores the data in a patient-controlled profile and generates a one-pager before each appointment.

Impact

Patients track 90 days of symptom trends and arrive better prepared; clinicians decide faster. Takeda gains real-world longitudinal data on disease progression and treatment response.

Problem

In primary care, patients manage their own medication, risking non-adherence and poor disease control. Existing options remove responsibility entirely or ignore active lifestyles.

What they built

The d-kleep app shows prescriptions in a colour-coded view for easy pillbox filling, with a pharmacist filling service, symptom tracking and appointments. A modular, detachable pillbox fits any routine.

Impact

Patients understand and manage treatment autonomously. Omnicell gains a route to medication management that supports patient autonomy.

Problem

How might a scalable solution help caregivers take charge of their own well-being and create an attractive work environment?

What they built

InCosy records concerns during shift handovers and suggests curated products. Chosen solutions go to the home lead for purchase and a guided team briefing; caregivers give regular feedback.

Impact

Caregivers shape procurement, home leads find the right tools faster and Diakonie becomes a more attractive employer.

Problem

Rural general practitioners are retiring faster than newcomers arrive. Seniors distrust remote consultation, the only alternative they are offered.

What they built

At a DAMU practice, medical staff greet patients, take measurements and handle the technical set-up. The doctor joins remotely in a teleconsultation room equipped with four examination tools.

Impact

Patients get a human, trustful visit. Medicas reaches more rural patients while its doctors work flexibly from different locations.

Problem

Psoriasis patients face stigma and lifelong treatment, and often abandon it. Consultations last 15 minutes, leaving little time to understand symptoms.

What they built

Patients log medical history, symptoms and crises in one app. During consultation, the physician opens a board view with a temporary code. Reminders and pharmacy ordering complete the service.

Impact

Consultations save time for both sides and focus on what matters. Patients carry less mental load and engage more in their care.

Problem

Many people, especially Millennials, dread the dentist, postpone appointments and do not know how to care for their teeth. The brief asked for prevention.

What they built

Daisy combines a device, an app and contact with dentists. A self check-up monitors general oral health and the risk of caries and gum disease, with personalised tips.

Impact

Patients control their oral health and avoid the fear of unexpected diagnoses and painful procedures.

Problem

Rheumatic diseases affect 2-3% of people, yet patients wait about six months for a specialist. GPs lack a direct line to hospital specialists.

What they built

Daodad lets doctors search specialists by advanced criteria and request an urgent slot or peer-to-peer consultation, designed with doctors and with a focus on data privacy.

Impact

Waiting time drops from almost six months to under a week. The platform works for all doctors and pathologies.

Problem

Oncology and multiple sclerosis patients struggle with fatigue, an unpredictable exhaustion that disrupts daily life and makes it hard for others to support them.

What they built

Fuel reads physiological signals such as eye blinking and heart rate to recognise and predict fatigue and its triggers. An app for patients and caregivers helps plan what matters most.

Impact

Patients manage fatigue proactively and caregivers get tailored advice. The sponsor can open new partnerships with patient associations and scientific societies.

Problem

How might people with narcolepsy predict and manage their condition? Behaviour change is central, but each person's symptoms and lifestyle factors interact differently.

What they built

Habitual lets users track their specific symptoms at a time of day that suits their energy. Over time, the data shows correlations with medication, lifestyle and sleep.

Impact

Users adapt routines based on their own patterns. A customisable report supports better conversations between patient and practitioner.

Problem

Catheter users cannot tell how full their bag is during the day. The resulting anxiety and dependence on others lower quality of life.

What they built

Volyymi attaches to existing catheter bags, measures urine volume and hydration, and sends real-time data to an app with personalised fullness and hydration alerts.

Impact

Users regain independence and drink enough without fear of overflow, which supports the immune system and reduces urinary tract infections.

Problem

Understand what it is like to live with relapsing-remitting MS and improve quality of life beyond treatment.

What they built

A wearable collects patient data effortlessly, a mobile app serves patients and an online platform gives healthcare providers and researchers access to aggregated insights.

Impact

Holistic health monitoring for patients, who can also contribute to MS research and patient-centric care innovation.

Problem

Integrate Tarkett's motion-sensing flooring where it helps most: hospitals and nursing homes, where recovery from falls declines with age.

What they built

Tablets fixed to caretakers' carts connect to the Floor in Motion system so staff can monitor residents at night while staying mobile. A pilot ran in a nursing home.

Impact

A safer and more comfortable home environment for the elderly.

Problem

How might a support service help chronically ill patients throughout their journey and encourage them to take an active role in their everyday life?

