Finalists will represent their countries with their best tech-for-good ideas in the 2025 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition to encourage innovation and inter-country networks
Final competition will take place in Milan in late October, 2025
LONDON – October 10, 2025 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced today the 10 finalists of its inaugural European Samsung Solve for Tomorrow[1] Competition, which will take place in Milan, Italy, in late October.
The finalist ideas were selected by a panel of judges who evaluated candidates based on creativity (Idea), quality (Implementation) and impact (Scalability) — across different categories. These included Sustainability, Health, and “Social Change through Sport & Technology”. This last one is one of this year’s Global Themes after being voted on by the public in the Together for Tomorrow, Enabling People community. The newly launched theme reflects a shared commitment to inspire young people to become changemakers by combining the unifying power of sport with cutting-edge innovation.
“The quality and innovation demonstrated by the entries from across Europe in our Solve For Tomorrow 2025 program was stunning,” said Benjamin Braun, Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Electronics Europe. “The 10 finalists should be very proud of this achievement, and we are looking forward to welcoming them to Milan”.
The 5 winner teams of the competition will have the opportunity to travel to Samsung’s HQ in Korea in 2026 for a guided visit that will hopefully inspire their innovative minds.
The 10 finalist ideas and their representatives[2] are:
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Alicia & Gabriel SkillFIT Germany
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SkillFIT is an AI-powered platform focuses on individual progress of physical education in schools rather than grades, supporting teachers in promoting movement with a focus on self-development and motivation. |
| Raye & Sarah
CuraStep UK
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CuraStep, a smart IoT biometric shoe, empowers diabetic patients and individuals with foot ulcers to stay active and help them prevent complications by safeguarding against foot wounds. It offers potential benefits to a diverse audience with diabetic neuropathy, including professional athletes. |
| Filip & Juliusz
ExerTherapy Poland
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ExerTherapy is a project supporting the well-being of students at school. A stationary bike for exercising between classes promotes youth activity and enables the release of emotions through pedaling, which also generates electrical energy. |
| Casciaro & Francesco
Kroove Italy
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The Kroove mobile app connects young Italians through shared sports interests and local facilities, fostering inclusive communities and healthier lifestyles by bridging the gap between underutilized resources and the need for real-world social engagement. |
| Evan & Simon
Liova France
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Liova is an eco-designed power bank using components recovered from old electronic devices such as unused phones. It’s an innovative solution that promotes a circular economy, as well as a smart and sustainable approach to modern energy needs. By giving a second life to these components, the students created added value and demonstrated key skills expected in a business environment. |
| Deimante & Rapolas,
Minova Lithuania
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By leveraging AI to analyze historical sales and external factors like weather and events, the Minova solution optimizes restaurant inventory management, reducing food waste and saving costs while contributing to climate change mitigation |
| Petra & Zora
My Hormone Hungary
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My Hormone provides comprehensive educational resources on female hormonal balance, addressing gaps in public health education and gaining support from professional organizations to empower long-term understanding and management of complex conditions like Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). |
| Robert-Gabriel and Ilie-Ion,
Optimum Romania
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The Optimum smart sneaker revolutionizes sports and fitness by combining sustainability, durability, comfort and advanced health monitoring, allowing users to track pulse and blood oxygen levels seamlessly while ensuring protection against water, dust and injury during any activity.
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| Afroditi,
Supervision Greece
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The “Braille Voice” smart voice system, awarded for its tech innovation and social impact, helps visually impaired shoppers by providing detailed product information — such as brand, price and usage instructions — through seamless voice assistance at supermarket shelves. |
| Jakub and Jakub,
VisionNex Czech Republic
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These affordable smart glasses use AI to translate visual scenes into spoken descriptions. This empowers visually impaired individuals with assistance in daily orientation and sports participation, offering a life-enhancing solution at a fraction of the cost of existing devices. |
The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow program is active in 20 countries[3] across Europe, with each nation selecting their best ideas to solve community-level issues with technology.
Visit these websites for more information on Solve for Tomorrow:
https://csr.samsung.com/en/program/samsung-solve-for-tomorrow
https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-solve-for-tomorrow-introduces-global-themes-to-unite-student-innovators-worldwide
https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-solve-for-tomorrow-meets-the-olympic-spirit-dreaming-of-a-new-future-through-technology-and-sport-with-the-ioc
https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/together-for-tomorrow-enabling-people-ioc-and-samsung-launch-new-digital-community-to-engage-young-olympic-fans-and-drive-positive-change
Samsung CSR
[1] Samsung Solve for Tomorrow was launched in 2010 and is a global problem-solving platform where youth around the world use STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills to solve real-world issues in their communities to build a better future together. Over the past 15 years, almost 2.8 million students in over 68 countries have participated in the program. Launched in the United States in 2010, it began its European expansion in 2019, initially launching in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. As of 2025, the program is now active in a total of 20 European countries, with approximately 38,000 participants in 2024.
[2] For those teams comprised of more than 2 people, they will be represented by the finalists featured in this press release.
[3] Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Switzerland, The Netherlands, U.K.
