“A Recognition, but Also a Natural Fit”
In March 2026, the canton of Fribourg will host BIOKET, one of the leading international conferences on bioeconomy and biomass valorization technologies. A first for Switzerland—and a chance to reaffirm the strategic role Fribourg plays in this field. Jerry Krattiger, Managing Director of the Fribourg...
BIOKET Heads to Fribourg in 2026
This is great news for Fribourg’s innovation ecosystem: in March 2026, the canton of Fribourg will host the international BIOKET conference for the first time in Switzerland – a key event dedicated to bioeconomy and biomass conversion technologies. Launched in 2018 by the French cluster Bioeconomy...
Fribourg’s Economy Stays on Course Amid an Increasingly Uncertain Global Environment
In an unstable global environment—marked in particular by the return of protectionism and the recent imposition of tariffs by the U.S. administration—Fribourg’s economy continues to stay the course and remains resilient. In 2024, thanks to a team effort involving various State departments, the Fribourg Development...
Contrinex, Xemperia and ROMAG aquacare Win the IFF 2024-2025 Award
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,...