What they built

Abbi is an easy-to-use chatbot focused on exercises for people with MS. It gives the corporate partner flexibility to develop the service further.

Impact

Patients track their condition regularly and provide information healthcare professionals lack. Merck gains direct patient relationships and real-time insight, within data protection rules.

Problem

How might monitoring, valuing and trading avoided emissions nudge football fans into mobility habits that cut CO2, spread socially and last, with visible value for supporters and clubs?

What they built

Player 0 offers personalised route planning, real-time emissions tracking, carpooling options and a gamified system of challenges and rewards. Details of the solution are under non-disclosure agreement.

Impact

Long-term visibility of impact, conscious mobility choices, shared social experiences and incentives for sustainable practices.

Problem

Many French and Chinese drivers never learned to use driving assistance. Some do not know it exists, others distrust it or cannot decode English acronyms, so it stays off.

What they built

Adavise brings assistance functions to the driver instead of hiding them: a visual gallery with clear descriptions, dashboard recommendations and a gamified reward system with an online community.

Impact

Drivers reconnect with the functions that can save their lives, in the simplest and most attractive way possible.

Problem

Osaka Gas Chemicals developed FLCF, a highly recyclable plant-based cellulose material. The team had to find suitable applications and ways to turn the material into a product.

What they built

After needfinding and benchmarking, the team chose micro-mobility: a lightweight, recyclable, easy-to-ride vehicle produced with FLCF filament and 3D printing, aimed first at the Japanese market.

Impact

Safer, more enjoyable travel for users with a smaller footprint. For OGC, a viable path to commercialising FLCF.

Problem

How might future urban mobility balance sustainability and convenience? 1.5 billion people still choose private cars for privacy, comfort and reliability.

What they built

The SPOD is a hybrid: the comfort and convenience of a car with the eco-friendliness and efficiency of a public transport system.

Impact

Zero exhaust emissions and 90% less CO2 than a private diesel car. Six SPODs fit in the space of one car, easing congestion.

Problem

With the Taycan, Porsche enters the electric market and user experience matters as much as technology. How might customers of an electric Porsche enjoy a seamless experience?

What they built

CIRCUIT recommends trips to personal taste, books tables and charging stops, transfers everything to the in-car system during the drive and keeps photos and driving statistics afterwards.

Impact

Less planning and no range fear, so owners drive more. Shared memories advertise Porsche and strengthen loyalty.

Problem

Mobility providers in Switzerland are poorly connected and there is no central information source, so travellers cannot use the options that exist.

What they built

Flink delivers customised information streams for 2.8 million commuters, helps plan and optimise multimodal journeys and offers fast alternatives when something goes wrong.

Impact

All information before, during and after a journey, with subscriptions managed in one place and proactive alerts.

Problem

Denser city traffic and new mobility types demand more attention from drivers. Valeo asked how to enhance the mobility experience in smart cities with its resources.

What they built

Vulnerable road users and heavy vehicles equip themselves with a Safe Space device. Sensors and connectivity exchange contextual warnings in real time.

Impact

Less stress and fewer misunderstandings on the road. The data can help municipalities improve infrastructure.

Problem

Create a personalised lighting system for future mobility. What will people do in cars once they no longer have to drive?

What they built

Interviews showed people want to read, work or watch films but get motion sick. WAVE's LEDs represent the car's speed, synchronising visual input with the vestibular system.

Impact

A portable solution usable today. With self-driving cars, OSRAM can integrate WAVE into vehicle interiors.

Problem

Japan's ageing society changes ANA's customer base. The airline wants to appeal to senior travellers, including the retired businessmen who flew with it for decades.

What they built

ANA tomo knows the passenger's flight and location and gives live navigation to the boarding gate, plus timely, personalised cues throughout the airport journey.

Impact

Elderly travellers find scattered information in one place and feel less time pressure. ANA can locate lost passengers and speed up boarding.

Problem

Create a safe, comfortable ride-sharing experience in a fully autonomous vehicle. The team focused on psychological safety and cleanliness.

What they built

Renoru separates passengers with translucent partitions, shows location and arrival time on screens, and uses infrared image comparison to detect lost items and judge whether the car can continue.

Impact

Ride-sharing advances without losing its appeal: riders see each other while keeping their own space.

Problem

Mobility and community thinking are changing. Audi wants to address mobility and connectivity through community services that bind customers.

What they built

Flemo combines community, connectivity and mobility. Users decide with whom, when and under which conditions they share, meeting the needs for flexibility and control.

Impact

Car sharing that fits single households, families, students, neighbourhoods and companies alike, instead of one model for all.

