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SUMMARY:How and why to invest in Foodtech?
DESCRIPTION:2023 could be the best year yet to invest in Foodtech. \nWhat are the risks and opportunities when investing in Foodtech startups? \nFoodtech attracted nearly CHF 87 million in investments in 2022 according to Top 100 Swiss Startups. Foodtech is a sector of which we have only seen the tip of the iceberg and which will undoubtedly grow strongly in the coming years. \n– Why is now the right time to invest in foodtech? \n– How does the growth journey and life cycle of a foodtech company look like? \n– Why is Switzerland the right place for foodtech startups? \n– What are the ecosystem actors that investors need to know? \nLearn more about why to invest in Foodtech startups at the webinar with Françoise Birnholz\, SICTIC Angel Investor and Dr. Daniel Böhi\, Co-Founder and Member of the Supervisory Board at Alphorn Venture Partners\, hosted by SICTIC and supported by Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley. \n  \n			\n				Register now
URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/how-and-why-to-invest-in-foodtech/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Co-hosted event
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SUMMARY:Meet the Valley
DESCRIPTION:“Meet The Valley” is a bimonthly virtual meet-up for anyone interested to find out more about Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley and the Swiss food ecosystem. You will get the chance to meet the SFNV team\, tell us about your projects and ask us … anything! We recommend you choose to attend once at a time that fits your schedule and drop in by registration! \nSwiss Food & Nutrition Valley is a nationwide initiative to develop\, strengthen and promote food innovation in Switzerland and beyond. We address major challenges in food\, agriculture\, and nutrition by leveraging cutting-edge science and technology for a more sustainable future. \nWhy? You can get to know what the Valley does\, why we exist\, what we do and how we create value for our members. SFNV is all about collaboration! These sessions are also dedicated to answering YOUR questions. After a brief introduction the floor will be open to the participants for a Q&A\, so come prepared! \nWho? The sessions will be led by SFNV’s Managing Director – Christina Senn-Jakobsen\, who is extremely passionate about food and innovation and is thrilled to meet you all. \nWhen? “Meet the Valley” will be happening bi-monthly\, so if you can’t make it in the upcoming months – simply click on the “select a date” button and find the session that fits your schedule best. \nWhere? Click here: Join Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 867 4239 4444\nPasscode: 633825 \nGot more questions? Join us\, meet the team behind the Valley\, share ideas and discuss interesting Food Ecosystem related topics. The meet-ups are free. \nWe are looking forward to meeting you! \nYour Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley
URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/meet-the-valley-2/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:SFNV event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley":MAILTO:events@sfnv.ch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230309T170000
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SUMMARY:SICTIC Investor Day FoodTech
DESCRIPTION:Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley have partnered with SICTIC Investor Day – a matchmaking event where tech startups pitch for funding in front of experienced investors and supporters. As part of its 2023 development\, SICTIC is expanding into new verticals to offer investors new investment opportunities and flavours! Come join us on March 9th for its first FoodTech event co-organised with the Swiss Food and Nutrition Valley and Alphorn Ventures! We are thrilled to explore this new vertical with SICTIC and as a part of the event\, a special apéro around FoodTech will be held afterwards. \nAgenda \n16:30 – Registration (On-Site Attendees)17:00 – Welcome & Intro17:15 – Keynote Speakers \nOverview of FoodTech ecosystem in CHChristina Senn-Jakobsen\, Managing Director – Swiss Food Nutrition Valley  \nWhy is now the best time to invest in FoodTech Matteo Parenti\, Director – Blue Horizon  \n17:30 – Panel discussion: The Future of Foodtech. Why Investors should Pay Attention! \nSpeakers:Dr. Daniel Böhi\, Co-Founder and Member of the Supervisory Board at Alphorn Venture Partners; \nEmi (Hidemi) Naganuma\, Founding General Partner & CEO at Apprecia Capital; \nEmilie Dellecker\, Co-founder at HackCapital\, Head of Marketing & Community at FoodHack and ClimateHack; \nFrançoise Birnholz\, SICTIC Angel Investor \nMark Leinemann\, Founder & President crowdfoods – Food Entrepreneur & Startup Association (FESA) \nModerator: Thomas Ackermann\, Managing Director at SICTIC \n17:50 – 18:00 – Break \n18:00 – 5 min Startup Pitching Session + 3 min Q&A19:00 – Instant Matchmaking\, closing remarks19:10 – Networking Apero / Livestream ends20:30 – Event ends \nThe event language is english. Questions from the audience are also taken in French and German (and translated if necessary). Please note that this will be a hybrid event\, so you can either choose to join on-site or from the comfort of your home. On-site tickets are limited and available on a first come first serve basis. \n			\n				Register now
URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/sictic-investor-day-foodtech/
CATEGORIES:Co-hosted event
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SUMMARY:Valley After Hours: Accelerating Corporate and Early Stage Startup Collaborations in the Swiss Food-Tech Industry
DESCRIPTION:Valley After Hours is the ultimate networking event hosted by partners for partners in collaboration with Swiss Food Nutrition Valley. This particular After Hours is co-hosted with The Accelerator powered by Nestlé R+D. Expect to meet key partners and stakeholders from the Swiss food tech ecosystem\, inspire them\, be inspired\, and gain knowledge with a deeper understanding of what the host partner does. This is a unique open-door opportunity to evolve professional relationships in an informal setting. \nAgenda \n18:00   Registration \n18:30   Welcome from Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley  \n                Christina Senn-Jakobsen\, Managing Director\, SFNV \n18:40   Welcome from Nestlé R&D \n               Stefan Palzer\, Chief Technology Officer\, Nestlé S.A. \n18:50   R+D Accelerator Program for Startups \n               Mar Serra\, Nestlé Research Accelerator Lead \n                Susana Reber\, Nestlé  Research Startup Program Lead \n19:10   Startup pitches  \n\nEmbion Technologies\nTerra Preta\nUbees\nBloom\n\n19:40   Partner exchange & apéro \n20:30   End of event \nPlease note this is a Valley partners & by invitation only event. Registrations list closes 8th March\, 17:00. Max. 2 guests per organisation. Email: suki@sfnv.ch for any questions.
URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/valley-after-hours/
LOCATION:Nestlé R+D Accelerator\, Rte du Jorat 57\, Lausanne\, 1000\, Switzerland
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SUMMARY:Partners' Quarterly Meet Up Q1
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for SFNV Q1 Partners’  Quarterly online meeting. An event opportunity to advance member collaborations and exchange with SFNV team and partners. We facilitate this session to advance knowledge sharing across the food ecosystem and to spotlight the quarter that we have just had. \nWhat’s Cooking in the Valley? \nThe answer to that question and more will be covered in Partners’ Quarterly meet ups. During the session\, our partners will get to know more about what other ecosystem actors are working on\, explore how they can offer support\, relevant industry news bulletins and find out what the SFNV core team is planning for the year. \nInvitations for the first partners’ quarterly event of the year will be sent out to all partners directly so save the date! \nAny questions? Email Maëlle on info@sfnv.ch \nMore information coming soon! \nYour SFNV Team
URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/partners-quarterly-meet-up-q1/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:SFNV event,Valley partners only
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SUMMARY:SFNV Innovation Enablers Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:A roundtable for SFNV Innovation enablers to see how we can drive food innovation across Switzerland & beyond with representatives from Businessin\, Kickstart Innovation\, Mass Challenge\, Thought for Food\, Founders Institute\, Cluster Food & Nutrition\, FoodHack\, Swiss Food Research. \nFollowed by an optional lunch. An invitation only event. 
URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/sfnv-innovation-enablers-roundtable/
LOCATION:Kraftwerk\, 25 Selnaustrasse\, Zurich\, 8001
CATEGORIES:Valley partners only
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230330T133000
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SUMMARY:Optimizing Resources in Agrifoodtech
DESCRIPTION:Sustainable food production is a major issue. The aim of this Networking Event Series “Business in Sustainable Foodtech” taking place all over Switzerland for 4 years is to stimulate the innovation of actors along the value chain from food production to consumption\, helping them to initiate technology-based innovation projects thanks to connections with R&D centers. Thus optimizing their products\, processes and business models\, contributing to their development while positively impacting the sustainability of the agri-food ecosystem. \nConcrete results with measurable impacts and the creation of a community of interest are the added values ​​that motivates stakeholders to commit to the Innosuisse Innovation Booster “Swiss Food Ecosystems” program co-led by the Cluster Food & Nutrition and Swiss Food Research under the umbrella of the Swiss Agro Food Leadinghouse. \nThe event “Optimizing Resources in Agrifoodtech” proposes to:\n– Ask the right questions about resources optimization to boost sustainability in the agrifoodtech system\n– Be inspired by Swiss and international players who have successfully taken the step of innovation\n– Connect in a targeted manner to potential innovation partners\n– Be challenged and motivated during participatory discussions\, workshops\, speed-dating and exhibitions\, all complemented by a creative cocktail. \nPROGRAM \n1.15 Optional light lunch \n1.30 Welcome coffee and visit of the startup exhibition \n2.00-3.15 Plenary\nWelcome by Suzanne Hraba-Renevey President & Co-Founder of BusinessIn \nThe canton of Zurich: an innovation hub in the agrifood sector\nFabian Streiff\, Director of the Economic Promotion\, Canton Zurich \nInnovating in a traditional food producing SME: challenges and opportunities\nCatherine Cunin\, CEO\, Blattmann Schweiz AG \nPlant-based meat with improved taste and texture thanks to technologies\nSusanne Miescher Schwenninger\, Professor & Head Research Group Food Biotechnology\, ZHAW\nPatrick Rühs\, Head of Science\, Planted \n3.15-4.15 Round table moderated by Roland Wyss-Aerni\nEditor-in-Chief foodaktuell.ch\nLinda Grieder-Kern\, CEO & Founder\, RethinkResource GmbH\nMartijn Sonnevelt\, Executive Director\, ETH Zurich World Food System