Let your innovative projects bloom, from idea to market
Whether it’s for products based on natural ingredients, technological solutions for agriculture, food ingredients or innovative food projects, PhytoArk is there for you at every step of your development.
At the heart of Valais, our innovation hub bringing together expertise, nature and technology under one roof provides you with a fertile environment to test, develop and showcase your ideas.
Do you have a project in mind?
Discover the services offered by PhytoArk
Personalised support and advice for development and marketing
From the idea to the market launch, we guide you every step of the way: market assessment, strategic positioning, definition of your business model, development of pilot products and validation of concepts.
Contact with experts and specialised service providers
Extraction, formulation, regulatory matters, proof of concept (POC), prototyping, pilot production and even scientific validation: we put you in contact with the most relevant partners and service providers.
Simplified access to special facilities
Modular offices and workspaces, production areas for your initial trials and contact with laboratories and technical partners matching your needs. Our facilities offer you a practical and flexible environment to test and further develop your projects.
Extensive network
Researchers, start-ups, SMEs and key economic, scientific and institutional stakeholders: PhytoArk opens the doors to a unique ecosystem with its roots in Valais and branches stretching all over the world. Thanks to The Ark Foundation, you also benefit from easy access to the support and financing programmes.
Let yourself be inspired by the projects we have already supported.
Discover our partners
PhytoArk works in collaboration with its institutional partners: The Ark Foundation, Economic Promotion Valais, Agroscope Conthey, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO) Valais/Wallis, and the Cantonal Agriculture service.
