Record year for the Fribourg Development Agency despite the Covid-19 pandemic
Although 2020 was dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Fribourg Development Agency (FDA) has never supported as many company projects as it did last year. A total of 54 companies (35 in 2019) carried out an expansion project or decided to establish new operations with...
velocorner.ch has settled in Murten
The start-up velocorner.ch, which currently employs 7 people, has settled in the town of Murten. Jerry Krattiger, Managing Director of the Fribourg Development Agency: "With velocorner.ch, a particularly promising start-up has chosen the location of the Canton of Fribourg. This company contributes to sustainable mobility...
Kromatix Ltd – A new technology company settles in the canton of Fribourg
Romont, the Swiss capital of glass and stained glass, is welcoming a real perl. The company Kromatix Ltd, which develops and industrializes colored photovoltaic glass panels, is setting up its new production plant in the industrial zone of La Maillarde. The technology developed with EPFL...
The State Council approves the strategy for the food sector of the canton
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These are the finalists of the Fribourg Innovation Award
The jury of the Fribourg Innovation Award announced the names of the 2020/2021 finalists. Nine companies have been nominated this year, three companies each for the Start-up Award and the Innovation Award and for the first time the jury has selected three finalists for the...
Collaboration at the focus of the New Regional Policy for the next four years
The new program of the New Regional Policy (NRP) focuses on two main themes: Industry and Tourism. Innovation in companies, digitalization and collaboration between actors in the various economic, academic and tourism sectors will be key themes of the NRP. The canton will have 18.6...
Fribourg’s grey matter at the service of industry: technology transfer at the heart of the 2020 edition of FNF
Getting the most out of cooperation between academic research and industry: this is the challenge of technology transfer. The 2020 edition of Fribourg Network Freiburg, the business magazine of the Canton of Fribourg, explores the advantages of this win-win partnership, discovering several successful examples. The...
Invitation: Perspectives with the Smart Living Lab
The Fribourg Development Agency is pleased to invite Fribourg companies to discover possible collaborations with the Smart Living Lab, a research center dedicated to the future of the built environment, which brings together the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), the School of Engineering...
Nespresso invests CHF 160 million in the expansion of its Romont production center in the Canton of Fribourg
300 new jobs created over the next 10 years in a world class ‘sustainable by design’ production center. Today, Nespresso announced a CHF 160 million investment to expand its Romont production center in the Canton of Fribourg to meet increasing consumer demand for its high-quality premium...