BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260417T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260417T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T163059 CREATED:20260218T080408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T095515Z UID:10000266-1776430800-1776445200@swissfoodnutritionvalley.com SUMMARY:Ecotrophelia Switzerland 2026 - National Competition DESCRIPTION:Ecotrophelia Switzerland is the national student food innovation competition where multidisciplinary teams from Swiss universities develop and pitch sustainable\, market-ready food products before an expert jury of industry and academic leaders. \nThe winning team goes on to represent Switzerland at Ecotrophelia Europe\, one of Europe’s leading student competitions in food product innovation\, held during SIAL Paris (18–19 October 2026). \nThis event brings together selected representatives from industry\, academia\, and the Swiss food innovation ecosystem for an afternoon of pitches\, evaluation\, and structured networking. \n\nWho Should Attend\nEcotrophelia Switzerland is designed primarily for: \n\nIndustry professionals active in food innovation\, R&D\, strategy\, or talent scouting\nUniversity representatives and academic programme leaders\nInnovation ecosystem partners\nParticipating student teams\n\nDue to the focused format and limited capacity\, the event is tailored to professionals and stakeholders directly engaged in food innovation. \nSFNV reserves the right to review registrations to ensure alignment with the competition’s objectives. \n\nProgramme Snapshot (timings might vary)\n\n13:00 – 13:30 – Welcome coffee & Registration\n13:30 – 13:50 – Introduction to Ecotrophelia\n13:50 – 15:10 – Team pitches & Q&A\n15:10 – 16:00 –  Jury deliberation & networking\n16:00 – 16:30 – Awards ceremony\n16:30 – 17:00 – Closing networking\n\n\nOur Partners\nGold Partner \nSilver Partners \nBronze Partner \n \n\nRegistration\nAttendance is free of charge\, but registration is required. \nPlaces are limited and allocated on a first-come\, first-served basis\, with priority given to SFNV partners and stakeholders active in the Swiss food innovation ecosystem. \nIf you are unsure whether this event is relevant for you\, please contact maelle@sfnv.ch. URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/ecotrophelia-switzerland-2026-national-competition/ LOCATION:HES-SO Valais/Wallis\, Rue de l'Industrie 19\, Sion\, Valais\, 1950\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:SFNV event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Generic-visual-5.png ORGANIZER;CN="Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley":MAILTO:events@sfnv.ch END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260422T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260422T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T163059 CREATED:20251208T150658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T142041Z UID:10000237-1776848400-1776859200@swissfoodnutritionvalley.com SUMMARY:Walking the Valley DESCRIPTION:Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley’s (SFNV) annual “Walking the Valley” event aims to introduce international startups to key actors in the Swiss Food ecosystem – from corporations like Nestlé\, dsm-firmenich\, Givaudan\, and Tetra Pak through innovation enablers like MassChallenge and Kickstart Innovation to governmental representatives like Canton Vaud and Canton Fribourg. \nYou will also get the opportunity to network with Swiss startups and hear about their experiences of building a business in Switzerland. \nCheck out the video of our 2024 edition here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register now URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/walking-the-valley/ LOCATION:Impact Hub Lausanne\, Beaulieu Circulaire\, Av. Bergières 10\, Lausanne\, 1004\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:SFNV event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Visual-with-logos-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley":MAILTO:events@sfnv.ch END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260422T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260422T170000 DTSTAMP:20260416T163059 CREATED:20251208T152513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T142159Z UID:10000238-1776862800-1776877200@swissfoodnutritionvalley.com SUMMARY:Investing in the Valley DESCRIPTION:Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley’s (SFNV) annual “Investing the Valley” event connects Swiss startups to investors interested in helping them scale. A full agenda and confirmation of the date and venue will follow in early 2026. \nEager to join the event?Click on the “register now” button. \nJust can’t wait until April?Investors can also sign up to receive a quarterly DealFlow by email here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register now URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/investing-in-the-valley-exact-date-tbc/ LOCATION:Impact Hub Lausanne\, Beaulieu Circulaire\, Av. Bergières 10\, Lausanne\, 1004\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:SFNV event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Visual-with-logos-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley":MAILTO:events@sfnv.ch END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR