The IFNC offers to its members, partners and collaborators many opportunities to learn, discover, exchange ideas, foster innovation or gain visibility.
You’ll find below our latest publications grouped into 3 categories: Opportunities, News and Events.
Feeding your innovation pipeline
Opportunities
Swiss Accelerator – Call for projects
Swiss start-ups and SMEs can apply for direct financial support for innovation projects with significant innovation potential. Short applications may be submitted until 10 May 2022.
PepsiCo Graduate Program
Join the Dare to Do More Challenge to compete for one of several international graduate program positions to kickstart your career at PepsiCo by pitching your own creative idea to industry experts!
Pantanal Science Camp
The Pantanal Science Camp is an academic exchange program that provides Swiss researchers the opportunity to discover the Pantanal, bring forward their research and foster cooperation with Brazilian counterparts.
News
How to train harvesting robots ?
Raspberries are difficult fruit to harvest. They need to be picked by hand instead of machines. But what if robots, equipped with advanced sensors, could lend a helping hand? Engineers at EPFL have set out to tackle this very challenge.
Connecting stress and weigh in early adolescence
Scientists at EPFL have found a biological connection explaining why there is a predisposition to develop obesity and being less sociable in individuals that have experienced stress during early puberty.
Beaulieu Circulaire
Collaborate, develop, test, and innovate. Halle 18 in Beaulieu is a “laboratory” village, supporting concrete initiatives and developing innovative solutions to global challenges.
Events
May 18th: Circular Economy in Agrifoodtech
The event – presented by BusinessIn – proposes to look into the concept of circular economy to boost sustainability in the agrifoodtech ecosystem. The event will be held in French and German.
May 31st: Cultured Meat – Deep Dive
Join a panel of experts as they deep dive into the topic of cultured meat. The event is presented by the Swiss Food and Nutrition Valley – open to all.
June 14th: InnoFood & co
Organised by the Cluster Food & Nutrition, don’t miss the opportunity to participate in this annual meeting for the actors of the Swiss agri-food ecosystem.