Articles

2020
“FRIBOURG IS AT THE VANGUARD”
ALAIN LUNGHI, DIRECTOR REGIONAL POLICY | 28.08.2020
What is ‘smart territory’ exactly? Read article
FIRST-RATE INSTRUMENTS FOR TECH TRANSFER
MEDION GRIFOLS DIAGNOSTICS/UBC FARCHIM | 28.08.2020
“I have been in this industry for 25 years and I have to say that things have evolved considerably. Today, academia and industry communicate and understand one another much better than before.” Read article
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