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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

Kielder Agro Group has joined Gaia Tech as a strategic investor, providing fresh capital to accelerate the development of the company's platform for ingredients upcycled from agricultural side streams.

Gaia Tech secures fresh funding from strategic investor Kielder Agro Group

14 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

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology has awarded CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loans to Detectra, TUUS Solutions and Anyway Systems, supporting innovations in arthritis monitoring, nutrient delivery and sovereign AI infrastructure.

FIT grants Tech Seed loans to three innovative Vaud start-ups

22 June 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

Top Stories Western Switzerland

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

Mondelēz International inaugurates new Toblerone production line in Bern

17 March 2026

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