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35th EFFoST International Conference 2021 | 1-4 November 2021
Healthy Individuals, Resilient Communities, and Global Food Security Lausanne, Switzerland | 1-4 November 2021 Supported by the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley The 35th EFFoST International Conference: Healthy Individuals, Resilient Communities, and Global Food...
UN Food System Summit | 3rd of June 2021
UN Food System Summit | Trilateral Independent DialogueShift to healthy and sustainable consumption patterns. Focus on consumers’ education, innovative solutions and cross-borders learning experience. Date: June 3rd 2021 From Thursday, June 3, 2021, 13:30 GMT+2 to...
SNAQ: Get Nutritional Information Using an Image of Your Meal
Zurich-based startup SNAQ developed a patent-pending food analysis app that gives users nutritional information about their meals just by taking its picture.SNAQ is a machine learning and computer vision startup active in the medical field. It has developed a mobile...
Helbling Technik Develops Smart Devices for Sustainable Nutrition
Helbling Technik develops smart nutrition systems to tackle the challenge of sustainable food consumption. The approach is based on three pillars: nutrition devices, smart technologies and system circularity.Helbling Technik’s Nutrition Devices Nutrition devices are...
Apply to Global Food Venture Programme Stage 2 | Deadline 5th of June 2021
EIT Food’s flagship Global Food Venture programme is a dedicated offering to Doctoral Students across Europe working on food system challenges. Deadline for Stage II: Apply until 5th of June 2021 We're excited to announce that Global Food Venture Programme of EIT...
Science Stories – WFSC Short Films Premiere | 25th May 2021
Science Stories - WFSC Short Films Premiere The WFSC Research Programs support new cross-disciplinary and solution-oriented research to address food system challenges. We are excited to show results from several of these projects in the form of short films! Date:...
FlavorWiki: Digitizing Consumer Preference in the Food Industry
Swiss startup FlavorWiki helps the food and beverage industry evaluate consumer perception and preference in record time, from anywhere in the world.Zurich-based consumer insights company, FlavorWiki, is using unique sensory technology to digitize individual tastes....
DNAFoil® A2 Cow Test: SwissDeCode’s Newest Product
A Swiss foodtech company is launching a rapid test that would allow dairy farms to identify A2 milk-producing cows.SwissDeCode is launching the DNAFoil® A2 Cow Test to answer the growing demands for A2 milk testing. The rapid kit allows farmers and companies to test...
Givaudan Collaborates with Microcaps on Microencapsulation
Givaudan, a global leader in flavours, food ingredients, fragrances and active cosmetic ingredients, partnered with Microcaps to advance their innovative ideas.A company over 250 years old, Givaudan is a founding partner of MassChallenge Switzerland since 2016. The...
FoodSparks®: A New Agrifood-tech Seed Fund by PeakBridge and EIT Food
PeakBridge and EIT Food have launched PeakBridge FoodSparks® SCSp, a new seed fund for European agrifood-tech startups.Global fund manager PeakBridge joins EIT Food, the world’s biggest Agrifood Innovation Ecosystem, in launching the FoodSparks® fund. This new fund...
1st International Food Innovation Conference | 29th June 2021
Farms, Labs and Beyond: Fixing a Broken Food System Date: 29th June 2021 The past decades in food production have seen a move in one direction only: towards a growing worldwide entanglement along the nutrition value chain. But this chain is being challenged – by...
YASAI: Building The Largest Vertical Farm in the World
YASAI empowers customers to grow more with less for the health of people, plants and the planet.Headquartered in Zurich, YASAI is a vertical farming service that allows its customers to grow more with less. The startup creates circular food production systems in...
Farmer Connect Secures US$9M to Bring Transparency to Supply Chains
Swiss agritech startup Farmer Connect has raised a US$9M in a Series A investment round.An investment led by ITOCHU Corporation, a major Japanese general trading company, resulted in Farmer Connect securing US$9M. The Series A financing comes after significant growth...
Migros Adopts Nutri-Score for All In-house Brands
Swiss retailer Migros has announced that it will introduce Nutri-Score labelling on the packaging of all private-label food items.This week, major Swiss retailer Migros announced that it will put Nutri-Score on the packaging of its own-brand products. Nutri-Score is a...
Switzerland Global Enterprise Hosts a Week of Webinars on Food Trends and Industry Insights
Switzerland Global Enterprise offers a week focused on food, cumulative expertise and targeted advice.Switzerland Global Enterprise is the official Swiss organization for export and investment promotion. They support Swiss SMEs in their international business and help...
YAMO: Delivering Fresh, Organic Food to Babies and Kids
As Europe's first digital native vertical brand for child food, YAMO is about to change a whole category for good.The Zug-based startup, YAMO, provides nutritious and delicious products to help children grow up healthy and strong. Their products are made of 100%...
