The Innovation Booster Fashion & Lifestyle is proud to announce the six winners of its first Call for Challenges, focused on “Digital Transformation to answer ever-evolving market demand.”
This initiative, led by Dagorà Lifestyle Innovation Hub and powered by Innosuisse, aims to accelerate radical innovation in the Swiss fashion and lifestyle ecosystem by supporting early-stage ideas through co-creation and experimentation.
Following a collaborative workshop held in Lugano in May, 11 innovation teams presented their ideas during the Pitch Day at the Dagorà Lifestyle Innovation Hub. A jury composed of representatives from academia, industry, associations, and investment firms selected six projects that will each receive up to CHF 28,000 in funding to further develop and test their concepts.
We are pleased to announce the awarded innovation teams and their selected projects:
- Crion Benefit – A Scalable System for Employee Wellness and Local Impact by Crion, Università della Svizzera Italiana
- Automated Fabric Folding with Sensory by Inveel, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
- A multi-agent architecture leveraging patent images and drawings to determine design novelty/infringement in the fashion industry
Catalyst, Istituto sistemi informativi e networking (ISIN) - AI-Powered Consistency Engine for Scalable On-Model Fashion Photography
Shootify, Istituto sistemi informativi e networking (ISIN) - Smart (Blockchain & AI) Digital Passport for all Products (DPP + Blockchain + AI)
DigitCo, Istituto sistemi informativi e networking (ISIN) - Driving Blockchain Integration in Fashion: A Strategic Study with a Focus on Luxury Brands
Storm Partners, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
We congratulate the winning teams and thank all participants for their visionary ideas and contributions. Together, we are shaping a more agile, inclusive, and technology-driven future for fashion and lifestyle in Switzerland.
This initiative is proudly supported by: Alpha Square Invest SA, GAS Jeans, Antares Vision Group, HUGO BOSS, Switzerland Innovation Park Ticino – Lifestyle Tech Competence Center, 7 For All Mankind, Microsoft, PHILIPP PLEIN, Switzerland Global Enterprise, OF Design, and UBS.