ETH Zurich at Olma 2023

ETH Zurich is showing "Where the Future Begins – Research for Sustainable Agriculture" at Olma in St Gallen from 12 to 22 October. The exhibition provides a playful insight into agricultural sciences and presents innovative ETH spin-offs.

Startup-Tower
In the start-up-tower five promising spin-​offs and start-​ups present their innovative projects. (Image: smith-art / ETH Zurich)

Where the Future Begins – Research for Sustainable
Agriculture

With a selection of exciting games on relevant research questions and innovative ideas from young companies, the exhibition makes it possible for visitors to experience how ETH research in various disciplines is helping to secure an environmentally friendly, resource-conserving and socially acceptable food system.

ETH Zurich will also be present at the external pagespecial exhibition of the guest Canton Zurich entitled "Familie Zürchers Garten". There, visitors can find out all about the agriculture of the future at "AgroVet-Strickhof".

 

Your visit at a glance

Olma takes place from 12 to 22 October 2023 in St Gallen: external pageOpening hours, directions and overview

The ETH booth 1.0.47 will be in the St. Galler Kantonalbank Hall.

Spotlight on spin-offs and sustainable nutrition

At ETH Zurich's round "Start-up Tower", five promising spin-offs and start-ups will present how they want to make food production more sustainable. Their fields of business range from the field to the plate - it's all about vertical farming, digital agricultural technology and alternative proteins that taste good and preserve the environment. Another booth will demonstrate the production and future use of microalgae.

Visitors will discover the potential of pulses and algae for human nutrition and learn how digital technologies can help to avoid pesticides and fertilisers.

Yasia

ETH Spin-off Yasai explains how vertical farming can be particularly resource-conserving.


external pageWebsite Yasai

Portrait in the ETH-​News

external pageVideo-​Portrait by Tagesanzeiger

Planted
There is a lot of research in meat made from plants. (Image: Planted)

ETH Spin-off Planted produces delicious meat from alternative proteins, focusing on the perfect bite.

external pageWebsite Planted

Portrait in the ETH-News

Catchfree
Vegan shrimps (Image: Catchfree)

ETH start-up Catchfree presents purely plant-based seafood.

Portrait Catchfree ETH News

Caterra
The laser-based weeding robot (Image: Caterra)

ETH Start-up Caterra presents a weeding robot that kills weeds using artificial intelligence and laser light.

external pageWebsite Caterra

Article in ETH News for Industry

 

Digit Soil
The Digit Soil founders in the field. (Image: Kiliankessler.ch) (www.kiliankessler.ch)

ETH Spin-off Digit Soil demonstrates a sensor that can measure the biological activity and health of soils.

external pageWebsite Digit Soil

Portrait in the ETH-​News

external pageVideo Portrait by ETH Entrepreneurship

Algae reactor
Production of microalgae in the algae reactor (Image: ETH Zurich)

Researchers at ETH Zurich demonstrate an algae reactor in which microalgae doubles every eight hours. The reactor is used for research purposes at ETH Zurich with the aim of producing microalgae more efficiently. Soon they may supplement our food with valuable proteins and nutrients.

Sustainable Food Processing website

Visualization of ETH Zurich's presence at Olma 2023. (Image: ETH Zurich/Aroma)
Visualization of ETH Zurich's presence with games and the "Start-up Tower" at Olma 2023. (Image: ETH Zurich/Aroma)

Games as highlights of the exhibition

Four interactive games await visitors at the family-friendly ETH stand – a "drone course", the "Ruminant Simulator", the "Agricultural Policy Jenga" and "Morph Tales – Discovering Artificial Intelligence".

The games introduce key research questions from the fields of animal nutrition and food production and promote an understanding of artificial intelligence in different applications.

The ETH Zurich booth offers a creative augmented reality game aimed at young childreen: they can colour in various motifs that virtually come to life.

Pansen-Simulator

What should our cows eat if we want to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions?

Cows are ruminants and produce enormous amounts of greenhouse gases.

The challenge: visitors try to find out which feeds are the best way to reduce methane emissions from cows.

The Animal Nutrition group

external pageVideo Portrait

Jenga der Agrarpolitik

How can we produce as much sustainable food as possible on as little land as possible?

Agricultural policy is about balancing the food system in such a way that it provides us with affordable and healthy food, enables farmers to make a living and maintains resources for the long term.

The challenge: Try your hand at the tricky Jenga of agricultural policy. But beware – it’s a very special kind of balancing act.

The Agricultural Economics and Policy Group

external pageVideo Portrait

 

Game Morph Tales

What characterises a reliable AI that generates comprehensible results?

In "Morph Tales – Discovering Artificial Intelligence", everything revolves around a young, studious artificial intelligence called Morph. She dreams of being able to one day take part in a Mars mission. But before she can do so, she has to pass the tricky entrance exam to Morphtopia.

The game: As Morph’s new trainer, you’ll help her master a number of challenges on a varied test course. The game is for young people and adults.

More about "Morph Tales – Discovering Artificial Intelligence"

Augmented Creativity

Augmented reality can enhance creativity.

Children can colour in the characters in the book and bring them to three-dimensional life with the help of a tablet and the Augmented Creativity app.

Further information: ETH News

150 Years of Agricultural Sciences  

Copyright: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Bächtold, Max / Ans_00925 / CC BY-SA 4.0

ETH Zurich’s Division of Agriculture was founded in 1871. The Institute of Agricultural Sciences celebrated the anniversary with various events throughout the jubilee year, which is coming to an end with the presence at the Olma.

On the anniversary website you can further find a timeline with historical facts and selected stories from the past 150 years.

Programme and attendance

Location: St. Galler Kantonalbank Hall, booth 1.0.47

Lageplan Olma

Here you will find information on external pagehow to get there.

About Olma

Olma is Switzerland’s largest trade fair for agriculture and food. It attracts more than 350,000 visitors and is held annually in autumn for eleven days at the Olma exhibition centre in St Gallen. This year's event takes place from 12 to 22 October 2023.

external pageEverything you need to know about your visit

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