Problem

Airports are the weak link of air transport, optimised for flow rather than passengers. The Friendly Airport of 2040 must suit all travellers and remain viable.

What they built

Personal airport shuttles carry families, business travellers and impaired passengers from arrival to take-off, with authentication, check-in and baggage handled on board.

Impact

Baggage stays with the passenger, and a central airport centre with decentralised skygates shortens the way.

Problem

Recreational nitrous oxide canisters end up in household waste and explode in waste-to-energy facilities, damaging equipment and endangering staff. There is no accessible way to dispose of them.

What they built

Proxit makes local tobacco shops relay collection points. Users hand in canisters and receive 2€ each; once storage is full, the shop requests a Paprec pick-up within 48 hours.

Impact

Consumers dispose of canisters responsibly and shops earn 5€ per bottle. The city gets cleaner and waste-to-energy facilities safer.

Problem

Intel Ireland needs large amounts of natural gas and wants to cut fossil-fuel dependency. Ireland lacks the renewable infrastructure and biowaste to meet that demand.

What they built

Participating farms receive anaerobic digesters. BioNet collects the biogas, upgrades it to biomethane on the Intel campus and coordinates logistics, regulatory compliance and technical support for farmers.

Impact

Farmers gain a new revenue stream with technical and regulatory help. Intel reduces reliance on fossil fuels and lowers carbon emissions.

Problem

Industrial heating and cooling cause around 10% of industry's carbon emissions. GEA sought a data-driven way to optimise energy use in its compressors and chillers.

What they built

PowerPilot predicts future cooling demand from historical data and optimises machine usage by energy price, carbon emissions or both, including on-site solar power, across one or many plants.

Impact

Lower operating costs and emissions for users. GEA gains a platform that answers customers' demand for carbon-footprint reduction.

Problem

Companies face stricter mandates on scope 3 emissions but struggle to record them. Individuals feel powerless and need motivation for lasting change.

What they built

Employees opt into STEP's reward and verification system, earn points for sustainable commutes and exchange them in a marketplace. Employers receive analytics that quantify scope 3 emissions.

Impact

Employees cut their footprint and gain a sense of impact. Employers reduce and report scope 3 emissions and learn what drives behaviour change.

Problem

How can ESG key figures be generated and presented transparently and reliably for corporate customers, from product through production to the whole company?

What they built

TierX tracks shipments, monitors inventory and delivers analytics on supply-chain performance. Automation and predictive analytics help companies assess supplier risks.

Impact

Full visibility into supply chains and comprehensive risk assessments of suppliers.

Problem

IIT's artificial leaf mimics photosynthesis but is not ready for industrial scale. Companies hesitate to invest at this early stage, yet IIT needs them to develop it further.

What they built

CO/LAB runs an interactive simulation of implementing the artificial leaf in a company's processes and produces a detailed report for its financial team. The simulation can be revised per company.

Impact

A common language between IIT and companies. IIT collects reliable data; companies see whether the technology pays off.

Problem

How might CRIF engage current and future clients in B2C and B2B2C, with a focus on Gen Z, whose needs differ from earlier generations?

What they built

ESGo scans products and searches companies, returning an easy-to-read ESG score based on quantified factors. Users share ideas and discuss products with their community.

Impact

Gen Z makes informed, responsible purchases. CRIF, trusted in credit scoring, builds a relationship with a generation it must address differently.

Problem

People want to live more sustainably but are stuck in habits. Entrepreneurs with sustainable ideas struggle to find funding and demand in Switzerland.

What they built

Compass gives users a personalised view of their behaviour and lets them support entrepreneurs' projects with the cheers they collect. Realised projects create new alternatives for everyone.

Impact

A compass for individuals and a funding platform for entrepreneurs. PostFinance takes a lead in driving sustainable behaviour among young people.

Problem

Hotel minibars run continuously because they are not tied to key-card power control. Across all rooms, that consumes a lot of energy.

What they built

Frio uses Kaimen's micro-cooling technology to shrink the exterior by 100 mm at equal volume. A digital system lets staff monitor power consumption and savings across rooms.

Impact

Integrated with property management systems, Frio switches fridges on and off with check-in and check-out, saving space, energy and manual effort.

Problem

Industrial parks in China collect factory wastewater in one pool, ignoring synergy effects, while illegal discharge pollutes rivers and lakes.

What they built

Shouhu analyses properties such as pH, temperature and chemical oxygen demand and recommends how operators should classify and combine wastewater to save costs and energy.

Impact

Operators save additives and energy and gain flexibility. GF gains valuable data for better data-driven treatment models.

