Ep #2 | Pascal Brunner, CEO of Vatorex, on moving from Start-Up to Scale-Up and the Internet of Bees

Episode Summary

I had shared Pascal's story many times before this Podcast came into being because I found how he goes about fighting one of the honeybee's major threats with his team at Vatorex, so engaging. After giving you an overview about Vatorex's journey and their product range and technology suite, Pascal and I talk about Entrepreneurship and the potential for the Internet of Bees towards a more sustainable future.


What we talk about

• Harnessing decades of beekeeper know-how and new technology to fight the varroa mite infestations and save honeybees in an eco-friendly and automated way.
• A sauna for bees or how their thermo heat treatment works and why it outperforms chemical treatments.
• The next steps along  Vatorex ' journey to make the product and technology suite more robust to meet commercial beekeeper's needs.

About Pascal Brunner & Vatorex

Founded in 2016 by Pascal and Willi Brunner, Vatorex combines more than 50 years of beekeeping experience with an innovative outlook on the role of beekeeping in our natural world. Pascal Brunner, CEO and Co-Founder of Vatorex is an entrepreneur, musician & sports lover. He wants to be a superhero so he started saving bees.

Resources mentioned

• Start Summit, St. Gallen
• Vatorex on the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Program 
• Vatorex  receiving the Innosuisse certificate
  
  

Connect with Vatorex

• Vatorex Website
• Vatorex on Instagram
  
  

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