At Ambrosus, we believe that harnessing technology to change the world will require a new generation of innovative Entrepreneurs well versed in upcoming technologies such as Blockchain and IOT. This is why we are excited to announce that Ambrosus will be the Sponsor and Mentor at the upcoming BIOTS 2018 held at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich.

Ambrosus is sponsoring and mentoring at the Blockchain and IOT School (bIOTs) Hackathon taking place from 12–16 February 2018 at ETH Zurich. (https://biots.org/ ) This programme will bring together students from both ETH Zurich and all over the world to learn, and build demonstration pilots over three major verticals: Energy, Agriculture and Urban Life. The programme was founded in 2016 with the drive to push education for innovative new technologies into universities.

Ambrosus is building the world’s first universally-verifiable ecosystem to ensure the quality, safety, and origins of the products we consume, with particular focus on food and pharmaceuticals. Combining high-tech sensors, blockchain protocol, and smart contracts, Ambrosus’ technology will radically improve global supply chains by reliably recording the entire history of products. Thus Ambrosus finds it exciting to support upcoming initiatives that could build innovative applications upon Ambrosus Technology. Whether it is providing more informed consumer food choice, a central aspect of Smart Cities of the future, or more efficient Food Production and Management for businesses, Ambrosus technology can be readily leveraged.

Our CEO Angel Versetti and our CPO Vlad Trifa will present our key developmental updates at BIOTS and will mentor talented students to encourage them to build world class applications and startups using the Blockchain. They will not only mentor them with the technical skills required but will also share with them their experiences on how to overcome the challenges to becoming a successful blockchain entrepreneur.

ETH Zurich, where BIOTS is being held, is consistently ranked amongst the most prestigious universities in the world for the subjects of engineering and technology. Founded in 1855, Twenty-one Nobel Prizes have been awarded to students or professors of the Institute in the past, the most famous of whom was Albert Einstein. Ambrosus is proud of its linkages with ETH Zurich. Our Chief Product Officer Dr Vlad Trifa completed his PhD on the Web of Things and its applications to Smart Cities in 2011 at ETH Zurich. Furthermore, Prof Roger Wattenhofer, a prominent figure in the field of distributed computing, who works at Solutions Architect at Ambrosus, is the Head of Distributed Computing Lab at ETH Zurich.

Ambrosus will continue to create value in the field of education because we strongly believe that through education we can create an ecosystem of disruptive change, leading to better quality of life for the planet.