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Collaborating for
impact: a year in review
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It's been a busy year for the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley. We've mapped the Swiss ecosystem, welcomed over 50 new members, fine-tuned our strategy and tested out the methodology for our Impact Platforms.
We've also been heartened to see a distinct shift amongst ecosystem actors towards collaborating for impact. In a single month, Planted - the first food startup to be crowned Swiss Startup of the Year - joined forces with Bell Food Group, Kündig Group and Migros Industrie to found the Swiss Protein Association. Just as three Swiss giants came together to create the Cultured Food Innovation Hub to
drive forward the development of cellular agriculture.
These joint endeavours are vital, because innovation can never be a one (wo)man show. Only by sharing our unique knowledge, skills and resources will we bring the sustainable future of food closer, faster.
We have big plans to keep up this momentum in 2022. In addition to launching four new Impact Platforms, we'll strengthen our relationships with food hubs around the globe, work to make Switzerland an even greater startup nation and we'll be holding a national ‘SFNV Forum’ to celebrate the past, present and future of food. Keep an eye on LinkedIn for the latest.
Finally, but most importantly, we'd like to express our gratitude to the SFNV community. Whether you're an active member or a Friend of the Valley who follows our work: THANK YOU! The SFNV wishes you, your team and your family a happy and healthy festive break. We look forward to reconnecting with you in the New Year.
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Christina
Senn-Jakobsen
Managing Director,
Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley
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An interview with Yasemin
Head of Impact Platforms, SFNV
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Over the last two months, SFNV has invited members to take part in a series of events as part of its first Impact Platform on precision nutrition. We caught up with Yasemin, Head of Impact Platforms at SFNV, to find out more about what we've learned so far and her plans to launch four additional Impact Platforms in 2022.
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The Agilery team
wants to revolutionize food and beverage manufacturing. We sat down with Co-Founder Jonas Schneider to talk about collaborating to innovate - from vegan snacks to alcohol-free spirits.
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SUPPORTED BY SFNV MEMBERS
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This year's edition of the annual EFFoST Conference brought together 650 food scientists and professionals in Lausanne. Christina shared some reflections on her career path with PhD and master students, while 9 SFNV startups presented their solutions in the breakout sessions. READ
MORE ON THE BLOG
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SUPPORTED BY SFNV MEMBERS
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Together with Nestlé Research & Development, SFNV organised a UN Food Systems Summit to explore how we can reset our food system - from fork to farm. 60+ participants from government, academia, startups, civil society, and industry joined us to discuss what we can do enable more sustainable and healthy diets by 2030.
WATCH THE SUMMARY VIDEO
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- Meet the Valley on 27th January 2022
Monthly virtual meet-ups open to anyone who'd like to meet the SFNV team or tell us more about their projects. Book a space. - The FoodHack Summit on 12th & 13th May 2022
A 2-day event bringing together the world’s best and brightest food tech founders, leaders and innovators. Book your early bird ticket.
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- ADM has launched new locally sourced soy and wheat proteins in Europe and opened a lab to provide animal nutrition customers with R&D capabilities.
- PhytlSigns, the ‘Fitbit of plants’ has secured €1.8 million of funding to develop their unique AI powered commercial crop health diagnostic system.
- Firmenich has won Digital Innovation of the Year at the Digital Economy Award 2021in recognition of the Group's Artificial Intelligence capabilities.
- Sun Genomics, a California-based company offering personalized probiotics for intestinal health, has established a subsidiary in Fribourg.
- ECOCASCARA has secured 1
million CHF investment to develop their range of beverages made from upcycled coffee berry pulp.
- The Global Nutrition Report takes a data driven approach to tracking progress towards the global nutrition targets. Read the 2021 edition.
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In November and December, we've welcomed 22 new members to the SFNV community. From startups making chicken out of peas and edible straws out of seaweed
to tech enthusiasts using cutting-edge data science to optimise vertical farming - each has a unique solution to the most pressing food system challenges.
MEET OUR NEW MEMBERS →
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