contest 2025
competition prizes
Launch category
Academics (students, teachers, researchers, etc.)
Companies less than 2 years old
Any individual
Associations
5000 CHF
Development category
10 000 CHF
Public's Favourite prize
2000 CHF
Special "Health" prize
Projects that have passed the pre-selection phase
Have a salutogenic dimension (which promotes human health in general or that of users in particular)
Contribute to reducing the impact on health of the production, processing and/or use of wood or bio- or geosourced materials
3000 CHF
PARTICIPATION - INSTRUCTIONS :
- Submission and application: To take part, candidates must submit an application using the form no later than midnight on 25 June 2025.
- Pre-selection until 29 June 2025 : Candidates selected to proceed to the pitch stage will be informed by email by 29 June 2025 at the latest.
- Submission of video pitches until 18 July 2025: Shortlisted applicants must send their project in the form of a video pitch of no more than 180 seconds before 18 July 2025. This stage is highly recommended and advantageous for project sponsors, but is not compulsory.
- Invitation to the final on 18 August 2025:
The list of finalist candidates will be announced publicly. They will be invited to prepare for the final on September 24, 2025.
However, all candidates may participate in the Prix coup de cœur (Audience Choice Award). - Closing ceremony and prize-giving ceremony on 24 September 2025: The final will be held in Lausanne (Switzerland) on 25 September 2025 at the Casino de Montbenon in Lausanne. The finalists will present their projects to the jury and the public, and the winners will be announced and awarded on the same evening. The organisers reserve the right to change the venue and dates of the competition if necessary.
REGISTER TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC FINAL
FAQ
Also known as a lightning pitch, it’s an oral communication exercise that involves presenting yourself and your project to a panel of judges.
- Try to get the audience excited about your idea! Explain briefly why you should win the prize. Technical achievement is not our main concern. It’s your personality, your skills and, if necessary, a bit of fantasy or humour that will reach us best. We believe that it is by seeing you or hearing your voice that we will best understand your motivation.
You can also use the pitch video as preparation. Each finalist will be invited to present their idea in front of our audience. You will then have the same amount of time as for the video pitch. The main difference is that you’ll be presenting live on stage, in front of our audience, with very little help. To encourage you, you can also suggest guests that we would be happy to invite to the final. The total number of guests is limited.
A pitch video for the Innovation Award generally includes the following points:
- Explain the problem you want to solve:
- Who is your target group? How important do you think it is for them that you solve this problem for them? Can you justify this?
- What alternative solutions already exist? What are your advantages?
- How will you get them to support your solution? What will you do next? Which people or organisations could or will help you?
- Make an invitation to your audience: what are you looking for most at the moment? Why should you win our prize?
These points are not a recipe for success. Feel free to design your video according to your own ideas or tastes. These points should serve as a guide if you are not yet very experienced.
We look forward to hearing from you!
You have two options:
- Send us a link to a sharing space (Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud, etc.) where you have uploaded/downloaded your video beforehand.
- Use a video hosting platform such as YouTube, Vimeo or Dailymotion, which requires you to have an account on the chosen platform.
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any problems!