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The Swiss Venture Capital Report 2022 published yesterday revealed that Swiss startups raised CHF 3.1 billion in 2021. Innovaud Director, Patrick Barbey, takes this as a sign that the Swiss innovation ecosystem has remained robust, despite the pandemic.LAUSANNE,...

Inspiring the next generation of food scientists - A look back at the Young EFFoST Day 2021 in Lausanne.🎤 "People stay for culture - not purpose!"  This morning, we had the chance to exchange with over 160+ PhD and master students at the Young EFFoST Day in Lausanne...

Last week, members of our Executive Committee gathered in Fribourg to explore what the future Swiss Food & Nutrition Innovation ecosystem could look like; and build the backbone of the SFNV strategy.DAY I - Exploring the future of the Swiss Food Innovation...

FoodHack just announced the 40 FoodTech startups participating in its first ever Demo Day. The selected cohort is a glimpse into some of the most promising segments of FoodTech today.The Batch  177 companies from 29 countries applied to pitch at FoodHack’s Demo Day....

Quantis's latest "Dig In" report serves up as guidance to help companies at every stage of the food and beverage value chain to understand the most pressing food sustainability challenges; define strategic opportunities and prioritize actions; and set the bold...

“Nothing is lost, everything is transformed!” The bioeconomy takes this principle literally. Flax-based composite materials in Formula 1 racing car seats, chicken feathers transformed into sustainable packaging or vanilla flavoring made from hazelnut shells: these are...

With the launch of a Food & Hospitality Vertical, the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) is for the first time implementing field-specific support for start-ups. The Food & Hospitality Vertical includes two programmes: FIT Food & Hospitality by...

Today, the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley is thrilled to welcome a new team member, Yasemin Sharityar as Head of Impact Platforms. Having German-Turkish roots, food always played an important role in Yasemin's life. "It takes hours to prepare, but only minutes to...

The report identifies that 286 key players and four major trends are driving and influencing the Swiss foodtech industry: sustainability, agriculture efficiency, and transparency of supply chains.Today we see the beginning of a new era in the global food and nutrition...

The Nestlé R&D Accelerator opens its “nest” to accelerate dynamic food & beverage innovations that will delight consumers and enhance their lives.The Nestlé R&D Accelerator offers a 6-month immersive entrepreneurial experience from “idea to shop”,...

CleantechAlps has just published a special report on agricultural technologies that target certain agricultural treatments to reduce the impact on the soil or relieve farmers in their daily work.As elsewhere, agriculture in Switzerland is under pressure. Economic...

What is Switzerland missing in food innovation? Collaboration. Join this event, and discover the Swiss Food & Nutrition ecosystem! Thursday 8th of July 2021, from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CEST  Powered by Accenture for the SFNV For the 10th consecutive year, Switzerland...

This year, the canton of Fribourg presented for the first time the Sustainable Economy Award, and it was given to Bloom Biorenewables.Bloom Biorenewables received the CHF 6,000 Sustainable Economy Award for developing a process to exploit the hidden value of biomass....

You may now register for the NTN Swiss Food Ecosystem Ideation Campaign by the 4th of June 2021.The Ideation Campaign on the online innovation platform is a semi-public event with a large community from different NTNs and expertise. People submitting their ideas do so...

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 | 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...

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...

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 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:...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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%...

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 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...

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...