Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Innovation Prize

ReWorth transforms construction waste into lightweight, circular, energy-efficient building blocks—designed for developers and architects who want to build differently. The project impressed the jury with its practical application of circular economy principles in the construction sector.

“Winning this award means a lot to us—not just financially, but as recognition for the belief, work, and countless hours we’ve already invested in ReWorth. As a hardware start-up, with longer development cycles and tougher funding conditions than many software ventures, visibility and credibility like this are especially valuable. The idea for our start-up was born during my MSEI Master’s at ESCP, where I gained the practical tools and entrepreneurial spirit I now use every day. It grew through collaboration with inspiring peers, an international team, and a shared drive to turn waste into value. This award helps us gain trust, build partnerships, and opens doors as we prepare for our next funding round and the transition from student project to incorporated company. The prize money enables us to bring our prototype to fairs and clients, while the Blue Factory mentorship comes at exactly the right time to guide our next steps. We’re truly thankful—especially to the ESCP Blue Factory and the jury—for believing in us from the beginning.”

— Esther Heyse & Oskar Leibnitz, co-founders of ReWorth

L’Atelier du Livre offers a gamified in-store experience where children build their own personalised books, crafting storylines in real time with a dedicated machine.

“Winning this prize is a tremendous honour and a true recognition of our vision: putting children back at the heart of the reading experience. It also provides valuable visibility to help accelerate our growth. In the short term, we're preparing our back-to-school tour across several stores in Paris. We're also finalising a new version of our machine — faster and more intuitive. In the medium term, our goal is to complete the final version of the machine and lay the groundwork for a fundraising round. A heartfelt thank you to the BPCE Chair for this award, which comes at a pivotal moment in our journey.”

— Arthur Piot, founder of Atelier du Livre

Agalma Corp is designing the Agalmaphone, a poetic, tactile music device that plays albums encoded into sculpted figurines—bridging digital convenience with emotional and aesthetic depth.

“Winning the ESCP prize is a key milestone, as the endorsement of a leading institution shows that there is real trust in our ambitious project to design the new physical format for music and media. Beyond giving our team a welcome motivation and morale boost, the prize will allow us to gain visibility, access vast support and networking opportunities, and crucially, increase investor and stakeholder confidence. We will use this momentum wisely to build the best version of our product: a media player designed to bridge the gap between digital convenience and the emotional richness of beautiful objects. Our next steps are to use the funds and network to build a working prototype, and contact all the key stakeholders for our project, including labels, artists, producers, manufacturers, and investors.”

— Léon Windorfer & Philip Hurzeler, co-founders of Agalma Corp

Rosetta Omics is transforming cancer care through AI and multiomics data, aiming to unlock personalised medicine while reducing healthcare costs. Their work earned a special mention—a new category introduced this year to spotlight standout innovation.