Problem

Portuguese citizens are not ready for mandatory biowaste sorting from 2023. They lack knowledge and motivation, and existing solutions are few and outdated.

What they built

UiN gives citizens tags for bins fitted with electronics. Sorting earns points to exchange for grocery discounts or cinema tickets, alongside a community tab and sorting tips.

Impact

Higher sorting rates in the first years of the new system. Lipor's partnerships with local businesses stimulate their growth.

Problem

Design a fully circular and sustainable knit garment product with competitive production costs.

What they built

Infini replaces fossil-based fibres with bioplastic, which is recyclable, compostable and lower in CO2, combined with cotton leftovers, while staying cost-effective.

Impact

Triwool can produce fast fashion that is ecological and sustainable without compromising quality or production costs.

Problem

Aeroponic farms yield nine times more with 90% less water, but the system is fragile. Roots sit in dark, moist space and correct reactions need expert knowledge.

What they built

AeroAlarm gathers real-time data from the root space through an imaging module and IoT platform. An app explains urgency and location, suggests cause and treatment, and connects to experts.

Impact

Faster diagnosis, higher yield and less plant loss make aeroponics viable in cities. Attract gains a use case for its liquid-crystal iAll technology.

Problem

Climate change hits honeybees twice: varroa mites weaken bees and deform larvae, and unstable weather confuses colonies into leaving the hive too early.

What they built

A gateway at the hive entrance combines a varroa treatment module, a tunnel system and a sensor module. Mites are drawn to a larvae-scented chemical while bees pass freely.

Impact

A cost-effective answer to beekeepers' most urgent need and a pathway for digital tools into beekeeping.

Problem

Transporting produce has a high carbon cost and much of it goes uneaten. Urban life disconnects people from where food grows.

What they built

Fazenda Cubo handles germination and data. Hydroponic units in condominium buildings grow and hold produce ordered through an app; motivated users finish growing at home.

Impact

The freshest produce at the doorstep with less energy, water and no pesticides. Fazenda Cubo gains loyal customers and needs smaller premises.

Problem

Identify the problems small-scale, multi-variety farmers face and develop a user-centred solution that reduces pain points and maximises productivity.

What they built

A mobile robot monitors crop health and conditions with cameras and sensors. The app shows crops and data, schedules tasks, forecasts weather and reveals patterns over time.

Impact

Precise data for smarter farming decisions, better use of land and time, and higher yields.

Problem

A third of all food is wasted, a quarter of it in hospitality and food service. FoodCloud asked for a step change in that sector by 2020.

What they built

FloWaste tracks what comes back on plates using computer vision and customer feedback, records waste per diner and feeds gamified awareness campaigns and better ordering decisions.

Impact

Lower disposal costs, up to €200,000 a year for some businesses, and more awareness. FoodCloud can offer the system to companies and redistribute surplus food.

Problem

Help small-scale organic farmers reduce physical labour and work more efficiently without breaking their connection to the crops.

What they built

Nu-tan combines dispensing and spreading soil supplements during bed preparation, the most labour-intensive non-crop task, into one movement.

Impact

Less strain and time on bed preparation. The tool adapts to the farm, not the other way round.

Problem

Customers expect seamless, transparent interactions with their insurer, especially in sensitive situations. Insurers must combine digital technology with personal consultation while staying cost-efficient.

What they built

HUKKI is an intelligent first point of contact that understands customer needs and guides them to solutions. When a human is needed, it hands over with full context so nothing is repeated.

Impact

Customers get help any time and understand complex procedures. Service teams are freed for complex or high-priority cases.

Problem

Identify the main issues in how fleets pay for fuel, across managers, drivers and station staff, and make the process more comfortable and faster.

What they built

Drivers pay for fuel in an app that reports automatically. Managers analyse expenses in a service centre with a chatbot assistant. Hardware (TUB in France, OBD in Brazil) collects real-time vehicle data.

Impact

Smoother reporting for drivers and more reliable data for managers. Edenred is discussing further development to bring Upsand to market.

Problem

How might CRIF improve its offering for micro-enterprises, with banks as the channel? Italian firms are mostly micro-enterprises with under 20 employees.

What they built

MicroBooster is offered by banks and powered by CRIF's predictive analysis. It combines bank data and entrepreneurs' own input to identify opportunities and offers solutions to act on them.

Impact

Banks deepen relationships with micro-entrepreneurs; entrepreneurs act on proactive, integrated and immediate insights.

Problem

Gen Z wants to learn about investing but finds banks outdated. Creators need money now and cannot wait for ad revenue to add up.

What they built

Through an auction, creators set a price for a video and keep ownership. The winning investor receives part of the ad revenue over time while the creator is paid upfront.