Innoterra, Formerly Pioneering Ventures, Aims to Transform the Global Food Ecosystem
Innoterra aims to produce and supply high-quality, safe and traceable food from farm to fork in a sustainable, farm-friendly way.Swiss-Indian incubator of agriculture, food and technology businesses, Pioneering Ventures, has set up a new corporate entity: Innoterra....
Farmy: Online Market for Fresh Organic Products
Farmy is an online shop for regional and organic products, delivering straight from farm to home.Zurich-based company, Farmy, is an online market that delivers regional and organic products directly from farm to home. It offers over 12,500 hand-picked organic products...
The State of Vaud Unveils Latest Campaign and Factsheet on Food Innovation
The Canton of Vaud serves the food of tomorrow through personalised nutrition, functional food and robotised agriculture.The canton of Vaud has a strong agricultural tradition and this developed the agri-food sector with the creation of Nestlé in Vevey in 1905. The...
Nestlé Launches Bio-Based Packaging For Infant Formula
Nestlé will soon launch bio-based lids and scoops made from sugar cane and its byproduct for its paediatric nutrition products.A range of Nestlé’s nutrition products for infants and children will soon launch with a newly innovated packaging. This comes after the...
Startup Pitch, 24th March – Meet Successful Swiss FoodTech Founders hosted by Venturelab and JETRO
Eight foodtech startups will pitch in front of Japanese corporations and investors interested in food innovation in an upcoming webinar by VentureLab & JETRO.On March 24, the Swiss Foodtech Startup Innovation Webinar will be held by Venturelab and the Japan...
Planted: Offering Delicious and Nutritious Experience with Plant-Based Meat
Zurich-based startup Planted produces plant-based meat in a bid to raise awareness for the protection of the planet.Startup Planted grows, harvests and produces plant-based meat using pea proteins and fibres, canola oil and water. And their products are not only...
WEBINAR, 31st March – Introduction to Horizon Europe for Swiss-based food researchers and innovators
Advancing Research and Innovation in Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment with Horizon EuropeHorizon Europe will foster Research and Innovation in one of the most critical challenges of our time: feeding and keeping healthy the growing...
WEBINAR, 15th April 2020 – Global Food Venture Programme Information Event
Join EIT-Food's next live webinar and learn more about the Global Food Venture programme for PhDs across Europe.Book your ticket if you are a PhD student aspiring to become a successful entrepreneur in the Food & Agriculture space, and eager to turn your...
Global Food Venture Programme Applications Now Open
The Global Food Venture Programme fosters the entrepreneurial growth of doctoral students working on challenges in the Agrifood sector.The Global Food Venture Programme offers a six-month curriculum to address the needs of aspiring entrepreneurs and early phase...
Nestlé Tackles Food Waste Through Product and Technology Innovation
Nestlé accelerates the development of products and technologies that use agricultural raw materials that typically go to waste.Nescafé Nativ Cascara is a carbonated soft drink based on organic cascara – the “coffee berry” fruit surrounding the bean. Nestlé uses this...
Naanu Founder Shares Experience of Running Her Business Throughout 2020
The startup founder of Naanu, Julia Devecchi Mas, shares her experience of running the business through the pandemic.Swiss foodtech startup Naanu creates vegan and gluten-free cookies with Vitamins B12 and D, Omega 3, Calcium, Iron and Zinc. And just like many...
AgroSustain Closed Its Series A Funding Round and Received €2.4M EIC Grant
Swiss AgTech, AgroSustain, had the first closing of its Series A funding and received €2.4M EIC accelerator grant to develop its biological crop solutions.AgroSustain, which develops organic crop protection solutions, announced the first closing of its Series A...
REM Analytics, the Startup Uncovering New Applications in Microbiome, Joins SFNV
The Swiss biotech company REM Analytics, which offers an advanced DNA analysis to assess microbiome composition, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – REM Analytics, a biotech startup that provides innovative DNA analysis to assess microbiome composition,...
Solid Coffee KIG, the Company Transforming Coffee Beans Into Caffeinated Snacks, Joins SFNV
The company transforming whole coffee beans into creamy caffeinated coffee snacks, Solid Coffee KIG, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – Solid Coffee KIG, a Swiss company making coffee snacks from whole coffee beans, has joined the SFNV. Kafi is a new way...
NutriMenu, the Company Creating Healthy Menus in Canteens, Joins SFNV
The Swiss company, NutriMenu, which facilitates the creation of healthy, seasonal and regional menus in cafeterias, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – NutriMenu, an easy-to-use tool for nutrition evaluation with its precise and scientific approach, has...
