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NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGIES A cutting-edge industry of the canton of Vaud 2 VAUD ECONOMIC PROMOTION / NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGIES FOOD CHAMPIONS Personalized nutrition, functional foods, robotized agriculture: tomorrow’s food is being invented in the canton of Vaud. With a strong agricultural tradition, the canton of Vaud saw From local to global the agri-food sector develop over a century ago, with the Products from the Vaud food industry are exported world- creation of Nestlé in Vevey in 1905. Other influential com- wide. They convey a strong brand image, combining quality, panies followed: Eckes-Granini and its fruit juices, Reitzel authenticity and know-how, accentuated by the numerous and its vegetables in jars, and Hilcona and its ready meals. Protected designations of origin (PDO) The region also benefits from a strong industrial tradition, complemented by a strong spirit of innovation, enabling In addition to the large-scale trade in foodstuffs, the canton the companies it hosts to design and produce new solu- of Vaud has several important players in the research and tions to meet today’s needs and anticipate the challenges development of new products, such as the Agroscope de of the future. Changins and the Nestlé Research Center. The world leader in the sector has also opened its Nestlé Health Science In addition to innovative start-ups, the region benefits from branch, dedicated to nutritional care, in the region. the influence of leading international companies such as General Mills, Chiquita and ADM. Academic institutes, including the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), are working on a future- oriented challenge: agritech. This emerging sector is being invested in by the start-ups Gamaya, ecoRobotix and Clean- Greens, as well as by the American company Geosys, which has been operating in the region for several years. These companies are developing drones to control crops, weeding robots, “intelligent” greenhouses and remote sensing sys- tems. The EPFL has also opened its “Integrative Food and Nutrition Center” to devote itself entirely to issues related 9 bn to nutrition and food production. To take advantage of the dynamism of the EPFL, the Nestlé Institute of Health Sci- Swiss exports of food, beverages ences has moved into the EPFL Innovation Park to develop and tobacco in 2019 (CHF) targeted nutritional solutions. The École hôtelière de Laus- anne (EHL) is also active in research, innovation and entre- preneurship with its Innovation Village and the Metro : OFS, vaud-economie / Cover: CleanGreens / Cover: : OFS, vaud-economie Hospitality Lab, in partnership with the Metro Group. Sources “Switzerland is home to a unique innovation ecosystem for food and nutrition. Together, we can more effectively address global challenges such as delicious, nutritious and affordable food for all, sustainable packaging, and climate change mitigation.” STEFAN PALZER CTO of Nestlé : CleanGreens Photo VAUD ECONOMIC PROMOTION / NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGIES 3 : OFS, vaud-economie / Cover: CleanGreens / Cover: : OFS, vaud-economie Sources AN IDEAL SETTING FOR INVESTMENT Located in the heart of Europe, Swit- Vaud is the largest of the French-spea- The canton’s 50,000 or so companies zerland never ceases to amaze with its king cantons and the most populous, are mainly active in the service sector, diversity and prosperity. Its political with more than 800,000 inhabitants. but also in high-volume technology system is based on democracy and As a guarantee of its openness, almost sectors such as precision instruments, consensus, which generates produc- a third of its population is foreign- medical equipment and information tive stability that greatly benefits the born. A large proportion of the can- technology. economy. The country regularly ranks ton’s inhabitants are highly qualified among the most competitive in the and have been attracted by the wor- world. king conditions and the excellence of the region’s institutions. : CleanGreens Photo 4 VAUD ECONOMIC PROMOTION / NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGIES MAIN FIELDS Strategic domain Main application Main technologies Precision farming Sustainable farming Drones (see list of companies Water management Satellites on page 7) Environmental monitoring Robotics Weeding and early pathogen detection Hyperspectral imaging IOT Food chain 4.0 Traceability IOT/IOM (internet of materials) (see list of companies Food safety Cloud on page 6) Food security Blockchain Sustainable trading Sensors Apps for consumers empowerment Web and digital technologies Waste reduction Biomass valorization Enzymatic processes (see list of companies Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replace Microbiology on page 7) Waste monitoring Grey Biotech Data-enabled circular economy High content imaging Smart packaging