Impact

Fans support creators and earn a return; creators get money upfront. The bank reaches young investors and the creator economy.

Problem

International transfers are a hassle: hidden costs, complicated input and uncertain status. PostFinance was losing customers in this service.

What they built

SwiEasy works without opening a new account, needs fewer clicks and supports cards, bank accounts or payment at the Post Office. It shows exchange rate, cost and shareable real-time tracking.

Impact

Secure, transparent transfers for users. PostFinance retains customers and reaches new ones through a marketing plan built around sharing.

Problem

Develop a solution that allows young professionals and young families to eliminate as much unwanted mobility as possible.

What they built

allberto connects Askers who want to save time with Taskers who earn money flexibly. Generali makes the exchange risk-free with insurance and social security policies.

Impact

Generali goes beyond selling insurance and improves customers' daily lives. Users save time or earn flexibly, risk-free.

Problem

How might the Swiss retirement ecosystem of today and tomorrow be redesigned to meet present and future needs?

What they built

desyre offers two interfaces: the Savings Assistant for users who prefer a passive role and the Retirement Cockpit for active planners, with clear visualisations of goals and family interdependencies.

Impact

A prepared entry into retirement as state systems become less reliable, with financial health even for those who do not plan actively.

Problem

Every year 140,000 people move to Switzerland and face hurdles around visas, permits, housing and insurance. Online information is vast and too generic.

What they built

After five questions, Swissify generates a personalised timeline covering visa, permits, apartments, customs, insurance, banks and telecoms, plus events for the Swissify community. It is free and lead-generation funded.

Impact

Newcomers save time and money and know which documents each step needs, without their data being sold to third parties.

Problem

How might Helvetia keep and attract young adults as customers in the 21st century?

What they built

Zäme lets flatmates share everything that needs sharing: shared-flat insurance, expense management and documents, independent of time and place.

Impact

Helvetia moved from charging per household to per flatmate. Zäme launched as Flink, and elements live on in Smile direct insurance products.

Problem

The maritime sector expects an officer shortage above 5% by 2026. Fatigue, an industrial environment and isolation drive many officers out of the profession around age 30 to 35.

What they built

CustHome turns the crew's recreational room into a modular, customisable space. A guidance platform and the CustHome Patch fastening system let seafarers rearrange furniture to suit their activities.

Impact

Seafarers disconnect better and recover faster. The Deep Blue Foundation gains visibility among shipowners and strengthens its support for the maritime sector.

Problem

Distributed development teams lose context across time zones. Decisions become invisible, dependencies surface late and AI coding tools ignore team-specific workflows.

What they built

EGILA records why decisions are made, tracks dependencies as they form and captures trade-offs. AI agents use this knowledge to execute work while humans keep strategic control.

Impact

Less context loss and coordination overhead for teams. For enterprise sponsors, protected institutional knowledge and a safer path to AI adoption.

Problem

Germany's 3.8 million small and micro-enterprises are run by professionally isolated owners. They decide alone, on intuition, because consultants are too expensive and advice too generic.

What they built

LexConnect matches entrepreneurs by industry, business size and current challenges. Confidential one-to-one conversations let them exchange real-world advice and build a trusted support network.

Impact

Owners make smarter, more confident decisions and save time. Lexware adds a community layer to its digital advisor strategy and a new channel for attracting users.

Problem

How can BVG's bus dispatching system be redesigned for flexible short-term distribution and long-term planning security, with intuitive usability for internal stakeholders?

What they built

EMPOWER pairs a workshop on the low-code platform PowerApps with a purpose-built PowerApp that shows how processes at BVG can be automated and streamlined.

Impact

Faster processes and fewer errors. Employees gain skills for ongoing digitalisation and a culture of continuous improvement.

Problem

Established B2B companies must innovate in unexplored fields with little knowledge of the future. How can public spaces such as museums feed their early innovation process?

What they built

InsightsOut connects innovators, curators, artists and the public through panel discussions, a museum exhibition and a web application with a chatbot that retrieves everything the ecosystem has learned.

Impact

Companies gain external perspectives on societal trends. Museums stay relevant, artists work freely and the public shapes future development.

Problem

In hybrid work it is hard to know where colleagues are and when to reach them. People wait for answers and lose focus to constant notifications.

What they built

Knock visualises colleagues' status and location from calendar and network data, with privacy settings for how much is shared. If someone is available, a Knock video call starts in three clicks.

Impact

Focused, respectful work and faster interactions. The company gains productivity from less waiting and fewer distractions.

Problem

How might digital experiences scale global innovation across Nestlé's brands and continents while fostering trustworthy innovation capabilities?

