Age Innovation Prize 2024

This year we are once again looking for products and projects with the potential to make a real difference to the lives of older people and to promote their independence, social integration, quality of life, or health. Help us in our mission to create a better future for senior citizens.

Shortlisted projects
Congratulations to the following six projects, which were invited to pitch by the jury after the selection process:

• ageJOY - Freude im Alltag
  • Eric Dumelin (LinkedIn) & Florian Borzner (LinkedIn)
  • ageJOY (LinkedIn)
• Alfred – Voice-controlled AI companion
  • Dennis Eitner & Sandro Pezzutto
  • Altertainment AG (LinkedIn); Click here for Alfred
• beSerious
  • Sara Levanti (LinkedIn)
  • beSerious (IT)
• FlexAssist
  • Jacqueline Keller, Lukas Mendes, Gian Teufen (LinkedIn) & Luc Schweizer
• Quartierplus
  • Flavia Nicolai (LinkedIn) & Christoph Stettler (LinkedIn)
  • Quartierplus (LinkedIn)
• Silver Bridge
  • Dr. Lea Rutishauser & Dr. Anja Feierabend (HR ConScience GmbH)
  • Silver Bridge

Award Ceremony
The winners will be honoured on Thursday, 7 November 2024 as part of the mini-congress Research & Innovation for Age(ing) at Switzerland Innovation Park Ost.
In addition to the presentation of the winning projects, two exciting keynote speeches by Prof. Dr Guido Schuster, Director of the OST’s ICAI Interdisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence and Eastern Switzerland Digital Shaper, and Dr Thomas Münzer, Chief Physician at the Geriatric Clinic St. Gallen and geriatrician, will provide inspiration. An exhibition with exciting stands from the winning teams and researchers from the AGE-INT network will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas over an aperitif riche.

Participation is free of charge.
> Further Information and Registration
 

Members of the Jury

• Nathalie Betschmann, City of Zurich
• Dr. Hans Ebinger, Switzerland Innovation Park Ost
• Simone Eicher, OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule & AGE-INT programme
• Dr. Alain Gut, IBM Switzerland
• Prof.Dr.phil.em. Francois Höpflinger, Zentrum für Gerontologie der Universität Zürich
• Diana Rödl, Ernst & Young AG
• Dr. Beat Vollenwyder, Swiss Federal Railways SBB
• Prof.Dr. Katarzyna Wac, University of Geneva & AGE-INT programme
• Dr. Daniele Zaccaria, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland SUPSI & AGE-INT programme

Procedure
The deadline for submissions has passed (30 June 2024).
Find more information on the prize, important dates and the registration process as well as the election in our call document and the FAQ document.

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