Meet 2024 Trailblazers VIII

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and thriving in this eight cohort of innovative startup projects, each tackling unique challenges across a range of industries.

From personalized news delivery to medtech solutions, these ventures are driven by passionate teams committed to creating impactful solutions.

Here’s an overview of these inspiring projects and the fields they are revolutionizing:

In today’s fast-paced world, stay on top of what’s most relevant to you with Actualia. Created by Paul Madelénat, Florian Déjean, Jacopo Moretti and Ludovic Mermod, this groundbreaking app delivers highly personalized, timely, and trustworthy news summaries directly to your phone. Tailored to your interests and preferred sources, Actualia’s customizable news assistant ensures you’re always informed and never overwhelmed.

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Drawing on their industry expertise, Chloe Albietz and Francois Carruzzo are transforming drug manufacturing with their state-of-the-art single-use bioreactor solutions. Engineered for modern biologics and cell therapy production, these innovative systems streamline and accelerate cell culture processes with advanced automation and a secure closed design—significantly reducing costs, contamination risks, and operational complexity.

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Healium develops medtech solutions to simplify life for patients managing complex treatments. Run by Moncef Assa, Alexandre Duval, and Louis Grosse, its flagship product, Medicase, is a smart pill dispenser that addresses the challenges of chronic disease management by ensuring precise dosing at the right time.

Patients benefit from timely reminders, while a connected platform enables caregivers to monitor treatments remotely. Healium empowers patients, improves treatment adherence, and makes managing chronic conditions more efficient and stress-free.

Inlook.ai, managed by Simone Roznowicz and Davide Roznowicz, is a search engine designed to make public statistical data instantly accessible on a single platform. It blends search and visualization to provide seamless access to trusted data, offering customized results in a super easy-to-use, multilingual interface.

Decision-makers can simply type a query to receive interactive charts, tables, and sources for trends in seconds, eliminating the need for technical expertise and enabling faster, data-driven decisions.

more info on inlook.ai

Latte, led by Léo Wolf, provides students with a virtual environment to organize, collaborate, and study efficiently. It simplifies access and synchronization of deadlines and key information from unstructured sources, helping students prepare effectively by reviewing course materials and planning work individually or in teams.

Latte also fosters engagement by allowing students to ask questions and connect with peers. Designed by students for students, it addresses the need to streamline tasks and access critical details, ensuring learners can focus on what matters most: achieving their academic goals.

more info on latte.study

Take your training to the next level with the ultimate tool designed to make you the best athlete you can be!

Martina Mladenic, Iris Caligiuri and Neethu Kizhakkedom, combining expertise as a Track and Field coach, National Team athlete, and engineer, have joined forces to revolutionize sports performance with their cutting-edge WebApp.

This all-in-one platform seamlessly connects athletes’ data with their coaches, clubs, and federations, empowering athletes to break records and reach their full potential.

Ranova’s team, led by Valentin Garnier and Alex Gomes, helps hotels and restaurants turn reviews into opportunities for growth. Managing reviews is a major challenge for managers who often lack the time, tools, and strategies to act effectively.

Their AI-powered platform transforms customer feedback into actionable insights, automates personalized review responses, and identifies root issues to improve operations. It also tracks online reputation, analyzes competition, and generates executive summaries for upper management. With Ranova, businesses save time, enhance their reputation, and achieve a 20% increase in online ratings within two months, creating unforgettable experiences for their guests.

more info on ranova.ai

TheMeal is led by Berkant Kahraman, an EPFL student in Life Sciences with a deep passion for sports and food innovation, and Colas Gonin, an established chef and fitness aficionado.

Together, they have created a range of premium, healthy take-away meals specifically designed for sports enthusiasts seeking to enhance their performance and maintain a balanced lifestyle. Each meal is expertly crafted by the chef, using fresh, high-quality ingredients, with a strong emphasis on local sourcing and transparency.

These delicious, high-protein meals are tailored to meet the nutritional needs of active individuals and are conveniently available in key locations such as sports centers, offices, and convenience stores.