Co-innovation challenge for students
The Voice of Innovations
We know that we cannot conquer the world alone; we need networks, partners and cooperation.
At the 2024 SHIFT Business Festival, we launched The Voice of Innovations, a new kind of co-innovation challenge for students to develop innovations that promote healthy and sustainable eating. The student challenge was organised in cooperation with five Finnish universities.
The winner of The Voice of Innovations student co-innovation challenge was chosen at the SHIFT Business Festival 2025. The five student teams with the best ideas were invited to pitch their ideas on the SHIFT stage on 22 May in Turku.
The winner was an idea for a more sustainable product package
Maksim Novitsky, a second-year student at LAB University of Applied Sciences, won the competition with his idea for a more sustainable product package — one that is more efficient, user-friendly, and accessible for people with special needs.
The students’ presentations were judged by Reetta Andolin from Raisio, Marita Nummi-Wikström from Turku University of Applied Sciences and Heidi Heikkinen from SHIFT. The winner was awarded a cash prize of €2,000.
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