"Innovation is not the sole preserve of industry. Service providers are innovators, too," explains Stéphane Gumy, General Manager of PMS Process Management System. "In the world of consulting, innovation means having the ability to develop and deploy innovative solutions that are both affordable and fully compliant with current regulations." Read article

Mini-interview with Magali Bischof, Secretary General of the BioAlps Association. Read article

The canton of Fribourg has a booming life sciences sector. But how important is it for the cantonal economy? This was the question that the Fribourg Economic Development Agency (FDA) and GRIP, the trade association for the pharmaceutical industry in French-speaking Switzerland, commissioned BAK Economics, an independent research institute, to answer. Read article

The city of Fribourg is home to Alcon, the world's largest eye care company. Talent from no fewer than 38 countries are employed at Alcon's offices next to the main train station. Read article

Fribourg is home to not one, but two big hitters in the fast-moving medical diagnostics sector: Bio-Rad, in Cressier, and Medion Grifols Diagnostics (MGD), in Düdingen. Since they were founded in 1957 and 1977 respectively, both firms have built a stellar reputation thanks to their expertise and capacity to innovate. Read article

A staggering 60 million people worldwide take an antihistamine that is manufactured entirely in the canton of Fribourg. Since the UCB opened its production facility in the town of Bulle back in 1996, the site has become a pivotal part of the Belgian biopharmaceutical group's strategic growth plans. Read article

Since its founding in 2006, Medistri has risen to become the Swiss leader in its field. But the Fribourg-based company is not resting on its laurels: growth and diversification are still the order of the day at Medistri. After doubling its plant capacity in 2020, Medistri has recently added a sixth production line. Read article

Two of the key figures in the Swiss life sciences industry hail from Fribourg. The first is René Jenny, who is the current President of GRIP-Pharma and former President of the European Healthcare Distribution Association (GIRP) in Brussels. The second is Beat Vonlanthen, who served as President of Swiss Medtech until May 2024. In this joint interview, the men share their thoughts on the challenges, opportunities and hopes that are driving this strategic sector, both regionally and nationally. Read article

NET Nowak Energie & Technologie SA has been providing its renewable energy consulting services to clients around the world for over 25 years. What is the secret behind the longevity of the pioneering consultancy? In an interview with Fribourg Network Freiburg, Dr. Stefan Nowak, company founder, senior advisor at NET NOWAK, experimental physicist and winner of the 2017 Becquerel prize, and Anita Maric Fasel, NET Nowak's new director and environmental engineering graduate from EPFL, attribute much of the firm's success to its objectivity and the high practical value of its services. Read article

"A mix of skills is essential", Herbert Stadler, the managing director and owner of Framo, embodies his company's business philosophy. The family-run business was founded in Romont by the Franke Group in 1973 and manufactures off-the-shelf and made-to-measure bathroom vanities, cabinet systems and special fit-outs. Read article