India and Switzerland to supercharge their research collaboration

India and Switzerland to supercharge their research collaboration

Yesterday, Switzerland announced that it will join hands with India to further boost their bilateral cooperation in the field of science and technology. The Swiss government also described India as one of the "emerging global players in research and innovation".Swiss government said in a release 'During the fourth Switzerland-India Joint Committee meeting earlier this week, both countries set the course for future bilateral cooperation in the field of research'.The meeting was held on November 21 and the main aim of the meeting was to evaluate the cooperation and processes and to define the next phase of the bilateral program. "The discussions resulted in an agreement that the Indian Department for Biotechnology (DBT) and the SNSF would launch a joint call for projects at the beginning of 2018," the release said. Apart from the bilateral framework agreement, India and Switzerland have more than 90 cooperation agreements in higher education and research institutes."India is one of the emerging global players in research and innovation, thanks to excellent research centres and a considerable talent pool," the release said.Both countries first signed the bilateral framework agreement back in 2003 and since then are engaged in scientific and technological cooperation through the constant renewal of the agreements."In the context of this agreement, there have already been 55 joint research projects and a good 90 exchange grants. Altogether, researchers and students from around 20 Swiss and 70 Indian higher education institutions have benefited from the bilateral agreement," the release said.The areas of research cover biosciences and materials sciences, nanotechnologies, health and medical sciences, urban development and sustainable energy.

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