Category: News

Launch of FoodSparks®
PeakBridge and EIT Food launch FoodSparks®, a new agrifood-tech seed fund. The fund will offer up to €30 million of investment over a span of up to four years.

EPFL Spin-off Plastogaz awarded by Tech4Impact
Plastogaz has developed a technology that uses powerful catalysts to selectively convert mixed plastics that cannot be recycled into methane.

PepsiCo joins the IFNC as a new member
“We are proud to welcome PepsiCo in the IFNC family”, says Christian Schwab, IFNC Executive Director.

EIT Food invests in agrifood startups during the COVID-19 crisis
EIT Food’s COVID-19 Bridge Fund invests over €5 million to support 13 innovative agrifood startups

FAO – Action on food loss and waste
FAO launches platform that aims to step up global action on food loss and waste ahead of the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.

Real-time food monitoring for better waste management
The solutions will address two of the biggest challenges in food and nutrition: food waste and food safety.

Launch of the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley
The initiative’s aim is to address the key challenges of sustainable food by attracting talent and investments to Switzerland.

Marianna Fenzi to join EPFL for a project on agrobiodiversity
The project aims to explore current and historical practices related to the use of crop diversity to develop sustainable food systems.

Engineering solutions for kitchen challenges
Students from EPFL laboratories tackled some of the most common kitchen challenges as part of the first Kitchen-Inspired Engineering contest.

EPFL creates a solar cooker
EPFL scientists have developed a glass-paneled solar cooker that delivers exceptional performance.