According to studies, loneliness, depression and anxiety have increased in families with young children. Team Parental Box wants to develop a mental health toolkit for young families. The idea is to provide easy access to resources that help both children and their parents cope with daily issues and problems. This so-called "mental maternity box" works in two ways both as a practical tool for families and a data collection device for researchers. The main goal is to provide access to help for every family and child in the world.

The school system needs to change with the rest of the world. Even though Finnish education is one of the world’s best school systems, there seems to be a gap between the curriculum and what interests students. Team Dlearn.Helsinki wants to develop pedagogical tools and practices for schools that struggle with educating their students in a globalizing world. Young generations need new global competencies, and this team aims to bring these competencies into practice.

The amount of biomedical data today is so immense that it enables us to find truly personalized treatment options. However, experimentation on all the possible drug combinations for each cancer patient is not possible. Team iCombine wants to create data mining tools that find the best cure for individual cancer patients. With the help of their model, a huge amount of biomedical knowledge could be turned into individualized treatment options.

The need for renewable energy sources is global and urgent. Team HeatStock wants to take a leap forward in developing renewable energy and help stop climate change. Their solution is to develop a material that stores heat for long periods of time.

Mosquito-mediated diseases such as malaria and the Zika virus collectively kill about one million people every year. This team fights malaria infections with a simple yet efficient two-part solution: layered mosquito nets and a vaccine, which makes human blood toxic to mosquitoes, team leader Seppo Meri tells us.

Millions of people in the world are waiting for kidney transplants but there aren’t enough organ donors. FutuRena wants to 3D print a functioning mini-kidney in order to save countless lives. The final aim of the research is to build actual size replacement kidneys for people in need.

POCKit is creating a device which makes a chip to work like a lab. With this device patients can be tested for multiple microbes and different stages of disease all at once. This could save millions of euros and stop the spreading of communicable infectious diseases, says team leader Leona Gilbert. 

As the global population grows and Asia becomes wealthier, there is a growing demand for cotton and other cellulose-based textiles. Team Ioncell's aim is to answer the need for new types of cellulose-based fiber by developing cellulose fiber made out of Finnish wood.

The increasing use of transportation creates enormous threats to our planet and people living on it. We need to figure out more sustainable ways of moving. Team Reconfigure Mobility wants to create a network of experts who will solve the challenges of sustainable mobility. The aim is to facilitate cross-disciplinary research and link it with business and society.

F-Factor wants to start a system intelligence change in city planning – more personalised, vibrant, user-centered living solutions and public services for citizens. The aim is to build an open platform in which communities and urban developers can meet and discuss instead of making several rounds of statements on paper.

Statistics on the loneliness that young people experience are worrying. This team is tackling the loneliness of young urban people by spreading compassion, co-passion and self-compassion skills. They are building a co-learning module for emotional skills and helping students train their younger peers on it.

Lacking food nutrition is a huge problem in certain parts of the world. What if it were possible to grow any kind of seeds and optimize their growth? Team Wave Farmers is developing a device which monitors soil properties and balance the soil ecosystem.