PFAS Restriction workshop
2025-03-26 12:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Zurich) | Empa, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen
Take part in the 1st Innovation Camp in the city of St.Gallen! At the three-day event, between 80 and 100 participants will develop solutions to real challenges facing companies.
The companies, as challenge providers, work together with the participants, such as students from OST , the University of St. Gallen , the vocational school as well as private individuals, to find solutions.
The Innovation Camp combines two main focuses: In the hackathon, participants delve deeper into the world of digital solution finding, while in the makeathon they move into the world of haptic and mechatronic solutions.

program

Thursday, February 6th 18:00 – 18:30 Welcome 18.30 – 19.00 Introduction to the Innovation Camp 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Input Session 1: Design Thinking 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Team building & networking 21.00 – 22.00 Dinner & Get-together
Friday, February 7th 8.30 – 9.00 Breakfast and welcome 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Prototyping Phase 1 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Input Session 2: Technology trends 12:00 – 13:00 lunch break 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Prototyping Phase 2 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Prototyping Phase 3 19:00 – 20:00 Dinner together 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Prototyping Phase 4 21.30 – open end closing with Schlumi
Saturday, February 8th 8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast and welcome 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Prototyping Phase 5 12:00 – 13:00 lunch break 13.00 – 13.45 Panel discussion: from the idea to the startup 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Prototyping Phase 6 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Prototyping Phase 7 18:00 – 19:00 Dinner together 19:00 – 20:30 Pitch 20:30 – 21:00 Awards ceremony 9:00 p.m. – open end closing party

Date

February 6 – 8, 2025

Location

Switzerland Innovation Park East Lerchenfeldstrasse 3 9014 St.Gallen

Registration

Registration

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