ZÜRICH, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
The 21 organizations participating at BIO Digital's Swiss Pavilion demonstrate the enduring strength and rich diversity of the country's life science ecosystem. 2021 marks the 15
th consecutive year that there has been a pavilion at BIO. Switzerland Global Enterprise along with their partners Presence Switzerland, Innosuisse, Switzerland Innovation, Swiss Business Hub USA and Swiss Biotech Association will be represented at the 'virtual booth' in addition to eight Innosuisse startups exemplifying an exciting new generation focused on delivering the promise of personalized medicine.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, global companies have continued to expand their operations in Switzerland, while the startup scene has remained vibrant. Switzerland has ranked top in the Global Innovation Index for each of the past 10 years, life science exports have grown by a factor of 4.5 since 2000, and now account for 44% of total Swiss exports. From 2019 to 2020, capital investments in Swiss biotech companies almost tripled, reaching US$ 3.7bn, and R&D investments increased by 10% to US$ 2.3bn.