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Unveiled at the Marly Innovation Center, the 2026 edition of fribourg.swiss, the official magazine of the Fribourg Development Agency, examines the culture that drives start-ups and the ecosystem that supports their growth in the canton.

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Fribourg’s official magazine devotes its 2026 edition to the start-up mindset

23 September 2026

In Lovatens, in the canton of Vaud, Insolight, Romande Energie and blueberry grower Olivier Pichonnat have inaugurated the largest agrivoltaic installation built in Switzerland to date, combining crop protection and renewable electricity generation on 1.8 hectares.

Insolight and Romande Energie inaugurate Switzerland’s largest agrivoltaic installation

22 September 2026

The canton of Fribourg has officially handed over to the Confederation the keys to Agroscope's new laboratory building in Posieux, a CHF 125 million facility that forms the centerpiece of the national agricultural research center's site strategy.

Agroscope opens its new CHF 125 million laboratory in Fribourg

20 August 2026

Voltiris will equip a one-hectare Dutch strawberry greenhouse with solar modules, marking its fourth commercial installation.

Voltiris brings agrivoltaics to Dutch strawberry greenhouse

26 May 2026

Geneva-based fermentation company Planetary has closed a CHF 16 million Series A equity round supplemented by CHF 6 million in credit, bringing total funding raised to approximately CHF 32 million, to expand its global technology licensing platform and consumer product rollout.

Planetary raises CHF 22 million to scale fermentation technology globally

21 April 2026

Top Stories Western Switzerland

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (March 2026)

1 April 2026

Ecorobotix has reached a commercial milestone, with 1,000 units of its ARA ultra-high precision sprayer now deployed on farms across more than 30 countries spanning Europe, North and South America, and Oceania.

Ecorobotix reaches 1,000 ARA precision sprayers sold worldwide

24 March 2026

The canton of Fribourg hosted the international BIOKET conference for the first time in Switzerland from 17-19 March 2026, a milestone that reflects its growing standing as one of Europe's most dynamic bioeconomy ecosystems.

The canton of Fribourg makes its mark at BIOKET 2026

18 March 2026

The FIT has awarded three Tech Seed loans of CHF 100,000 each to early-stage start-ups CCRAFT, Databaum and Lemna Bio.

FIT backs three start-ups to advance photonics, agritech and AI-driven drug discovery

23 December 2025

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

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