EcoCascara, the Upcycling Company that Makes Coffee Cherry Pulp Into Healthy Drinks, Joins SFNV
The Swiss startup, EcoCascara, which upcycles coffee cherry pulp into healthy, refreshing cascara drinks, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – EcoCascara, a young startup in Lausanne promoting sustainability through the production of cascara drinks, has...
L’Institut d’Entrepreneuriat et de Management, the Economic Research and Development Center Associated to HES Valais, Joins SFNV
HES Valais’ Economic Research and Development Center, L'Institut d'Entrepreneuriat et de Management, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – L'Institut d'Entrepreneuriat et de Management, which offers open and collaborative innovation spaces, has joined the...
Sight and Life Foundation, the Humanitarian Nutrition Think Tank Working to End Malnutrition, Joins SFNV
The Swiss-based foundation, Sight and Life, which pioneers nutrition innovations to eradicate malnutrition in women and children, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – Sight and Life Foundation, a humanitarian think tank working on nutrition innovations to...
Nemis Technologies, the Startup Transforming Food Pathogen Testing, Joins SFNV
The biotech startup, Nemis Technologies, which is transforming microbiological detection in food and water safety, clinical diagnostics and animal health, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – Nemis Technologies, a Swiss biotech company developing...
Agilery, the One-Stop Food Contract Manufacturer, Joins SFNV
The one-stop food manufacturer, Agilery, which drives innovation to catalyse the ongoing food revolution, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – Agilery, the one-stop food manufacturer that maps and organises food manufacturing resources while reducing...
CleanGreens, the High-Performance Mobile Aeroponics Systems, Joins SFNV
The Swiss innovative aeroponics farming solutions, CleanGreens, which provides simple, sustainable and efficient agriculture services, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – CleanGreens, a mobile aeroponics systems company that offers unique, patented and...
Nestlé and ETH Zurich Start Research Program to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Agricultural Raw Materials
Nestlé and ETH Zurich establish a new research program that will explore climate change solutions while increasing nutritional quality and agricultural yield.The program, coordinated by the World Food System Center at ETH Zurich, will focus on agricultural crops and...
Quantis, the Consulting Firm Directing Organizations Towards Sustainability, Joins SFNV
The consulting firm, Quantis, which guides top organizations to define, shape and implement intelligent environmental sustainability solutions, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – Quantis, a Swiss consulting firm that leads organizations towards smart...
EraCal Therapeutics, the Biotech Company Developing Solutions to Different Diseases, Joins SFNV
The preclinical biotech startup, EraCal Therapeutics, which develops drugs using cutting-edge science to treat health and obesity issues, has joined the SFNV.Switzerland, February 2021 – EraCal Therapeutics, a Swiss producer of biotechnology drugs using cutting-edge...
Mootral: Reducing GHG Emissions Through Innovative Solutions
Swiss startup Mootral starts the transition to climate-smart agriculture to help farmers earn more money and reduce their impact on the environment.The global livestock industry emits 15% of all greenhouse gases, with cows as the largest source of methane emissions....
The EPFL Campus Installs Vending Machines of Sustainable Snacks
The EPFL campus has provided new vending machines filled with healthy, local and sustainable products to promote sustainability.Students, professors, entrepreneurs and visitors can now enjoy healthy snacks through the innovative vending machines on the EPFL campus....
New Roots Makes Vegan Cheese Using Traditional Techniques
As its contribution to food sustainability, this Swiss startup produces ethical alternatives to the well-loved cheese without changing its taste.Attempting to end inhumane slaughter to satiate people’s cravings, New Roots creates vegan and organic artisanal cheese...
Nestlé to Launch Vegan KitKat
As the vegan trend continues to grow, one of the world’s most popular chocolate bars will soon get a plant-based option.Nestlé plans to make wishes come true with the launch of KitKat V later this year. It is a tasty plant-based option with the perfect balance of...
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...
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.On March 24th, VentureLab will host the Swiss Food Tech Startup Innovation Webinar...
Welcome to our new Managing Director: Christina Senn-Jakobsen
"I can imagine no higher privilege than doing my part to put Switzerland firmly on the map as a leading nation for food innovation"A conversation with Christina Senn-Jakobsen, SFNV Managing Director “I always say food is the best thing in the world,” says...
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.The judges selected the winners on the following: visual, taste impression, innovation, added value for vegans and attractiveness for non-vegans....
SwissDeCode: Offers DNA Detection Solutions for Safe Food Production
With a vision for a safe food supply chain, SwissDeCode helps companies detect contamination, avoid food recalls and improve customer trust.SwissDeCode boosts food sustainability through different DNA detection solutions to help farmers and manufacturers grow and...
Agropôle Brings Together Agritech Players to Boost Innovation
Using expertise in market opportunities, Agropôle Switzerland helps startups achieve industrialization and commercial success.Agropôle is on a mission to sustain the agri-food sector by bringing together industry and service providers to accelerate innovation, with...