Data protection Impressum

Agri-food

Vivent Biosignals has raised EUR 7.5 million to expand the commercial deployment of its digital crop diagnostics technology.

Vivent Biosignals raises EUR 7.5 million to scale its digital crop diagnostics platform

24 November 2025

Seprify has signed its first commercial agreement to bring its plant-based white pigment to global food markets.

Fribourg’s Seprify enters commercial phase with first major customer Oterra

17 November 2025

Neuchâtel-based start-up Symactiv has won the 2025 BCN Innovation Prize and CHF 150,000 for its biofertilizer pellets designed to restore soil health and productivity.

Symactiv wins the 2025 BCN Innovation Prize for its sustainable soil regeneration technology

27 October 2025

Nestlé has reinforced its global expertise in child nutrition with the inauguration of a state-of-the-art quality laboratory at its Konolfingen site in the canton of Bern. The CHF 17.5 million investment, which created six new jobs, is the latest in a decade-long modernization effort that has seen nearly CHF 150 million invested at the site.

Nestlé strengthens child nutrition hub in Konolfingen with new quality laboratory

30 September 2025

Singapore-based Agridence has acquired Geneva’s Farmer Connect, combining their digital platforms to boost global compliance and traceability in agri-commodities.

Agridence acquires Geneva’s traceability platform Farmer Connect

19 August 2025

Foodtech company Planetary has partnered with Aldi Switzerland to launch a vegetarian chicken filet made from fermented mycoprotein, now available in 242 stores nationwide.

Planetary brings mycoprotein-based chicken filet to 242 Aldi stores across Switzerland

5 August 2025

Nestlé has announced a strategic transformation of its global R&D operations, including enhanced expertise in biotechnology and the launch of a new deep tech center in Orbe, in the canton of Vaud. These changes aim to strengthen the company’s innovation pipeline while increasing operational efficiency.

Nestlé to boost biotech and deep tech capabilities with new R&D center in Orbe

19 May 2025

A new public-private initiative in the canton of Bern is helping food entrepreneurs turn ideas into market-ready products. AgroFoodPark brings together academic expertise and industrial capabilities to support the development of sustainable, innovative food solutions.

AgroFoodPark launches in Bern to support sustainable food innovation

7 May 2025

Vaud-based CleanGreens Solutions has announced a major international expansion through a strategic partnership with Kuwait’s GreenLife Company to build the world’s largest aeroponic greenhouse farm.

CleanGreens brings its aeroponic expertise to the Middle East’s largest sustainable farming project

23 April 2025

The Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) has awarded funding to three promising start-ups Arkaiya, Hyswiss, and WasteFlow, to accelerate the development of solutions in early-life nutrition, automated agriculture, and digital waste management.

Western Switzerland innovators Arkaiya, Hyswiss and WasteFlow secure FIT support

24 March 2025

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