The UCreate Spring 2025 Cohort

Of the 36 projects in phase 1, 10 have been selected for phase 2. These project leaders reflect the new generation of actors of change at UNIL who are working towards a sustainable future.
Congratulations to all of them for their determination, their creativity and their ability to carry out these projects in parallel with their studies, research or professional activity !
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The UCreate Autumn 2024 Cohort
Of the 36 projects in phase 1, 9 have been selected for phase 2. We also support non-program projects that are residents of the Villanova. These project leaders reflect the new generation of actors of change at UNIL who are working towards a sustainable future.
Congratulations to all of them for their determination, their creativity and their ability to carry out these projects in parallel with their studies, research or professional activity !


Farinula
Students in precarious situations have great difficulty eating on campus at affordable prices.
Farinula offers a fast food service on campus to help students in precarious situations gain access to fresh, local meals at affordable prices, while avoiding food waste.


Glowpops
The ice creams currently available on the market are mostly ultra-processed products and are not suitable for people with food intolerances.
GlowPops offers healthy, gourmet ice creams that are 100% plant-based, with no added sugars, no saturated fats and that avoid animal suffering.


MicrOmega
Switzerland produces 1 million tonnes of plastic a year, three-quarters of which ends up as waste.
MicroMega is developing a compostable bioplastic from biomass of natural origin (plant and/or animal) to replace petrosourced plastic


Neuromynds
Neurodivergent people are diagnosed after the age of 30, lack access to specialists and are not informed well.
Neuromynds offers a platform to better support those people, by sharing educational content, have access to coaches and be part of a community for peer to peer discussions.


Nurs-X
A lack of staff and organization, out-of-date or incomplete stocks of materials, and an overload of protocols complicate the monitoring of care provided by nurses, leading to errors, stress and increased risks for patients and staff.
Nurs-X offers a care cart that facilitates the work of the caregiver who is going to perform wound care thanks to a diagnostic aid and integrated dressing dispensing for better stock management


Progress
Switzerland is one of the world's biggest consumers of disposable fashion, and professionals subject to a dress code don't have much choice when it comes to buying clothes.
Progress provides these professionals with an alternative to buy eco-responsible clothing online and made-to-measure