Excellence in grains, seeds, and beans sorting
Academia partners

USA Department of Agriculture

USDA develops science and technology to rapidly measure grain traits; improve grain storage and handling systems; and minimize wind erosion through studying physical processes and developing predictive models and erosion control systems. A multidisciplinary team develops high speed sorters that select specific grain properties using imaging, acoustics, near-infrared spectroscopy, and other sensors; and uses a unique full-scale research grain elevator to study grain quality changes during storage and handling.


EMPA

EMPA is an interdisciplinary research institution for material science and technology within the ETH Domain. EMPA’s research and development activities are oriented to meeting the requirements of industry and the needs of our society, and link together applications-oriented research and the practical implementation of new ideas, science and industry, and science and society. The Electronics/Metrology/Reliability laboratory has many years of experience in designing and developing automated systems to monitor and measure and thermal properties of objects.


AGROSCOPE

Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station ACW is the Swiss federal institute in charge with all aspects of plant production and plant protection. ACW is in charge with the official VCU (value of cultivation and use) variety trials for wheat and maize in Switzerland. Among other, the ACW carries out the annual monitoring of mycotoxins of the Swiss bread wheat harvest and participates in the European Fusarium ring-test and other transnational initiatives on mycotoxins research.


ETHZ

ETHZ (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in a world leading university and its Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) is a top-quality unit that provides novel research and teaching, which covers the whole field of food and nutrition. The Laboratory of Food Biochemistry does research mainly in the field of lipid chemistry and cereal chemistry (dietary fibre and fibre co-passengers). The goal of the group is to understand the links between specific composition of the food constituents and their effect on the nutritional and physical characteristics of foods.


Other partners

VENTURE KICK

Venture kick aims for an early detection and promotion of promising business ideas at Swiss universities and schools of higher education. The goal of this privately-funded support initiative is to double the number of spin-offs by accelerating the founding process and by making startups attractive for professional investors. Start-ups can also take advantage of know-how from experienced experts and entrepreneurs and be granted access to a national network of investors and start-up experts. The projects are evaluated by a panel of experts and investors based on the business potential demonstrated and the achievements made in business development.


VENTURELAB

Financed by the innovation promotion agency CTI, Venturelab offers individual training modules specifically designed for start-ups. Its mission is to offer individuals like you, who are interested by entrepreneurship, the know-how and contacts required to successfully start their own company. Priority is given to start-ups in high-tech fields such as computer science, life sciences and bio- or nanotechnologies.


Institut für JungerunternehmenE

For over 20 years, the IFJ is committed to the Swiss start-ups stage and has acquired a detailed knowledge of the field. Behind the IFJ institute, the resource N°1 of the Swiss start-ups, there is a team of 25 talented and enthusiastic people, entirely devoted to the Swiss start-up panorama and who help everyday entrepreneurs in achieving their dream by providing support and networking.


CTI

"Science to Market" is the CTI credo. Companies work with universities to generate new knowledge that can be used to develop products and services and bring them to market. The CTI's KTT initiative strengthens regional knowledge and technology transfer between universities and regional industries. Local professionally run KTT consortiums provide assistance to SMEs and universities by facilitating contacts and helping them to develop projects. Innovative Swiss companies and researchers also gain access to international programmes and networks such as IMS, ESA and EUREKA.