Nestlé has announced plans to create a new center for deep tech, to boost its innovation pipeline and increase efficiency in research, innovation and operations.
According to the company, the center will be a first-of-its-kind in the food and nutrition industry. Nestlé will build on existing knowledge of sensor systems, solutions for product recognition and remote control and display solutions.
The new center will screen, test and develop new generations of sensors, robots, coding systems, high-performing AI and virtual/mixed reality solutions to increase efficiency in research, innovation and operations.
New technologies will enable the development of smart coffee machines, innovative solutions for precision nutrition, self-controlling equipment and new solutions for dynamic quality assurance. The center will be officially opened in the first half of 2026, at Nestlé’s System Technology Center in Orbe, Switzerland.
Enhanced R&D expertise in biotechnology and clinical research will lead to new nutritional solutions, which could bolster the company’s consumer-centric innovation pipelines for maternal, early life and medical nutrition and support new growth platforms such as healthy longevity, women’s health and weight management.
Science-based solutions will also be leveraged for Nestlé’s pet care business, including pet therapeutics. New capabilities include the development of the next generation of screening assays, enhanced capabilities in precision fermentation, as well as a re-enforced clinical research program. These competences will drive advances in nutrition and the development of new generations of bio-actives and biotics including post- and synbiotics.
Laurent Freixe, CEO of Nestlé S.A., said, “These new capabilities in bio tech and deep tech will fuel growth by meeting changing consumer needs and accelerating the digital transformation of Nestlé. This is about putting the Nestlé Virtuous Circle in action: unlocking investment through efficiencies to drive more focused and impactful innovation and growth.”
Nestlé’s global R&D organization responds to business and consumer needs, as well as to environmental and technology trends by leveraging its industry-leading science and technology platforms.