India News | Indo-Swiss Innovation Platform to Be Launched to Further India-Switzerland Collaborations

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 24 (ANI): In a bid to further Indo-Swiss collaborations, the Swiss Network in India is developing an Indo-Swiss Innovation Platform which is likely to be launched soon, a press statement said.

This was shared by Consul General of Switzerland Jonas Brunschwig on Monday during a discussion with Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister MB Patil. Brunschwig said that the platform is expected to foster strategic and systemic growth of the collaboration between Switzerland and India.

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Indo-Swiss Innovation Platform is spearheaded by Swissnex in India. This is a continuation of the Switzerland-India Science and Innovation Alliance which was formalised in September 2019 during former President Ramnath Kovind's visit to Switzerland, he explained.

This includes setting a thematic focus on health, sustainability and digital transformation, he stated. Swissnex in India, the Swiss Business Hub India, and the Swiss Embassy in India will pilot a new way to bolster the innovation collaboration between Switzerland and India in key areas of relevance to the future of both countries, the Consul General added.

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Commissioner of Industries Gunjan Krishna was also present at the meeting. (ANI)

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