Prix Strategis 2022 semi-finalists on the starting block

Of the 75 Swiss startups that applied for the 29th edition, only 8 are now in the running for the Prix Strategis 2022 and the CHF 50,000 prize money. The selected companies are:

• Agrinorm develops an AI-powered solution for grading and predicting fresh produce quality to reduce food waste, operational costs and improve margins for growers, wholesalers, and retailers.
• Artiria Medical aims to improve stroke treatment using its medical device that enables stroke surgeons to navigate brain arteries with unprecedented speed and efficacy.
• CompPair developed a self-healing technology for composites. 
• CYSEC provides ARCA Trusted OS, a software-based solution for protecting containerized applications and workloads on-premise or in the cloud.
• ExerGo is developing a low-temperature energy network that saves 85% of energy and 90% of CO2 emissions compared to traditional fossil fuel-based systems.
• Perovskia Solar has developed a digital printing technology to fabricate efficient and stable solar cells in customized designs to cater the diverse requirements of the Internet of things, electronic devices, and sensors.
• Rready is a provider of B2B SaaS solutions for innovation methods to engage corporate employees in innovation processes in a scalable and active manner.
• SmartBreed manufactures and sells automated grasshopper breeding boxes in which Zoos, food manufacturers and farmers can breed grasshoppers economically, efficiently and hygienically and convert on-site agricultural waste via insects into high-quality insect protein

HEC Espace Entreprise and the Jury of the Prix are pleased to welcome Amélie Beduer, CEO of Volumina, winner of the Prix Strategis 2021, who brings a fresh perspective. As Head of Prix Strategis at HEC Espace Entreprise, Alex Glavieux also joins the Jury of the Prix. This year, Edouard Lambelet is President of the Jury for the first time and Marianne Schmid-Mast, the new Dean of the HEC Faculty at the University of Lausanne, replaces Jean-Philippe Bonardi on the Jury.

Time for the students to appraise the startups

The winning startup will be unveiled in May 2022 at the Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. The next step in the selection process, the one that makes the Prix Strategis so special, is that over the next few months, HEC Lausanne students will meet with the semi-finalists to write a report on one of the startups, which they will present to the Jury. This analysis will allow the Jury to make their selection of the finalists. These students bring an innovative perspective that sets the competition appart.

See you on April 5th 2022 for the announcement of the finalist start-ups!         •         

(Press release - ES)