Mission Statement
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| "The Ark Foundation provides practical assistance to help enterprises increase their competitiveness." |
The Foundation for Innovation in Valais
The Ark Foundation organises and coordinates various activities to help both new (start-up) and existing companies become established and expand in the Valais. It creates the appropriate framework conditions for the canton’s economic players to develop their creativity and innovation.
To achieve this, The Ark promotes the development of new knowledge originating from Switzerland’s universities of applied sciences and from cantonal and national research organisations. It also draws together different networks of excellence at local, national and international level.
The Ark is the product of the local authorities’ strategy of creating a science and technology park in the Valais. The particular features of this park are that it is spread across six different sites, and focuses on three specific areas: Information and communication sciences, Life sciences and Engineering sciences.
The Ark responds to these specific needs and expectations via its three services: Incubator, Accelerator and Innovation. Each of these services offers targeted, practical support to innovative entrepreneurs within the Foundation’s three chosen specific fields.