🐒 Why do we share knowledge? Even without any direct benefit to ourselves? 🤔

Research on monkeys shows that cooperation is deeply ingrained – including in us humans. This behavioural research laid the foundation for an exciting, modern innovation.

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Without #BasicResearch, there would be no #innovation – including at Planted.
Planted's meat alternatives are in high demand. But without prior research, there would be no vegan ‘meat’ today, nor companies producing it, such as that of co-founder Lukas Böni.

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🍴💧 🚱 Massive amounts of greenhouse gases and excessive water consumption: Intensive animal farming has consequences for our planet. 🌍 This calls for innovative solutions. Thanks to #BasicResearch, creative minds are able to develop tasty alternatives. 🥗 🌱 💡

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🤖🏭 In Switzerland, there are around 10,000 companies in the machinery, electrical engineering and metals sectors with over 300,000 employees.

Thanks to #basicresearch, they’re always up to date with state-of-the-art technology.

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🤖💡#Innovation begins long before the factory floor: in research. Péter Fankhauser, CEO of the robot manufacturer ANYbotics and our guest on this video, knows this well.

Here you can find out how #research and innovation enable the future: https://sohub.io/g60k

🔮📈 Iwan Stalder, Head of Group Accumulation Management at Zurich Insurance Group, explains why #basicresearch is crucial for the company's 75 million customers and more than 60,000 employees worldwide.

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