Hats off to four fortunate startups
17.06.2014
"Why would someone buy this?" is a question that can stump startups as they try to explain their value proposition. Fortunately for four startups pitching in the first round at venture kick session, the answers were both compelling and realistic.
 Esmeralda Megally from xsensio
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 Horesh Ben Shitrit from PlayfulVision and his colleague
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 The team from Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals
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 Pascal Voser and his team from BlueKee
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A zero-power wearable monitoring platform
Esmeralda from EPFL is developing a zero-power wearable platform to accurately and robustly monitor the physical/physiological state and the immediate environment, thanks to a wide range of embedded quasi-invisible, miniaturized, wearable, and non-invasive devices.
Automatic video analytics & statistics for team-sports at all levels
PlayfulVision the startup from Horesh Ben Shitrit provides real time, automatic video analytics and statistics for team-sports (including ball 3D position, speed, player fitness, skills and team tactics). A service that is now attainable only by the privileged major leagues will be open and affordable to the large public.
A new drug class for the treatment of autoimmune diseases
Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals develops a new drug class for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The spin-off from the University of Basel provides an urgent medical need for effective and safe therapies in this area. The platform technology "Antibody-catch" and the derived compounds pave the way for a paradigm shift in treatment.
An innovative key for mobile devices increasing data security
Pascal Voser from ETH Zürich just took part at the venture challenge courses 2014. Now he develops a device that acts like a key for mobile devices. The BluKee improves both convenience and data security of mobile devices.
Esmeralda from EPFL is developing a zero-power wearable platform to accurately and robustly monitor the physical/physiological state and the immediate environment, thanks to a wide range of embedded quasi-invisible, miniaturized, wearable, and non-invasive devices.
Automatic video analytics & statistics for team-sports at all levels
PlayfulVision the startup from Horesh Ben Shitrit provides real time, automatic video analytics and statistics for team-sports (including ball 3D position, speed, player fitness, skills and team tactics). A service that is now attainable only by the privileged major leagues will be open and affordable to the large public.
A new drug class for the treatment of autoimmune diseases
Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals develops a new drug class for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The spin-off from the University of Basel provides an urgent medical need for effective and safe therapies in this area. The platform technology "Antibody-catch" and the derived compounds pave the way for a paradigm shift in treatment.
An innovative key for mobile devices increasing data security
Pascal Voser from ETH Zürich just took part at the venture challenge courses 2014. Now he develops a device that acts like a key for mobile devices. The BluKee improves both convenience and data security of mobile devices.