The State of Fribourg Promotes Agrifood Innovation with New Strategy

Feb 17, 2021 | Headline, Member news, Uncategorized

The State of Fribourg Promotes Agrifood Innovation with New Strategy

The Canton of Fribourg plans to strengthen its position and become the Swiss leader in the agriculture and food industries.

On January 12th, the Fribourg State Council approved a strategy that gives it a leadership role in the agrifood industry. It is ”based on a Fribourg ecosystem already rich in this sector, exceeding the Swiss average in employment and added value".

The Canton explained that “representatives participated in the development of the strategy to reflect the expectations and potentials of the sector.” Additionally, “the Covid crisis has demonstrated the resilience of this branch of the Fribourg economy".

According to the Canton, their initial position is favourable due to heavy investments in the AgriCo Campus at St-Aubin. Meanwhile, the centralization of the Agroscope activities in Posieux have close ties to Grangeneuve. And all of this makes it possible to coordinate various initiatives to create effective synergies.

The Food & Nutrition Cluster will carry out the strategy implementation on a service mandate basis by building on existing structures. And the recruitment of 1.4 extra full-time units will reinforce these frameworks.

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Technologies serving the environment

This development strategy has two main goals. First, to promote the application of digitization and automation (robotics, mechanics, Big Data) in the agriculture and agri-food industries. This shall increase productivity and added value and reduce the impact on natural resources. And the second goal is to make better use of biomass by including innovative technologies such as new proteins.

The last program focuses on consumer behaviour, particularly in terms of nutrition. Essentially, it enables testing of innovative products, the technologies of the future, from farm to fork. "This program will encourage the emergence of agrifood start-ups and the launch of innovative SME products," said the State’s representatives.

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FoodTech Startup Webinar: Meet the Japan External Trade Organization on March 24th

Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized

FoodTech Startup Webinar: Meet the Japan External Trade Organization on March 24th

FoodTech Startups: apply to this upcoming webinar by VentureLab & JETRO to get a chance to pitch in front of Japanese corporations and investors interested in food innovation.

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On March 24th, VentureLab will host the Swiss Food Tech Startup Innovation Webinar together with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). If you are a Food Tech startup, developing solutions in the area of next generation food, food waste reduction, nutrition technology or similar - don't miss your chance to pitch your business to Japanese corporations and investors. 

6 - 8 Swiss Food Tech startups will be selected to pitch their startup in the webinar on March 24th in order to jointly develop collaborative R&D projects, business collaboration with Japanese corporations or funding.

Apply now and don't miss the chance to be part of the webinar, present your innovative solution and further develop your business overseas. Application deadline is February 7th, 2021.

Observatory participation to the webinar and keynote speech only will be made available at a later stage with a separate registration link for the event. 

Application Deadline: 07.02.2021 

Pitch Webinar Date: March 24th

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Startup Planted Wins in the Swiss Vegan Awards 2020

Feb 11, 2021 | Headline, Uncategorized

Startup Planted Wins in the Swiss Vegan Awards 2020

From 279 nominations, Planted.Chicken by Planted wins the Salty Food category in the recently held Swiss Vegan Awards 2020.

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The judges selected the winners on the following: visual, taste impression, innovation, added value for vegans and attractiveness for non-vegans. And with over twice as many votes as the second-place, Planted was the clear winner for the Salty Food category. 

Planted is a Zurich-based company that grows, harvests and produces plant-based meat. They operate in the mission of bringing a delicious and healthy experience without harming animals or the environment. Since its foundation in 2019, the Planted team has been revolutionising the way meat is perceived and consumed globally.

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Kemptpark 32, Kemptthal, Zürich 8310, CH
Email : hello@planted.ch

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SwissDeCode: Offers DNA Detection Solutions for Safe Food Production

Feb 10, 2021 | Headline, Uncategorized

SwissDeCode: Offers DNA Detection Solutions for Safe Food Production

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With a vision for a safe food supply chain, SwissDeCode helps companies detect contamination, avoid food recalls and improve customer trust.

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SwissDeCode boosts food sustainability through different DNA detection solutions to help farmers and manufacturers grow and produce safe food. Its DNAFoil® technology detects contaminants and adulterants that may harm product quality, such as pork meat, vegetable and milk. This innovative solution has helped companies to detect contamination earlier, avoid food recalls and improve customer trust.

What makes SwissDeCode technology different from current testing methods?

This innovation came in 2016 when SwissDeCode Founder Gianpaolo Rando discovered that rapid DNA detection solutions could improve food safety. Since then, the team has been working every day to secure the global food supply chain.

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SwissDeCode HQ
Chemin du Closel 5, Renens, VD 1020, CH
Phone : +41 78 222 94 44
Email : hello@swissdecode.com

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Agropôle Brings Together Agritech Players to Boost Innovation

Feb 9, 2021 | Headline, Uncategorized

Agropôle Brings Together Agritech Players to Boost Innovation

Using expertise in market opportunities, Agropôle Switzerland helps startups achieve industrialization and commercial success.

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Agropôle is on a mission to sustain the agri-food sector by bringing together industry and service providers to accelerate innovation, with the aim of increasing the environmental, economic and social benefits of its ecosystem.

Agropôle recently introduced it's four area of impact to democratize agritech and food tech solutions:

Joining the Agropôle campus gives startups and SMEs a chance to:

 

  • Test innovations within buildings or in the field
  • Study a small series of research and development
  • Valorize a pilot demonstrator
  • Carry out current activities

As a farmer, we have a responsibility on our resources, on how we grow the Earth. It is our duty to take care of it for our future generations.

Victor Fankhauser

Farmer & Founding member, Agropôle

Agropôle’s rural surroundings bring its tenants into direct contact with nature and producers.  

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Agropôle
Chemin de Greybin 2,
1415 Molondin, CH

Phone : +41 24 524 99 99
Email : hello@agropole.ch

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