# Entrepreneurship

**Source**: https://wp.unil.ch/hecoutreach/entrepreneurship/
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At HEC Lausanne, we encourage and cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit. Here are some examples of research and projects thought up and carried out by members of the HEC community.

- ## [Quanthome: an entrepreneurial story that began at HEC Lausanne](https://wp.unil.ch/hecoutreach/quanthome-an-entrepreneurial-story-that-began-at-hec-lausanne/)

  5 March 2026

  The story begins in 2017: Oscar Delabranche and Ali Baghdadi meet at an HEC Committee cocktail party on the first  day of their studies. A few years later,

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- ## [From HEC Lausanne to an experiential art studio](https://wp.unil.ch/hecoutreach/from-hec-lausanne-to-an-experiential-art-studio/)

  6 January 2026

  How a Master’s in Information Systems shaped one alumnus’s path. In an article published by Business Because on Nov. 28th, readers discover the unusual journey of Didier Schwarz,

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- ## [Retr’aide: an innovative initiative to reduce healthcare costs](https://wp.unil.ch/hecoutreach/retraide-an-innovative-initiative-to-reduce-healthcare-costs/)

  19 September 2024

  At HEC Lausanne (UNIL), the entrepreneurial spirit is strongly encouraged, and many students and graduates are coming up with solutions to meet the challenges facing our society. Among

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