Advanced equipment Smart materials Food processing Food supplements Extraction/purification (see list of companies Protein alternatives Grinding on page 6) Smart equipement & Milling intelligent systems Fine chemistry Food scents Natural bioactive extracts Nutrition Targeted nutrition Microbiota (see list of companies Precision nutrition Multi-omics on page 8) Healthy aging Next generation sequencing Digital nutrition Epigenetics Big data Artifical intelligence Yellow biotech Digital technologies “As a technology company, we need highly qualified staff. This is why we have turned to the talents of the EPFL and the HEIG-VD, two real sources of support, both of which provide real support at the academic level”. SERGE GANDER CEO of CleanGreens : SPEI Vaud, Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley association Valley Nutrition & Food Swiss : SPEI Vaud, Sources VAUD ECONOMIC PROMOTION / NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGIES 5 A BROAD FIELD, MANY AREAS OF EXPERTISE Close relationships between the academic world and international companies give the canton of Vaud a benchmark status in the agri-food sector. The agri-food sector includes both primary sector compa- nies (the farms themselves, which produce the food) and RESEARCH INSTITUTES secondary (industry, which transforms it into industrial food). AGROSCOPE CHANGINS With a view to the optimization of processes in one of these CHUV two sectors, research activity also takes an important EHL Innovation Village place. The canton of Vaud, in particular, is at the forefront METRO Hospitality Lab of the sectors presented in the following pages. EPFL CEAT Study Community for Spatial Planning IFNC Integrative Food and Nutrition Center TOPO Geodetic Engineering Laboratory Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Section TOPO Laboratory, Geodesy Materials Science and Engineering Section HEIG-VD COMATEC Mechanical and microtechnical design IICT Institute of Information and Communication Technologies +1 bn INSIT The amount invested in Institute of Territorial Engineering Switzerland in food innovation (CHF), of which CHF 500 million NESTLÉ CRN Nestlé Research Center in the canton of Vaud alone. NIHS Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences Nestlé R&D Accelerator Nestlé Professional Beverage Center 2nd The food industry is the second most patented field in Switzerland after the pharmaceutical industry. : SPEI Vaud, Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley association Valley Nutrition & Food Swiss : SPEI Vaud, Sources 6 VAUD ECONOMIC PROMOTION / NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGIES Food processing Food chain 4.0 Food supplements, alternatives to animal proteins, com- The food chain represents the different stages of the food pound extraction processes, companies are innovating to industry. From production to the collection of products, reinvent food. They are developing intelligent systems and their transport, storage and distribution, food has a diverse new flavors to renew the sector. For example, the sustain- journey. Companies are looking for innovative solutions to able solutions proposed by start-up Embion Technologies promote sustainable trade while involving the consumer. pave the way for antibiotic-free agriculture while reducing They also aim to improve product traceability and safety food waste. by using new technologies. Start-ups Scantrust and Originfood use the blockchain to improve the transparency of the food chain. FOOD PROCESSING FOOD CHAIN 9 RESEARCH 7 INSTITUTES RESEARCH INSTITUTES 5 DESIGN START-UPS DIVERTISSEMENTDIVERTISSEMENT FILM ET CINÉMA 7 SMES AND 13 LARGE COMPANIES SMES AND LARGE COMPANIES 18 START-UPS RESEARCH INSTITUTES | 9 RESEARCH INSTITUTES | 7 EPFL Integrative Food and Nutrition Center, Chemistry and EPFL Integrative Food and Nutrition Center Engineering Section NESTLÉ Nestlé Research Center, Nestlé Institute of Health EHL Village de l’Innovation, METRO Hospitality Lab Sciences, Nestlé R&D Accelerator NESTLÉ Nestlé Research Center, Nestlé Institute of Health HEIG-VD INSIT, IICT, COMATEC Sciences, Nestlé R&D Accelerator, Nestlé Professional Beverage Center START-UPS | 18 HEIG-VD COMATEC Ambrosus, Arandee, bNovate, Datapred, Drinkotec, Food Blockchain XYZ, Hivetracker, kaiosID, Kitro, La petite Epicerie, Originfood, Procsea, START-UPS | 5 Procsim, Scantrust, See Your Box, Socialease, SwissDecode, Wecheer Embion Technologies, Magnesys, Nectariss, SwissSource, Typsy SMEs AND LARGE COMPANIES | 7 SMEs AND LARGE COMPANIES | 13 Bobst, Bühler Group, Chiquita, Codefine, Nestlé, SGS, SICPA ADM, Bonzel, Bühler Group, Demaurex, Eckes Granini, ELVAmac, Firmenich, General Mills, HPP compétence, Nespresso, Nestlé, Valentine Fabrique, Visar Sorting VAUD ECONOMIC PROMOTION / NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGIES 7 Waste reduction Precision farming Waste affects all stages of the supply chain.

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