Articles

2020
FOSTERING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE
Jerry Krattiger | 28.08.2020
Jerry Krattiger has been the Managing Director of the Fribourg Development Agency (FDA) since June 2019. Read article
TURBOCHARGED TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
EDITORIAL | 28.08.2020
The countries with the strongest growth and the most robust, resilient economies are those that invest heavily in education and research. Read article
MADE FOR INNOVATION
blueFACTORY | 28.08.2020
Imagine an innovation quarter in the heart of the city, accessible to all and constantly evolving. Read article
CREATING A BUZZ
BEE VECTORING TECHNOLOGY | 28.08.2020
Weaponizing the natural pollination process of bees to combat pests and reduce the use of pesticides is the principle behind a major farming innovation developed by Bee Vectoring Technology (BVT). Read article
AN ELEVATOR THAT SCALES NEW HEIGHTS
ASCENSEURS MENÉTREY | 28.08.2020
“Although we have been in this business for nearly 100 years, we learned so much from the objective input from our university partners. It was a really beneficial experience… and we have the results to prove it!” Read article
“A WINNING STRATEGY”
JOHNSON ELECTRIC | 28.08.2020
“The canton of Fribourg fully appreciates the importance of fostering public-private partnerships, and policy makers and university management are heavily invested in it.” Read article
A EUROPEAN PROJECT TO REVOLUTIONIZE 3D PRINTING OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE
REGENHU | 31.03.2021
The replacement of a defective organ still faces two major problems: the lack of donors and the phenomenon of rejection, a strong immune reaction in the body against a substance considered foreign. Read article
2019
“FOSTERING COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION”
NADINE LACROIX OGGIER, DIRECTOR OF THE FOOD & NUTRITION CLUSTER | 28.08.2020
How did the Food & Nutrition Cluster come about? Read article
“CONSUMERS WILL SPEARHEAD THE REVOLUTION”
15.03.2019
At the end of 2016, Patrick Aebischer stepped down as President of the Ecole polytechnique de Lausanne (EPFL). During his 17-year tenure, this visionary from Fribourg transformed the institute of technology into one of the best in the world. Read article
FRIBOURG ENGINEERS UNCORK A NEW WINEMAKING PROCESS
HEIA-FR | 11.03.2019
Winemaking is a tradition that is as old as time, as well as a source of never-ending inspiration for researchers and scientists. Read article