In the heart of the Alps there is

Typicity, Innovation, Competitiveness in Alpine Dairy Products

An Interreg research project that...

captures the emotions of the Alpine territory, heritage of unique biodiversity in the world, and transforms them into concrete actions.

The dairy supply chain of Aosta Valley has never been so innovative

"Thanks to Typicalp research, local companies can enhance their business resources, experiment with new ideas to transform into innovative solutions and achieve competitive advantages that allow them to excel in the market."

"We analyzed the chemical-physical and microbiological parameters that make our cheeses unique, measuring typicality as an objective element"

Simona Zenato | Researcher | Institut Agricole Régional

"We created new highly functional products starting from the by-product of dairy production processing: whey."

Sabina Valentini | Project Manager | Institut Agricole Régional

"We developed an innovative system based on green blockchain technology to trace and certify the entire production process of the Fontina DOP supply chain."

Giuseppe Caragnano | Senior Researcher | Links Foundation

Fontina DOP

What are the characteristics that make the excellence product of Aosta Valley gastronomy unique?

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The Typicalp Power Drink

How is it possible to exploit the whey by-product to create a 100% natural and sustainable energy drink?

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Green Blockchain: the Fontina DOP case

Is it possible to revolutionize the control of production processes in the dairy supply chain in Aosta Valley?

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"We developed a collaborative distribution logistics system and a marketplace for local companies, to favor greater meeting between supply and demand."

Tiziana Delmastro | Senior Researcher | Links Foundation

"We built the first 'mobile dairy' in Valle d'Aosta with a prototype for milk treatment that homogenizes and deodorizes milk for food consumption."

Luca Vernetti-Prot | Operations Manager | Institut Agricole Régional

"We helped some local companies diversify their production by developing new products to reach new markets."

Luca Vernetti-Prot | Operations Manager | Institut Agricole Régional

The market place

A showcase and space for local companies to place and receive orders, automate trip organization and optimize movements and loads.

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The mobile laboratory

An innovative, versatile space, capable of integrating communication, training, research, production and commercialization.

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Collaborations

The Typicalp research and experimentation team collaborated with local companies for the development of Genepy Cream | Bière à Fromage | Sheep Yogurt

then…YoAlp® strained

The 100% Aosta Valley fermented milk.

A product that tells a bit of the history of research and experimentation of
Institut Agricole Régional, since 1996.

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and we discovered that

Indigenous Aosta Valley breed cows naturally produce milk with A2A2 Beta-casein, a particular variant of proteins that makes milk highly digestible and more performing during cheese-making.

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and that from Fontina DOP whey

an ideal cosmetic product for skin wellness can be born.

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What opportunities for companies?

Everything that has been realized to respond to the actions planned by the project plan, which materialized in product and process innovation interventions. The objective is to offer local micro, small and medium enterprises strategic solutions that can strengthen and improve their market presence through more competitive, innovative and sustainable proposals.

Chambre Valdôtaine and local business enhancement projects

MADEINVDA is the section of the chamber website containing profiles of Aosta Valley companies grouped by product category and aimed at promoting the regional economic fabric in Italian and international markets.

The objective of MADEINVDA is to give visibility to local activities, productions and services and favor opportunities for commercial and/or technological contact and cooperation.

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Stay in touch

if you are a dairy sector company and are interested in collaborating with the Typicalp research team

Write to Project Manager Sabina Valentini s.valentini@iaraosta.it

Call +39 0165 21 58 07

www.iaraosta.it

Operation co-financed by the European Union, European Regional Development Fund, by the Italian State, by the Swiss Confederation and by the Cantons within the framework of the Interreg V-A Italy-Switzerland Cooperation Program

Go to the project website

www.interreg-italiasvizzera.eu