IXON Showcases ASAP Technology in Paris

IXON participated in a series of high-profile events in Paris last week as part of the prestigious Sunbolah accelerator program, sponsored by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy, Water and Agriculture (MEWA).

The company, selected as one of four international participants in the 16-week accelerator program, demonstrated its innovative advanced sous-vide aseptic packaging (ASAP) technology at SIAL Paris, one of the world's largest food innovation exhibitions, on October 21-22. IXON's booth featured their latest ambient products, including premium Wagyu beef, pork chop, poached salmon, stewed ox tail, pork dumplings, and Hawaiian pizza — all shelf-stable at room temperature through their preservation technology.

On October 23, IXON visited Station F, the world's largest startup campus, in the morning, followed by an evening meeting with senior MEWA officials, including Vice Minister Eng. Mansour bin Hilal Al Mushaiti and Deputy Minister for Research and Innovation Dr. Abdulaziz bin Malek Al Malek, at the elegant Kwerk Haussmann.

During the visit to AgroParisTech on Thursday, Deputy Minister Dr. Al Malek announced several initiatives to facilitate IXON's entry into the Saudi market. These include government funding for office establishment in Saudi Arabia, investment attraction support, and a regulatory sandbox program designed to fast-track the commercialization of disruptive agrifood technologies.

The tour of French innovation institutions concluded with visits to two leading facilities: the advanced biotechnology hub Genopole Biocluster and BioLabs Hôtel-Dieu, a flexible coworking space combining wet lab facilities and offices to support growing startups.

The Sunbolah accelerator program, which has already facilitated SAR 17 million in investment rounds and created 130 new jobs, represents a significant initiative by the Saudi government to foster innovation in the food sector. The program includes six Saudi startups alongside international companies from the United States, Italy, France, and Hong Kong, combining local entrepreneurship with global expertise.

IXON參加了由沙特阿拉伯能源、水利及農業部（MEWA）贊助的Sunbolah加速器計劃，期間在巴黎出席了一系列重要活動。

作為為期16週加速器計劃中四家國際企業參與者之一，IXON於10月21日至22日在全球最大型食品創新展覽會SIAL Paris上，展示了其嶄新的先進低溫真空無菌包裝（ASAP）技術。IXON的展位展出了多款最新常溫產品，包括頂級和牛、豬扒、水煮三文魚、燉牛尾、豬肉餃子及夏威夷薄餅──這些產品都透過其保鮮技術實現室溫保存。

10月23日上午，IXON參觀了全球最大的創業園區Station F，晚上則在典雅的Kwerk Haussmann與MEWA高層會面，包括副部長Mansour bin Hilal Al Mushaiti工程師和研究創新助理部長Abdulaziz bin Malek Al Malek博士。

週四在參觀巴黎農業科技學院（AgroParisTech）期間，Al Malek助理部長宣布了數項促進IXON進入沙特市場的舉措，包括提供在沙特設立辦事處的政府資金、投資配對支援，以及為加快顛覆性農業食品技術商業化而設的監管沙盒計劃。

此次法國創新機構之行的終站是參觀兩個頂尖設施：先進的生物科技中心Genopole Biocluster，以及BioLabs Hôtel-Dieu。後者是一個靈活的共享空間，結合了濕式實驗室設施和辦公空間，專門支援成長中的初創企業。

Sunbolah加速器計劃是沙特政府促進食品產業創新的重要舉措，目前已促成1,700萬沙特里亞爾的投資，並創造了130個就業機會。該計劃匯集了六家沙特初創企業與來自美國、意大利、法國和香港的國際企業，將本地創業精神與全球專業知識相結合。