WFP Innovation Challenge – Call for Applications

Opportunities

This edition of the WFP (The United Nations World Food Programme) Innovation Challenge seeks to identify and support disruptive social innovations that address key challenges in the fight against hunger. We are particularly interested in solutions for humanitarian assistance and supply chain resilience as we aim to ensure that every donor dollar goes further in addressing hunger while reducing the need for ration cuts. 

Workshop on Resource Efficiency 05.09.2023, Wabern

Events, Opportunities

Our food system is broken and needs urgent re-shaping for how we are using the planet’s resources. Deep-Dive into problems that hinder resource efficiency with today’s agro-food system. Join a diverse community for a better understanding of whose problem it is, what their sources are, and their effects. Let open-innovation experts guide you to finish up (…)

La réutilisation des bouteilles en verre, 28 août 2023

Events

Les emballages en verre réutilisable représentent l’avenir pour plusieurs raisons : ils économisent de l’énergie, des émissions de CO2 et des ressources. Ils contribuent à rendre la Suisse moins dépendante de l’étranger, réduisent les coûts, renforcent l’économie locale et régionale, et offrent aux clientes et clients la possibilité de consommer de manière durable.

Programme de durabilité pour les entreprises du agro-alimentaire

News, Opportunities

Le Swiss Triple Impact est un programme national unique qui permet aux entreprises suisses de mesurer leur contribution aux Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD) et ainsi d’améliorer leur performance en matière de développement durable. En 3 étapes, le Swiss Triple Impact permet de cibler les ODD les plus importants pour votre entreprise, de mettre en place un plan d’action concret pour améliorer son impact social et environnemental.

Radically New Solutions for a More Sustainable Urban Future

Opportunities

Swissnex in San Francisco invites startups, design studios, research projects, and corporate initiatives in the fields of Food, Energy, and Physical and Digital Cities to submit their projects to take part in our 20th anniversary programming, from November 7–9, 2023 in San Francisco.

U.S. Approves the Sale of Lab-Grown Chicken

News

The Agriculture Department approved the production and sale of laboratory-grown meat for the first time on June 21, clearing the way for two California companies, Upside Foods and Good Meat, to sell chicken produced from animal cells. The decision is a milestone for companies making cell-grown meat, along with consumers looking for alternatives to chickens bred in a factory farm and slaughtered.

Projet collaboratif NPR: FEEL – Food Energy Eco Lean

News, Opportunities

Pour faire face aux augmentations des prix de l’énergie, la fluctuation de sa disponibilité et en vue de contribuer à l’atteinte des Objectifs de Développement Durables, le projet FEEL propose une intégration de l’optimisation énergétique dans les entreprises agroalimentaires.

FAO Event: Sustainably feeding 10 billion people in 2050

Events, News

Keynote presentation by Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, the Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
June 1, 2023 | 14:30-16:30
EPFL Auditorium: MED 0 1418
Organized jointly by the EPFL Integrative Food and Nutrition Center and the EssentialTech Centre.

15 juin 2023 BCF Arena Fribourg: InnoFood & Co

Events

Le rendez-vous annuel incontournable pour se connecter avec les acteurs de l’écosystème agro-alimentaire, en Suisse et à l’international, et découvrir les solutions pour une alimentation saine et durable.

Jeremy Luterbacher’s PET-like plastic made of plant by-products

News

Jeremy Luterbacher from EPFL’s Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing has developed a way to turn plant by-products into materials that could serve as an alternative to some types of plastic.