WE Hub, which provides a range of support services for women entrepreneurs, has joined hands with Swissnex India, a partnership to establish closer links between Swiss institutions and organisations in education, research and innovation and possible partner organisations in Telangana.
Swissnex India is an initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research and Innovation (SERI) in association with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. An official release said this partnership would facilitate Telangana-based startups, academic institutions, and innovation ecosystem stakeholders to share their best practices, leverage expertise and connect with their Swiss counterparts. Biotechnology, Deep Technologies, Life Sciences and inclusion of women in the ecosystem would be the primary fields of interest.
WE Hub CEO Deepthi Ravula said “having hosted a few delegations, facilitated start-up connects and conducted stakeholder interactions, we have already identified synergies and begun actively engaging partners.”
CEO of Swissnex India and Consul General of Switzerland Sebastien Hug said WE Hub will support Swissnex India in its mission to promote academic collaborations that include student and faculty mobility, research collaborations and institutional agreements as well as market validation and entry support for Swiss startups.