Our mission
Fostering innovation, connecting talent, and promoting plant-based resources and expertise.
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PhytoArk supports innovative projects, facilitates the development of practical solutions, and brings together a community of specialized stakeholders. By promoting local expertise and plant resources within a bioeconomy framework, while providing an environment conducive to experimentation, PhytoArk enhances the region’s appeal and promotes the natural ingredients, agri-food, cosmetics, and sustainable technologies sectors.
Our goal: to transform ideas, plants, and technologies into tangible innovations that create value for the economy, the region, and the plant-based sectors.
PhytoArk supports innovative projects, facilitates the development of practical solutions, and brings together a community of specialized stakeholders. By promoting local expertise and plant resources within a bioeconomy framework, while providing an environment conducive to experimentation, PhytoArk enhances the region’s appeal and promotes the natural ingredients, agri-food, cosmetics, and sustainable technologies sectors.
Our goal: to transform ideas, plants, and technologies into tangible innovations that create value for the economy, the region, and the plant-based sectors.
A place where innovation takes root
A place where innovation takes root
PhytoArk is a center dedicated to innovation in natural ingredients, serving as the driving force behind an innovation ecosystem focused on plant resources in Valais.
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Located in Conthey, it combines technical infrastructure (extraction platform, processing technologies, formulation laboratory), a network of experts, and tailored support. It supports the development of innovative products in the fields of dietary supplements, cosmetics, and the food industry, as well as in the emerging sectors of sustainable agriculture and food, all in the service of health and the environment.
At the heart of an innovation ecosystem that it has helped shape for over a decade, PhytoArk facilitates access to expertise, infrastructure, and cantonal innovation support tools to foster the development of projects in the region.
Located in Conthey, it combines technical infrastructure (extraction platform, processing technologies, formulation laboratory), a network of experts, and tailored support. It supports the development of innovative products in the fields of dietary supplements, cosmetics, and the food industry, as well as in the emerging sectors of sustainable agriculture and food, all in the service of health and the environment.
At the heart of an innovation ecosystem that it has helped shape for over a decade, PhytoArk facilitates access to expertise, infrastructure, and cantonal innovation support tools to foster the development of projects in the region.
The players we support
The players we support
For those who turn ideas into concrete solutions.
Startups, SMEs, researchers, and entrepreneurs: PhytoArk supports all projects that drive innovation using natural raw materials and research-based technologies. Whether you’re creating a product, testing a process, or developing a new model, from concept to market, you can count on us.
A fertile ground for your projects
A fertile ground for your projects
Practical resources to help you take action.
- Easier access to key services: extraction, formulation, pre-industrialization, and production
- Tailored support: from strategy to market launch
- A direct connection with academic, business, and institutional partners
- An opportunity to join a network of active stakeholders and benefit from synergies
- Active support in identifying, structuring, and accessing appropriate financing