Christmas meals: eating local and seasonal
When you think of a Christmas meal, do you think of vegetables? It certainly isn’t the most...
Carbon and cucumbers: solving the conundrum on growing more with less
Between the dramatic rises in gas prices in the last year and the need to cut emissions to curb...
Life Cycle Analysis - Part 1 - How to Survive an LCA
As part of our commitment to our mission (improve the health of people, plants and biomes) and to...
PHD studies with PhytlSigns
How did you arrive at Agroscope Changins? It is quite a funny story actually.
High performance in the office: interview with Jose Ojeda
Working in a start-up can be very hectic. There is a risk that social and ethical values can be...
Plant electrophysiology: an interview with Andrzej Kurenda
Vivent’s Chief Scientific Officer Andrzej Kurenda has been fascinated by plants since he was a...
Rediscovering the office: A green building for a green start-up
In the autumn of 2020, between two lockdowns, we moved to our new premises in Gland, taking offices...
Have you ever seen a wild tomato?
Our May newsletter focuses on work related to the most important greenhouse crop – tomatoes.
Sustainability startups are hot stuff – is the talent out there ?
Sifted‘s Connor Bilboe recently interviewed Vivent’s Sustainability Manager, Marina Martin Curran,...
Healthy agriculture, healthy people
World Health Day falls on April 7th. The theme this year is “Let’s build a fairer, healthier world...