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Igeho Rising Star 2025: Public voting opens 
Igeho Rising Star 2025: Public voting opens 

Fifteen startups have been invited to present their innovations at Igeho 2025 in November in Basel. A public vote will now determine which five advance to the final, where they will face questions from the panel and audience, competing for the 2025 Igeho Rising Star...

Christina Senn-Jakobsen: Taking a bite out of food system myths
Christina Senn-Jakobsen: Taking a bite out of food system myths

Taking a bite out of food system mythsBy Christina Senn-Jakobsen, CEO, Swiss Food & Nutrition ValleyOn April Fools’ Day, we’re prepared for the hoaxes that weave their way into our favourite programmes and news platforms. But what about the myths that persist in...

Valley partner Upgrain wins the Swiss Sustainability Impact Award
Valley partner Upgrain wins the Swiss Sustainability Impact Award

Valley partner and Appenzell-based startup UpGrain has been honored with the Swiss Sustainability Impact Award at this year’s START Summit in St. Gallen for its achievements in food upcycling. The award ceremony took place at Olma Messen St. Gallen. As Europe’s...

Will the future of farming be soil-free?
Will the future of farming be soil-free?

In the lead-up to our next Impact Forum on Controlled Environment Agriculture on 11 March, Bruno Cheval from cultivation technology specialists CleanGreens Solutions SA gave us a flavour of what’ll be on the menu during the event – from the way technology is...

Eggfield Co-Founder Silvan Leibacher on growing eggs in a field
Eggfield Co-Founder Silvan Leibacher on growing eggs in a field

The Igeho Rising Star Award celebrates innovation and excellence in the hospitality and food sectors. In 2023, EggField, a Swiss startup specializing in plant-based egg alternatives for B2B customers, emerged as one of the award’s standout winners.   We spoke with...

Impact Digest | Cultured foods: How can we drive impact at scale?
Impact Digest | Cultured foods: How can we drive impact at scale?

With the global population projected to reach 10 billion by 2050, scaling innovative protein solutions is essential to meeting both demand and climate targets. Cultured food could provide protein products that taste and feel like the animal-based original, but with a...

The Igeho Rising Star Award 2025 focuses on FoodTech innovations
The Igeho Rising Star Award 2025 focuses on FoodTech innovations

In 2023, Igeho launched the Igeho Rising Star Award to support founders and start-ups in the hospitality sector. Its second edition is now inviting all FoodTech startups to submit their applications by January 31, 2025. Fifteen start-ups will have the chance to...

2024: Taking a big step towards a more future-proof food system
2024: Taking a big step towards a more future-proof food system

2024 Taking a big step towards a more future-proof food systemAs 2024 draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to look back at some of our key highlights - both as individual innovators and as an ecosystem. In the year that Switzerland was ranked leading...

Impact Digest | Ultra-processed foods: myths, facts and future role
Impact Digest | Ultra-processed foods: myths, facts and future role

Nearly 29% of the global population experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2023. As the world population grows, we don’t only need to consider food availability - we need to find new solutions to ensure that  everyone has access to a nutritionally complete...

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