Last updated: 02/08/2021

The 13th edition of Switch2Product | Innovation Challenge has concluded. This programme promotes innovative solutions, new technologies and business ideas put forward by students and young graduates (<3 years) from the Politecnico di Milano. The challenge is organised by PoliHub, the Politecnico di Milano Innovation District & Startup Accelerator managed by Fondazione Politecnico, the Technology Transfer Office (TTO), and Deloitte.

The partnerships with Joule, Eni's school for business and the Milano Monza Brianza Lodi Chamber of Commerce have been confirmed, in addition to the sponsorships of MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business and Bugnion Spa.

Over 500 innovators, more than 250 candidate projects, 4 clusters inspired by NextGenerationEU directives, 26 winning teams.

> More info on S2P

Among the winning teams, we highlight those of the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”:

AIDA

Team: Eleonora Bruschi e Carlo Pettorruso (Dipartimento ABC, PoliMI), Filippo Roggi (Dipartimento DEIB, PoliMI), Virginio Quaglini (Dipartimento ABC, PoliMI) e Gabriele Dubini.

Food E

Team: Andrea Fiorati (Assegnista di ricerca, Before), Federico Florit (Assegnista di ricerca, CFALab), Filippo Ghisoni (PhD, Before). 
Advisor: Simone Cinquemani (Dipartimento di Meccanica, PoliMI).

SMUSH 

Team: Sara Mantero, Ingrid Paoletti (Dipartimento ABC, PoliMI), Beatrice Belgio (PhD, LaBS - 3DB&STM), Olga Beatrice Carcassi (PhD), Marco Lenzi e Luca Ficarelli (Alumni, PoliMI).

SteriSafe 

Team: Gianmaria Gardoni (PhD, CFALab), Carmen Bax (Assegnista di ricerca, Olfattometrico) e Gianmarco Polotti (Assegnista di ricerca, CFALab). 

VibroFect

Team: Gabriele Candiani, Nina Bono, Giovanni Protopapa e Federica Ponti (PhD, BioCell).