Fribourg Network Freiburg 2023 digs into the construction and energy efficiency sector
The construction and energy efficiency sector is a mainstay of the Fribourg economy. It derives a great deal of its strength from the canton's dense network of international firms, high-caliber SMEs, clusters, competence centers and research organizations. The 2023 edition of Fribourg Network Freiburg, the...
The Canton’s Agri-food Strategy proves itself an effective Catalyst
Three Fribourg State Councillors participated in Friday’s presentation of the initial results of the Canton’s economic development strategy for the agri-food sector. For each of the Strategy’s three flagship programs, an interdisciplinary team undertook the elaboration of a project last year in cooperation with local...
A company from Fribourg will head for the Moon
In three years, the FLEX rover, the result of an international collaboration involving the Fribourg-based company Venturi Lab will head for the Moon. This rover is the largest and most powerful in the history of lunar vehicles. In 2026, SpaceX will use its Starship launch...
A strong 2022 for the Fribourg Development Agency
Despite the numerous uncertainties linked notably to the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis, the Fribourg Development Agency (FDA) presented a solid result for 2022. After two record years, no less than 41 projects were successfully completed (45 in 2021)....
Rolex buys land in Bulle to build its new manufacture in the Canton of Fribourg
Following the green light from the General Council of Bulle, on 12 December, Rolex SA today signed the contract with the City of Bulle to buy the land needed for its new watch factory. The site chosen along the A12 motorway in Bulle, in the...
Comet, Neuria and PMF-System win the Fribourg Innovation Award
On Wednesday evening, the Canton of Fribourg honored its most innovative companies. The Business Award went to Comet Ltd based in Flamatt, while the Start-up Award was given to Neuria from Fribourg in accordance with the results of a public vote. Awarded this year for...
Le site industriel AgriCo peut désormais se développer – lieu de rencontres, bâtiment durable et réversible : la future plateforme de mobilités du site AgriCo se dévoile
Un espace urbain de qualité et un lieu de rencontres entre toutes les mobilités, pensé pour transformer à l’avenir les places de stationnement en d’autres infrastructures, un bâtiment qui permet une utilisation et une gestion rationnelle des ressources naturelles : le consortium AFF – Metro...
New gene therapy laboratory at the Biofactory Competence Center in Fribourg
The Biofactory Competence Center (BCC) in Fribourg, Switzerland, is inaugurating its new gene therapy laboratory this Wednesday. This state-of-the-art facility will meet the growing needs of the Swiss biopharmaceutical industry in terms of the training of specialized personnel and the production of drugs. As a...
FRIBOURG NETWORK FREIBURG 2022 EXPLORES THE IMPACT AND POTENTIAL OF DIGITALIZATION
The digital transformation of the Fribourg economy is well under way. Since its emergence in the early 2010s, Industry 4.0 has gone from being a mere concept to an everyday reality for many companies in the canton, and an integral part of their development strategies....
FDA signs a record year in 2021 with, for the first time, over a 1,000 new jobs announced
Despite the fact that 2021 was associated with numerous uncertainties for companies due to the pandemic – in particular supply bottlenecks with sharply rising procurement costs – the Fribourg Development Agency (FDA) can report a record year on several levels. Even if the number of...
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