Kickstarting businesses and development in !!!emerging!!! markets

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Our track record
The lab of tomorrow has been the programme of choice by GIZ projects, the Austrian and the Swiss Development Agencies as well as companies to solve specific development challenges all over the world.
Your opportunities
Learn how you can benefit from the lab of tomorrow programme.
Solve your development challenge
The lab of tomorrow programme activates the private sector to achieve SDG impact. Your advantages of initiating a programme include:
- Let the private sector solve your development challenge – we help you identify unmet needs with business potential.
- As an initiator, you steer the programme and bring in all the people necessary for success.
- Benefit from our network and gain access to business partners, development agencies, investors, mentors and policy makers.
- The impact created by the lab of tomorrow programme goes beyond development cooperation project lifespans.
Develop your business in emerging markets
Expand into emerging markets together with new business partners! Your benefits of participating in the programme include:
- Business case sourcing: We identify business opportunities in emerging markets for you to choose from.
- Participant sourcing & matching: We match you with relevant local and international companies in interdisciplinary teams.
- As a team, you co-create a new product or service and benefit from business development coaching.
- Partner network access: you gain access to business partners, investors, mentors and policy makers.
Invest in solutions and support innovations
Gain access to impact investment opportunities in various markets and sectors! Your benefits in supporting our ventures include:
- Be the first to know about investment opportunities in untapped markets.
- You become part of our strong network of innovators and entrepreneurs.
- Receive access to invest in our ventures at different stages. We invite you to pitch sessions, demo days and share our dealbook.
- Bring in companies from your portfolio and offer them interesting business development opportunities.
How it works
Find out how sustainable and profitable business models are created in a lab of tomorrow programme and what’s in it for you.
Challenge in spotlight
Take a glance at our most recent lab of tomorrow business opportunities.
Industry 4.0 solutions in Tunisian agri-food industries
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Currently running challenges
Take a look at our currently running challenges and the potential business opportunities they present for you.

Industry 4.0 solutions in Tunisian agri-food industries
This challenge is in phase: Incubate business
How might we use Industry 4.0 solutions to monitor and control waste and water use in Tunisian agri-food industries?
Tunisian agri-food industries suffer from high quantities of water use and liquid waste resulting in negative impacts on the environment and business performance. This is caused by a lack of technical and/or human capacities for monitoring water use and liquid waste.
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Understand
Agri-food production is the fastest growing industry sector in Tunisia with an annual growth rate of 10.7% in 2020. But it is also the most polluting and water consuming sector, contributing to up to 65% of the country's total amount of waste. Within the agri-food industry, olive oil and cheese production do produce the largest amounts of waste, namely margine and cheese whey.
Find out how olive oil is produced in a video here.
Watch the cheese production process in a video here.
Business Opportunities
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Ideate Solutions
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Incubate business
Three ventures are currently in this phase.More information

Industry 4.0 solutions in Tunisian agri-food industries
This challenge is in phase: Incubate business
How might we use Industry 4.0 solutions to monitor and control waste and water use in Tunisian agri-food industries?
Tunisian agri-food industries suffer from high quantities of water use and liquid waste resulting in negative impacts on the environment and business performance. This is caused by a lack of technical and/or human capacities for monitoring water use and liquid waste.
01
Understand
Agri-food production is the fastest growing industry sector in Tunisia with an annual growth rate of 10.7% in 2020. But it is also the most polluting and water consuming sector, contributing to up to 65% of the country's total amount of waste. Within the agri-food industry, olive oil and cheese production do produce the largest amounts of waste, namely margine and cheese whey.
Find out how olive oil is produced in a video here.
Watch the cheese production process in a video here.
Business Opportunities
02
Ideate Solutions
03
Incubate business
Three ventures are currently in this phase.More information

Industry 4.0 solutions in Tunisian agri-food industries
This challenge is in phase: Incubate business
How might we use Industry 4.0 solutions to monitor and control waste and water use in Tunisian agri-food industries?
Tunisian agri-food industries suffer from high quantities of water use and liquid waste resulting in negative impacts on the environment and business performance. This is caused by a lack of technical and/or human capacities for monitoring water use and liquid waste.
01
Understand
Agri-food production is the fastest growing industry sector in Tunisia with an annual growth rate of 10.7% in 2020. But it is also the most polluting and water consuming sector, contributing to up to 65% of the country's total amount of waste. Within the agri-food industry, olive oil and cheese production do produce the largest amounts of waste, namely margine and cheese whey.
Find out how olive oil is produced in a video here.
Watch the cheese production process in a video here.