What they built

A browser extension lets employees add findings to their projects and share them. Knowstlé identifies similar projects, connects their members and recommends useful articles.

Impact

Less double work and frustration, and silos broken between departments and locations.

Problem

Companies outsource team building, and Orangeworks saw a gap for a new approach. How might the corporate team-building experience be redefined for 2020?

What they built

HIVE is an office focal point that invites colleagues into creative thinking, problem-solving and ideation in a safe space, bringing the best of team-building events into daily work.

Impact

Full-day activities shrink to 10 to 20-minute sessions, cutting cost and improving productivity and office culture.

Problem

How might new third-party services on Haufe-Lexware's solution place add value for small businesses, given low brand loyalty in e-commerce?

What they built

Fairshare integrates into small businesses' daily routines so sharing adds no administrative effort. Delivery options and automated insurance for rented objects create trust.

Impact

Resource sharing becomes a socialising experience that brings small businesses together and facilitates networking.

Problem

Merchant seafarers communicate, document and monitor at the same time. Screen-based systems interrupt their workflow and add cognitive load while their hands are already busy.

What they built

BlueCore AI lets operators speak naturally to access information, check schedules and complete operational records. It turns spoken input into structured documentation without replacing professional judgement.

Impact

Crews stay focused and report faster. For maritime stakeholders, the concept shows how human-centred AI can improve efficiency while supporting well-being, privacy and trust.

Problem

AI-driven sales forecasting delivers accuracy but no explanation. Forecasters cannot justify predictions to stakeholders, so even correct predictions go unused.

What they built

Crystal Box shows why the AI's predictions change and lets forecasters add contextual factors such as exchange rates, weather or strikes that lie outside the model's training data.

Impact

Forecasters present AI insights with confidence. Sponsors tackle low AI adoption and recover the value of their forecasting investments.

Problem

When a machine fails on a remote construction site, a mechanic can take hours or days to arrive. One breakdown can halt the whole operation.

What they built

More than half of machine issues are simple. Jack combines AI and computer vision with Volvo's official documentation to guide operators through diagnosis, so mechanics are called only when needed.

Impact

Less downtime and lower costs for users. Volvo CE collects real-world data on recurring failures to refine maintenance and machine design.

Problem

Downtime is the common enemy on construction sites. Machine data lacks context, and stakeholders struggle to access critical information about equipment health.

What they built

The Volvo Human Sensor combines information from the operator's daily check-up with sensor data from Volvo's ActiveCare, supported by AI analysis and AR-guided inspections.

Impact

Richer context for diagnosis and fewer unplanned stops on site.

Problem

SEW needs to integrate a remote service option into its maintenance offering. Customers expect convenient support, and the choice affects profitability and competitiveness.

What they built

DriveAuto bundles Live Assistance, Serial Lookup, Automatic Documentation, Call Invitation and a Knowledge Base so technicians spend less time on manual tasks and more on customers.

Impact

Customers get prompt help without on-site visits; response times and downtime fall. Technicians work more efficiently.

Problem

Driver-assistance cameras must be recalibrated after every windshield replacement. Current tools are tedious and too bulky to bring to the customer, wasting technicians' and drivers' time.

What they built

Designed with technicians, beamm uses self-centring tyre targets and a slide-and-lock aluminium frame. A laser rangefinder captures positions and software guides the panel into place in two steps.

Impact

Twice as fast without losing precision, and it fits in a van. Drivers wait less, technicians serve more customers and widen their range.

Problem

Replacing a vehicle's glass is complex. How can the efficiency and quality of service in repair centres improve?

What they built

Vigia handles inventory checks, stock movements, scheduling and customer registration, with a dashboard that summarises operational information.

Impact

Faster, more accurate stock control and smoother scheduling let repair centres serve more customers. Saint-Gobain could expand its database.

Problem

Rethink human-robot collaboration to improve efficiency without compromising safety, and redesign how cobots and humans communicate.

What they built

COEX is a modular system that makes operator and cobot aware of each other's position and movements. Neither has to adapt to the other; both share a language of interaction.

Impact

Operators know they have been detected and what the cobot will do next, so they work faster and feel safer around it.

Problem

Remote machine monitoring at BMW remains largely manual. Understanding downtimes usually requires physical inspection, so planners travel frequently to plants.

What they built

IRIS installs cameras and environmental sensors on a machine within minutes. Incidents are sequenced and visualised in a cloud dashboard on a tablet for evidence-based decisions.

Impact

About 50% less troubleshooting time and lower travel costs across BMW's global network, with an ROI above 100% and break-even within a year.