Center\nJérôme Meyer\, Country Managing Director\, Aldi Suisse AG\nBartosz Jesse\, Partner\, McKinsey & Company\nBianca Campos\, Deputy CEO & Program Manager\, swissnex in Brazil \n4.15-5:00 Coffee Break\, 1:1 Meetings and visit of the startup exhibition \n5.00-6.00 Breakouts\n1. Achievements and challenges of tech transfer:\nCase study by YASAI\, fenaco\, Agroscope and ZHAW\nMark Zahran\, co-Founder and CEO\, YASAI \n2. International Perspectives\nKathrin Rüegg\, Innovation & Technology Advisor\, Innosuisse\nFlorian Berner\, Company Advisor Zürich Region Euresearch\nMélusine Perrier\, Project Manager Switzerland Global Enterprise \n3.Open Exploration on Resource Efficiency at the Innovation Booster “Swiss Food Ecosystems”\nMarina Helm-Romaneschi\, Marketing and Strategy Manager\, Swiss Food Research\nJoël Reinhard\, Innovation Manager\, Cluster Food & Nutrition \n6.00-6.30 Plenary:\nOptimizing Resources: Walking the Talk\nSandhya Sriram\, CEO & Co-Founder Shiok Meats\, Singapore\nChristoph Mayr\, Co-Founder and CEO at MIRAI FOODS\, Switzerland \n6.30-7.00 Cocktail\, networking and visit of the startup exhibition \nSwiss Food and Nutrition Valley Insiders get a 15% discount on entry fees with the code SFNVBI2023
URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/optimizing-resources-in-agrifoodtech/
LOCATION:Zunfthaus zur Schmiden\, 20 Marktgasse\, 8001\, Zürich\, Zürich\, 8001
CATEGORIES:Ecosystem event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230427T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230427T120000
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SUMMARY:SWITZERLAND-SPAIN FOODTECH ECOSYSTEM SESSIONS 2023 - Online
DESCRIPTION:What’s on \nThe Foodtech industry in Spain is experiencing a significant transformation towards more sustainable and efficient projects\, aided by public and private support at regional and national levels. The Foodtech sector in Spain saw a rise of up to €268M in 2022\, representing a 9.38% increase since the previous year. This includes a notable increase from 407 to 412 startups in the past year\, alongside over 30\,000 companies engaged in food transformation and more than 50 specialized universities and 20 advanced technology centers. \nThis will be the first edition of our pitching webinar of Spanish startups with key actors from the Swiss Foodtech ecosystem\, in cooperation with the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley (SFNV). \nRegister here \nThe six pitching Spanish startups encompass a broad range of the Foodtech industry: \n\nBlue Marine Oil. Premium ingredients for petfood from top-quality fish by-products.\nNucaps Nanotechnology. Encapsulation technology for the industrial development of nanocapsules and biocapsules for bioactives and probiotics.\nNéboda Farms. Vertical indoor farming company that produces and trades leafy vegetables and aromatic herbs\, Alife aromatic plants\, microgreens and mezclum.\nTasteLab. Technology company that has designed SENSESBIT\, a software that provides support in sensory analysis\, adapted to the needs of each sector for companies that want to put the focus on the consumer and manage their own studies autonomously.\nAlgas La Patrona. Producers of hand-harvested seaweed (kombu\, wakame\, sea spaghetti\, sea lettuce and codium seaweed\, both dehydrated and fresh in salt).\nVegasauria. Manufacturer of 100% plant-based cheeses in an artisan way using traditional cheese-making techniques and ferments.\n\nIf you’re interested in delving deeper into the current state and challenges of the country’s food sector\, download the complete report HERE. \n\n\n\n\nThe Swiss food industry is one of the largest and most diversified in Europe\, with an estimated market value of CHF 80 billion and 2.6 billion being invested in innovation each year. In the last 5 years\, the number of foodtech companies in Switzerland has increased by 70%. \nIn a nutshell\, the Spanish and Swiss foodtech ecosystem are vibrant and driven by quality\, innovation\, venture capital investment and government support\, making both countries attractive places for companies and start-ups\, so please join our webinar!
URL:https://swissfoodnutritionvalley.com/event-listing/switzerland-spain-foodtech-ecosystem-sessions-2023-online/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Co-hosted event
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