The Fribourg Development Agency gains ground despite a challenging context
The Fribourg Development Agency (FDA) presented today a solid annual report at the new premises of IMMOMIG Ltd in Düdingen. Despite a challenging geopolitical environment, the FDA supported a total of 40 company projects in 2023 (previous year: 41). The 40 companies involved plan to...
SMG is moving to a new site in the heart of Fribourg
SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG announced today that it is relocating from Flamatt to the city of Fribourg. It will move into modern, centrally located offices on the bluefactory site in autumn 2024. The Fribourg Development Agency is very pleased that SMG (formerly Scout24 Switzerland...
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...