Problem

Find new applications and services for Poggipolini's SENS-IN bolt, a fastener with embedded sensors, including a business model for a new market.

What they built

SENS-IN bolts measuring vibration and self-loosening sit at critical points of a roller coaster. Software monitors them continuously and generates pre-filled maintenance reports on a tablet.

Impact

Cheaper, better-documented maintenance for parks and design data for manufacturers. Poggipolini moves from product to service provider.

Problem

How might Plansee create the best prototyping experience for key customers and employees by redesigning the onboarding of new projects?

What they built

During a new prototype request, the chatbot Jana acts as a personal online assistant, analyses the input and connects the customer with the relevant expert.

Impact

Transparency through shared data, simplicity through a natural interface, and efficiency gains as the process improves with use.

Problem

Kenyan lecturers juggle heavy teaching loads while vital SUGAR templates and contacts sit scattered across Slack threads and drives. New teaching teams lose weeks hunting for basics.

What they built

The SUGAR Companion combines a Daily Dashboard, a step-by-step Task Compass, an AI-assisted Knowledge Hub and a Responsibility Map in one hub for Kenyan universities.

Impact

Onboarding becomes a guided sprint and students get better-prepared mentors. The network gains a replicable entry kit for expansion into Africa and beyond.

Problem

How can institutions such as KIT or TCD digitally support incoming international students in English-language master's programmes with their academic goals and personal development?

What they built

STEP streamlines application management, helps students build a social network and guides them through module selection in one tool.

Impact

International students overlook nothing in the administrative process, find connections faster and align module choices with career goals.

Problem

52% of students do not pursue STEM careers because they think the subjects are too hard.

What they built

STEM finity delivers periodic, theme-based boxes with hands-on mini projects that combine storytelling and learning, showing STEM as fun and part of daily life.

Impact

Children develop skills and an early interest in STEM fields.

Problem

Bring the museum and its target groups closer together and make the museum part of people's everyday life.

What they built

Center Piece lets museums and users build modules such as mini-courses, activities or debates from online catalogues, using videos or chatbots. It integrates with existing online behaviour rather than replacing it.

Impact

The museum reaches people who never visited and learns from them. Users get a place to experiment, share skills and find like-minded people.

Problem

Migrant students in Finland score 25% lower than native peers, largely because of language. Remote learning during COVID-19 widened the digital divide.

What they built

Schools grant access to Nosta, where an algorithm forms dynamic peer groups supported by facilitators. Learning happens through game-based activities that build friendship alongside language.

Impact

Students expand vocabulary and gain confidence in Finnish, which improves school performance and later job prospects.

Problem

How might a flexible, different offer improve access to higher education, given the need for degrees and the changes of the fourth industrial revolution?

What they built

Lerny offers short digital courses for practical and job skills, with an accompaniment programme, sponsorship, an academic guide called Ally and social and networking features.

Impact

Higher education for people in Latin America who lack access today. Javeriana is taking the platform further in its project plan.

Problem

Students expect a modern university, while staff with high student ratios and administrative loads are wary of new tools and processes.

What they built

ModuleM gathers expected completion times, overall workload and feedback from students and lecturers and turns them into a visual course overview that reveals imbalances.

Impact

Less admin for lecturers, clearer expectations for students and fewer complaints, with over-assessment made visible.

Problem

Ghanaian returnees with lower education lack economic perspectives at home. Support services exist, but their offerings are not transparent.

What they built

RESTART begins in Germany once someone decides to return. A paper-based RESTART GUIDE provides inspiration, motivation and orientation on the economic reintegration journey.

Impact

Returnees get emotional accompaniment and support for training and jobs. GIZ gains trust and a blueprint for other countries of origin.

Problem

What will the learning environment for technology students look like in 2025? The brief sought new educational paradigms, not just an upgrade.

What they built

Students from computer science, engineering and natural sciences share smart rooms managed by student ambassadors. An E3 app books rooms, maker spaces and equipment and lets students share skills.

Impact

A single collaborative student community across three schools, graduates used to industry-like teamwork, and data that can improve how students learn.

Problem

Italy and Japan both suffer earthquakes. People who stay in their damaged homes suffer physically and mentally and lack goods, information and community.

What they built

Kintsugi combines an information zone with a display for volunteers, an automatic food distribution zone with fixed portions per person, and a hand distribution zone for supplies and contact.

Impact

Supplies and information for house refugees, and face-to-face distribution that builds community.

Problem

How to help blind people better sense the world and create a kind of visuality for them?

What they built

A Neural Image Caption Model describes arbitrary images; the caption is matched to objects in a dataset and a touchable image is printed on the team's device.

