Bcomp has achieved so much in such a short time span. Since it was founded by a couple of sports-mad engineers in 2011, the Fribourg company has not stopped racking up awards and attracting new and prestigious partnerships. Read article

When it comes to sustainability, making buildings more energy efficient is high on the world’s to-do list. The canton of Fribourg grabbed the proverbial bull by the horns and established its own Center of Expertise for Building Renovation (CCRB) to help the construction industry, a major driver of the cantonal economy, to make the move to greener building techniques and solutions. Read article

The main advantage of district heating is that it replaces fossil fuels like gas and oil with local, renewable energy. It centralizes heat production and does away with the need to install boilers, fuel tanks, firing systems and chimneys. Read article

Since its stunning start, Bloom Biorenewables has continued its upward trajectory at breakneck speed. Read article

And the winner is… innovation ! In May 2021, the Fribourg Development Agency (FDA) and the Fribourg Cantonal Bank announced the recipients of the Fribourg Innovation Award. Read article

Ecco2 is the brains behind an innovative electronic control unit that allows servers to interact with both modern and older heating systems, which in turn makes buildings more energy efficient. Read article

Guaranteeing impeccable ice quality is not as easy as it sounds. There are a staggering number of parameters involved – air and water quality, the evenness and temperature of the concrete slabs beneath the ice, airflow management and well-distributed cooling, to name but only a few. Read article

Interview with Joël Mesot, President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ). Read article

“It’s always a combination of talents that makes achievements possible.” Echoing the presentation by sailor Mathieu Gobet, the first person from Fribourg to take part in the Mini-Transat ocean race, Olivier Curty did not fail to make the connection with the notion of technology transfer. Read article

So many of the products that we take for granted, like synthetic fibers, plastics, cosmetics and food additives, are made from petroleum. Read article