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,...
LIFE SCIENCES AT THE HEART OF THE FNF 2024 AND OF AN IMPACT STUDY
Consolidating its position within the Fribourg economy, the life sciences sector boasts a rich ecosystem of leading companies, innovative start-ups, specialized institutes and competence centers. The 2024 edition of Fribourg Network Freiburg, the official magazine of the Fribourg Development Agency (FDA), highlights this dynamic sector,...