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As a Switzerland-wide competition, the Age Innovation Prize promotes innovative technological ideas that address the challenges of age(ing).
With the Age Innovation Prize, we support innovative and passionate developers and companies with an idea for products that can change the lives of older people and promote their independence, quality of life or health.
The Age Innovation Prize will be awarded again next year – more information will follow on this page in due course.
The jury selected three winning teams from a shortlist of six innovative projects from among numerous award-worthy submissions.
FlexAssist
Public transport seating aid from ZHdK and ETH Zurich
SIGMA-beSerious
Gamification for the prevention of cognitive changes from SUPSI (Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana)
Silver Bridge
A platform from HR ConScience for employment after retirement
The award ceremony took place as part of a mini-congress research & innovation for age(ing) at Switzerland Innovation Park East.
More information at Age Innovation Prize 2024.
The broad-based jury has selected the following three winners among numerous award-worthy submissions.
Best Product 2023:
Mobilization device «Pegasus Spine» by MovementSciences Inc.
Best Start-up 2023:
BIOS Medical AG with the mobility sensor «HIPbeacon»
Best project idea 2023:
MIMO Radar by ESA Institut für Elektronik, Sensorik und Aktorik (Departemet Technical Sciences at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences)
More information at Age Innovation Prize 2023.
Cornelia UrsprungInstitute for Ageing Research IAFScientific Researcher
+41 58 257 13 13cornelia.ursprung@ost.ch