On Wednesday evening, the canton of Fribourg celebrated its most innovative companies at the 2024-2025 Fribourg Freiburg Innovation Award (IFF) ceremony. The IFF Enterprise Award went to Contrinex, based in Corminboeuf, while the IFF Start-up Award, decided two-thirds by public vote, was awarded to Xemperia, a spin-off from the University of Fribourg.The IFF Sustainability Award, meanwhile, recognized the innovative project by ROMAG aquacare in Düdingen. Read article

Two hundred personalities from Switzerland, France and Germany came to Fribourg to experience the Bioeconomy Forum on October 10, 2024. The event showcased the potential of this high value-added field and lifted the veil on Fribourg's ecosystem, where universities, institutes, clusters and economic sectors are cultivating synergies at the interface between the economy and biomass valorization. Read article

"We deliver the wireless technologies that are critical to Sonova's success," Laurent Saada, the Managing Director of Sonova Communications, proudly explains. In April 2021, the global leader in hearing care solutions opened one of the first carbon-neutral offices in Switzerland. Read article

The Marly Innovation Center (MIC) is home to an impressive number of ambitious life sciences projects. With 7,000 m2 of secure fine chemicals laboratories and customized clean rooms, not to mention flexible leasing options, the MIC is attracting cutting-edge firms and energizing the Fribourg ecosystem. Read article

CordenPharma is the latest occupant of a landmark site for the canton of Fribourg's pharmaceutical sector. The major structural changes it has undergone over the decades have enabled the business location to substantially expand its mission and reach. Read article

Mini-interview with Jean-Nicolas Aebischer, HEIA-FR Director. Read article

The canton of Fribourg has become much more agile in its ability to integrate innovative economic sectors in a way that builds on its existing strengths and is consistent with its development policy. Read article

Will Fribourg soon be better known for its biotechnology and green chemistry expertise than for its chocolate and cheese fondue? If the latest developments coming out of the canton's life sciences sector are anything to go by, this might just happen. Read article

The Biofactory Competence Center (BCC) has forged a stellar reputation since it was founded almost a decade ago. One of its core activities is applied research in pharmaceuticals, industrial biotechnology and food biotechnology, which also happen to be key growth sectors of the canton of Fribourg economy. Read article

The University of Fribourg (Unifr) has many claims to fame. In addition to being the only officially bilingual university in Switzerland (some of its study programs are even trilingual), it is also behind a host of pioneering initiatives that push the boundaries of research and technology. They include the Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) and early-stage ventures like Xemperia and Neuria which are at the forefront of efforts to develop innovative life science-based solutions. Read article