Impact

The team learned how closed the world of blind people is and aims to use technology to integrate the visually impaired better.

Problem

People with intellectual disabilities cannot navigate alone and need supervision for every trip. Existing navigation tools are too complex.

What they built

An intuitive graphical language gives turn-by-turn directions on a smartwatch. A carer sets destinations, monitors progress, heart rate and battery, and both sides have a panic button.

Impact

Users reach new places on their own. Teaching a route used to take carers months; waytoB shortens this while keeping carers informed.

Problem

How to develop creativity through experience in children aged 0 to 12? Carvajal asked for new solutions for the Latin American market.

What they built

Music Blox stimulates hearing, touch and vision as well as a sense of time and kinesthesia, the awareness of body position and movement.

Impact

An easy, fun way to make music that also supports learning to write, read, calculate and tell stories.

Problem

Urban housing forces trade-offs between space, location, privacy and community. Managed residences offer convenience but little control, while rising costs shrink what people can afford.

What they built

Bonjour Living is built around four zones: a private apartment, a small cluster sharing occasional amenities, building-wide spaces such as gardens and coworking, and public-facing areas that connect to the neighbourhood.

Impact

Residents gain flexibility, comfort and community and can stay longer. VINCI gets stronger tenant retention and new revenue from public-facing areas.

Problem

Harvia asked for a new sauna concept for future wellness. The team found sauna heat can heal muscles, while gyms focus on training devices rather than warm-up equipment.

What they built

Harvia Flow takes infrared heaters from the sauna into the gym: direct heat combined with light stretching accelerates warm-up and reduces injuries.

Impact

A way for Harvia into the global gym market, with similar implementation in Finland, Japan and beyond.

Problem

Create a new camping experience using cooling. Outdoor cooking is central to camping, yet almost no gear uses low temperatures.

What they built

Mogii smokes food between -10°C and 10°C by simply burning smoke chips, in roughly 15 minutes. Ingredients that would melt or grill at higher temperatures stay in good condition.

Impact

New flavours and a wider range of campsite food, shared around the campsite.

Problem

How can humans and machines communicate emotionally? People are busy and struggle to build deep emotional connections.

What they built

BIBO starts with random moves and learns commands such as come here or turn left through interaction. It senses the user's emotions from touch patterns and responds.

Impact

User tests showed people liked BIBO a lot. The project gave the sponsor practical insight into AI applications.

Problem

Optimise end-to-end shopping transport in food retail, from the moment a customer needs something to the purchase arriving at home.

What they built

Flip carries products inside and outside the supermarket, slides into the boot and folds. Two detachable, collapsible baskets adapt to different boots and ease loading and storage.

Impact

Less loading, unloading and lifting for shoppers. SONAE MC improves the shopping experience and strengthens its brand presence.

Problem

Standing on water is exhilarating but surfing takes practice. Yanmar asked for an entirely new water-based experience.

What they built

Wheebo is a round platform with a central rotating jet, ridden standing, sitting or lying. A Bluetooth wristband controls speed and an app adjusts stability and sensitivity.

Impact

Novices enjoy the water, and Yanmar shows itself a pioneer beyond pleasure boats.

Problem

Connect customers and service providers in facility management in a smart way, combining technology appliances and social networks.

What they built

Domus Sapiens aggregates data from home sensors to help people monitor, control and maintain their homes, detect failures and reach the right service provider immediately.

Impact

Residents control their homes, automate maintenance and get help from a maintenance professional when needed.

Problem

How could TV use improve while people keep interacting? 65% of viewers do something else while watching, and complex remotes degrade the experience.

What they built

Households still gather in front of the TV, but wall-mounted sets line people up side by side. AGORA places two 23-inch screens back to back on the coffee table.

Impact

Testers felt a stronger human connection. Panasonic can step away from bigger is better and lead towards a more social living room.

Problem

Advertising is largely ignored and mistrusted. Rovio asked for a new, organic and engaging advertising format for digital entertainment.

What they built

Any group can start a Pulse event by taking a picture. Events collect photos in real time, appear on a heat map and carry a sponsor whose Smart Content improves the experience.

Impact

Brands become a chosen part of experiences rather than an interruption. For Rovio, a new media channel in line with its vision.

Problem

UPM's new Grada plywood allows stronger, more durable bonds. The brief: create a product that opens new opportunities for the technology.

What they built

Inspired by Finland's Kela maternity package, TUPA turns into an infant bed with rocking crib, a table, chairs, a stepping stool or a toy box.

Impact

Families save up to 710 EUR with one adaptable piece of furniture, easing the financial weight of a new child.