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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

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (April 2026)

29 April 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

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

Mondelēz International inaugurates new Toblerone production line in Bern

17 March 2026

Seprify has raised CHF 12.25 million in Series A funding to transition its cellulose platform from pilot validation into industrial-scale supply across cosmetics, food, and coatings markets.

Seprify raises CHF 12.25 million to scale its cellulose-based materials platform

11 March 2026

Three Western Switzerland cleantech and medtech start-ups have received FIT support to scale geothermal panels, rapid bacteria detection and carbon capture filters.

FIT backs Enerdrape, Bioneris and Divea with growth and seed loans

24 February 2026

Seprify expands into European cosmetics through Grolman Group partnership for its cellulose-based ingredient SilvaLuma.

Seprify and Grolman roll out bio-based cosmetic ingredient across Europe

23 February 2026

LOXO has launched its first autonomous grocery delivery service in Germany through a pilot project in Bochum with retailer REWE.

Bern-based start-up LOXO begins autonomous grocery deliveries in Germany

24 November 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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