{"id":21664,"date":"2025-10-30T16:17:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.promfr.ch\/?page_id=21664"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:52:09","slug":"innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.promfr.ch\/en\/expand\/innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;parallax&#8221; full_screen_section_height=&#8221;no&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1500456852303{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #002c77 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1500387896779{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1500457336512{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bannerservices&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;]<div class=\"mkd-iwt clearfix mkd-iwt-icon-left mkd-iwt-icon-tiny\">\n\t<div class=\"mkd-iwt-icon-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<span class=\"mkd-icon-shortcode normal mkd-icon-tiny\"  data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\" data-color=\"#ffffff\">\n        \n\t\t\t<i class=\"mkd-icon-dripicons dripicon dripicon-gear mkd-icon-element\" style=\"color: #ffffff\" ><\/i>\n\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkd-iwt-content-holder\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkd-iwt-title-holder\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #ffffff;text-transform: none;font-weight: 700\">Innovation<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkd-iwt-text-holder\">\n\t\t<p ><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21617&#8243; 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&gt;&lt;\/i&gt;\">\n\t[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Experts to work for your development<\/h4>\n<p>To support entrepreneurs in their business innovation and in the development of their ability to compete,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinn.ch\/\">platinn<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friup.ch\/en\/\">Fri Up<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0have a network of coaches who provide expert advice and targeted support in four key areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Innovation of products and services<\/li>\n<li>Organizational innovation<\/li>\n<li>Development of distribution channels and<\/li>\n<li>Finding new markets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These coaches can also call on experts in the fields of intellectual property, finance, legal issues, etc.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Contact&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517566538150{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; 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&gt;&lt;\/i&gt;\">\n\t[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Easier access to research institutes<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innosquare.com\/en\/\"><strong>INNOSQUARE<\/strong><\/a> strengthens companies\u2019 innovative capability with access to talented engineering resources as well as research and innovation competences and equipment. As the recognized research and innovation partner of the blueFACTORY, INNOSQUARE facilitates interactions between business and academia and contributes to the innovation policy of the canton of Fribourg. The platform aims to improve the competitiveness of Competence Center and Cluster partners as well as that of technology-based businesses.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heia-fr.ch\/en\/applied-research\/techtransfer\/\"><strong>TechTransfer Fribourg<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the technology transfer office of Fribourg University, Adolphe Merkle Institute and the School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg. This platform serves as a key entry point for companies who want to explore partnership opportunities with research institutes. It also advises on intellectual property issues.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliance-tt.ch\/\"><strong>Alliance<\/strong><\/a>, the knowledge and technology transfer consortium of western Switzerland, plays a similar role on a larger scale: it provides companies with an impressive network of 6,000 researchers from universities and teaching hospitals.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Contact&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517566538150{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1500457336512{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bannerservices&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1761833415674{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<br \/>\n<strong>INNOSQUARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicolas Huet<br \/>\n<\/strong>Director<br \/>\nPassage du Cardinal 1<br \/>\nB\u00e2timent A<br \/>\nCH-1700 Fribourg<\/p>\n<p>T +41 26 429 66 40<br \/>\n<a title=\"&#x70;&#97;s&#x63;&#x61;l.&#x62;&#111;v&#x65;&#x74;&#64;h&#x65;&#102;r&#x2e;&#x63;&#104;\" href=\"m&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;t&#111;&#x3a;&#x6e;i&#99;&#x6f;&#x6c;as&#x2e;&#x68;ue&#x74;&#x40;he&#102;&#x72;&#x2e;c&#104;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#x6e;&#x69;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6c;&#x61;&#x73;&#x2e;&#x68;&#x75;&#x65;&#x74;&#x40;&#x68;&#x65;&#x66;&#x72;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x68;<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"www.innosquare.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.innosquare.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1761833430937{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<br \/>\n<strong>TechTransfer Fribourg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean-Philippe Bacher<br \/>\n<\/strong>Head<br \/>\nSchool of Engineering and Architecture Fribourg<br \/>\nBd de P\u00e9rolles 80<br \/>\nCH-1700 Fribourg<\/p>\n<p>T +41 26 429 67 55<br \/>\n<a title=\"j&#101;&#x61;&#x6e;-p&#104;&#x69;&#x6c;ip&#112;&#x65;&#x2e;ba&#x63;&#x68;&#x65;r&#64;&#x68;&#x65;fr&#46;&#x63;&#x68;\" href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#108;to:&#x6a;&#x65;&#x61;&#x6e;&#45;phi&#x6c;&#x69;&#x70;&#112;&#101;.ba&#x63;&#x68;&#x65;&#114;&#64;he&#x66;&#x72;&#x2e;&#x63;&#104;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#x6a;&#101;a&#x6e;&#45;p&#x68;&#x69;li&#x70;&#112;e&#x2e;&#x62;ac&#x68;&#101;r&#x40;&#x68;ef&#x72;&#46;c&#x68;<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"www.tt-fr.ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heia-fr.ch\/en\/applied-research\/techtransfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1500457336512{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bannerservices&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1761833448051{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<br \/>\n<strong>Alliance<\/strong> <b>EPFL<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Quartier de l\u2019innovation<br \/>\nB\u00e2timent J<br \/>\nCH-1015 Lausanne<\/p>\n<p>T +41 21 693 35 75<br \/>\n<a title=\"&#97;&#x6c;&#108;&#x69;a&#x6e;c&#x65;&#64;&#x61;l&#x6c;i&#x61;n&#99;&#x65;&#45;&#x74;&#116;&#x2e;c&#x68;\" href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;&#111;:al&#x6c;&#x69;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x63;&#101;&#64;all&#x69;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x63;&#x65;&#45;&#116;t.c&#x68;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a&#x6c;l&#105;&#x61;n&#99;&#x65;&#64;&#x61;&#x6c;l&#x69;a&#110;&#x63;e&#45;&#x74;t&#x2e;&#x63;h<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"www.alliance-tt.ch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alliance-tt.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text]<\/div>\n<div class=\"mkd-tab-container\"  id=\"tab-competence-centers-469\" data-icon-pack=\"font_awesome\" data-icon-html=\"&lt;i class=&quot;mkd-icon-font-awesome fa  &quot; &gt;&lt;\/i&gt;\">\n\t[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Platforms of excellence for applied research<\/h4>\n<p>The competence centers of the Canton of Fribourg bridge the gap between science and economy by providing state-of-the-art infrastructures and recognised expertise. As true platforms for experimentation and prototyping, they enable companies to develop and test new technologies within an interdisciplinary environment. Together, they enhance the competitiveness of Fribourg\u2019s economic fabric and confirm the canton\u2019s status as a reference innovation hub.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heia-fr.ch\/en\/applied-research\/bcc\/\">Biofactory Competence Center (BCC)<\/a><\/strong> offers an industrial-scale bioproduction environment that eases the transition from life-science research to large-scale production. The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heia-fr.ch\/en\/applied-research\/iprint\/\">Digital Printing Competence Center (iPrint)<\/a><\/strong> designs high-precision printing processes for sectors such as aerospace, health and packaging. The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heia-fr.ch\/en\/applied-research\/rosas\">Robust and Safe Systems Center (ROSAS)<\/a><\/strong> develops safe and reliable electronic systems, especially for automotive, aerospace and embedded applications. 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