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Published on 8 August 2024

Social Sciences & Business Management

Discover examples of success stories in the fields of social sciences and business management.

QUMEA has developed an intelligent mobility monitoring system for the patient room.

23 September 2024

Enhancing patient safety while supporting healthcare staff in their work

Patient safety in healthcare institutions has taken a significant step forward. QUMEA has developed an intelligent mobility monitoring system for the patient room.

The DIANA international innovation project aims to improve the quality of life of the elderly through technical innovations.

14 March 2024

Artificial intelligence in the service of geriatrics

What can artificial intelligence (AI) do for geriatric medicine? Actually, quite a lot, says Thomas Münzer, Chief Physician at the Geriatrische Klinik St. Gallen: «AI has the potential to relieve the burden on carers and maintain the autonomy of older people.»

The Netzwelten project examines the way in which children learn through movement

11 December 2023

The school in movement, an innovative initiative being trialled in Switzerland

The “Netzwelten – Learning in moving” project, which looks at how children learn in movement, challenges traditional teaching methods and the static seated setting.

Thanks to the collaboration of various actors, a model has been created to facilitate the use of modern cooking hobs by visually impaired people.

13 December 2022

Innovating in the field of disability through co-creation

Generating ideas to improve the daily lives of people with disabilities. This is the purpose of the Technology and Special Needs Innovation Booster.

Inklusiv plus improves the support offered to young people with mental health problems throughout Switzerland.

10 November 2020

Improving access to the labour market through social innovation

Finding a job despite mental health conditions poses a challenge. Young people in this situation have a particularly difficult time on the labour market. With a new, low-threshold therapy offer, these young people should gain better access to the labour market.