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Age Innovation Prize 2025

The Age Innovation Prize of the Institute for Ageing Research IAF is entering its third round after two successful editions in 2023 and 2024.

This year, the Institute for Ageing Research IAF is once again on the lookout for products and solutions with the potential to make a real difference to the lives of older people and promote their independence, social inclusion, quality of life and health.

Help us in our mission to create a better future for seniors.

Important dates and information

  • Registration for the call: from January 27 to March 16 2025 at 23:59
     
  • Shortlist pitch presentations: May 5, 2025 in Zurich
    6 shortlisted projects will pitch in front of the jury in person
     
  • Award ceremony: during the Swiss AgeTech Conference in Zurich on June 5, 2025
    3 winning projects will be on stage and 6 shortlisted projects will have their own stand on site

 

Further information on the prizes, important dates, registration process, admission and selection criteria can be found on the following pages:

Shortlist for the Age Innovation Prize 2025

FoodScanner

Age Innovation Prize 2025

The «FoodScanner» is an AI-powered solution revolutionizing hospital nutrition for the elderly  by automatically tracking and analyzing food intake, addressing two critical challenges: patient malnutrition and food waste. The system uses advanced computer vision to measure food intake and provide real-time nutritional analysis.

Project team «FoodScanner»

Talking Pictures for Seniors

Age Innovation Prize 2025

Talking Pictures was founded as a non-profit organization to enhance healthcare communication in case of language barriers through visual tools. Through iterative co-design workshops, we will develop content specific to geriatric and long-term care, design intuitive pictograms, and create a user interface that meets the needs of older adults. Talking Pictures for Seniors will be an app designed to improve healthcare efficiency, reduce caregiver burden, and enhance patient dignity.

Project team «Talking Pictures for Seniors»

AiMorphous

Age Innovation Prize 2025

AiMorphous Health develops an AI-powered blood diagnostic device to help prevent and treat the number one disease cause of death, achieving longevity, healthcare sustainability & equity, by utilizing breakthrough early blood biomarker and novel predictive AI modelling method.

Project team «AiMorphous»

Senso Swing

Age Innovation Prize 2025

Training with the «Senso» therapy device from Dividat aims to holistically improve cognitive and motor skills for rehabilitation, prevention and performance enhancement. It mainly supports treatment in physiotherapy and occupational therapy. In the «Senso Swing» project, the user group of »Senso» was expanded to include older, fit users. The project team believes that training on the innovative “Senso Swing” can improve quality of life and extend a healthy lifespan.

Project team «Senso Swing»

  • Silvia Rohner, Teamleiterin MedTech, ILT Institut für Laborautomation und Mechatronik, OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
  • Eva van het Reve, Co-Founder, Dividat AG

Project ReBalancer

Age Innovation Prize 2025

Falls are one of the biggest health problems in the elderly population.  They can be prevented through targeted strength and balance training. New research shows that the risk of falls can be reduced by up to 50 percent in a single session through perturbation-based balance training (PBT). The necessary technology is so expensive that large parts of the elderly population do not have access to it. The aim of the project team is to develop cost-effective, portable PBT technologies.

Project team «ReBalancer»

WiseLearn

Age Innovation Prize 2025

The «WiseLearn» project team has developed an age-appropriate e-learning platform, a blended learning concept and a community for older adults that caters to their different life stories, abilities and needs. They teach three topics that correspond to current trends in our society: Digitalization, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Healthy Ageing.

Project team «WiseLearn»

Prizes for each innovation project

Winners 2024

The winners of the Age Innovation Prize 2024 have been announced! Here you can see which innovations for age(ing)
have won. The winners of the Age Innovation Prize 2024 have been announced! Here you can see which innovations for age(ing) have won.

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Testimonials 2023

The winners talk about their experiences and adventures with the Age Innovation Prize 2023. The winners talk about their experiences and adventures with the Age Innovation Prize 2023.

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Age Innovation Prize 2025

Registration for the Age Innovation Prize 2025 is closed. The submitted projects are currently being assessed by the jury.

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Institute for Ageing Research IAFResearch assistant

+41 58 257 13 13cornelia.ursprung@ost.ch