Call for Projects 2019

MICROBIALS
DIRECT USE OF MICRO-ORGANISMS

With its initiative, Gebert Rüf Stiftung seeks to generate a significant impact by exploiting the potential and widespread use of microbial resources in health and technology. The program supports with CHF 2 Mio. p.a. innovative and applied projects dealing with the direct use of modified or domesticated micro-organisms. The focus is on applications in human and veterinary medicine, the environment, energy production, water treatment, food science and other areas.

Seeds & Chips

Swiss Food Research is sponsoring a Swiss Start-up Market at Seeds&Chips - "THE LEADING FOOD INNOVATION SUMMIT IN THE WORLD" from 06 - 09 May 2019, in Milan. Alver Golden Chlorella, AgroSustain, Hempfy, sfs Sustainable Food Systems, SwissDeCode will exhibit in Hall 12 - Stand C10 with us. 80 000 visitors are expected together with TuttoFood - Milano World Food Exhibition.

Agro-Food Innovation Forum

The Agro-Food Innovation Forum enters the third round. After the success of 21 March 2019 with 28 start-ups and 150 participants, the date for 2020 has already been set. Once again, 4 Swiss networks are joining forces to bring together innovators from start-ups, research and industry. For more information and impressions of the past events follow the link. Save the date: 18 June 2020!

SHOWCASE YOUR INNOVATION!

Your start-up company now has the unique opportunity to present your outstanding and innovative business model, product or service to more than 320 participants at the Brennpunkt Nahrung specialist conference - November 5, 2019, in Lucerne. True innovations from the agricultural foodstuffs industry form the core of the Start-up Innovation Corner.

The slots are limited – please submit your application latest by April 12^th.

Member of EIT Food

EIT Food is a European Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), which was set up to transform our food ecosystem. By connecting consumers with businesses, start-ups, researchers and students from around Europe, EIT Food supports innovative and economically sustainable initiatives which improve our health, our access to quality food, and our environment. With the Swiss Food Research accession its members have access to the spoken grants.

Success Stories

Since 2014, Swiss Food Research has evaluated 90 projects with experts and funded 51 projects with a total of CHF 460,000.
70% of the projects funded by Swiss Food Research received follow-up funding from Innosuisse.