European states expand medical support to India to fight surge
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The EU, on the eve of its landmark summit with India on Saturday, has assured additional medical support. The summit is expected to focus on measures to handle pandemic.
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India’s key partners from Western and Central Europe – Switzerland, Netherlands and Poland – on Friday sent medical support as part of EU’s effort to assist India to fight the second surge of Covid.
The EU, on the eve of its landmark summit with India on Saturday, has assured additional medical support. The summit is expected to focus on measures to handle pandemic.
2021-05-04 12:20:55 GMT2021-05-04 20:20:55(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Martina Fuchs
GENEVA, May 4 (Xinhua) Switzerland s iconic little red knife has travelled around the world and will make its first stop at the China International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan this week. This comes as its manufacturer Victorinox aims to make the cut in the Chinese market.
Founded as a cutlery shop in 1884, Victorinox, with its Swiss Army knives, has long shaped the Made in Switzerland global reputation for high quality products and embodied the very essence of Swissness .
But 2020 was a tough year with business hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Carl Elsener, CEO of the 137-year-old family business, told Xinhua in a recent interview.
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New companies are leading the way.
Deep Breath Intelligence, a spin-off from some of the top Swiss universities, is using artificial intelligence to uncover the full potential of Molecular Breath Analysis for precision medicine applications. Diaxxo, founded in 2020 at ETH Zurich, has developed simple and precise Point-of-Care PCR test to help doctors identify and treat diseases faster.
Saverna Therapeutics, a company that is just 4 years old, is using the latest artificial intelligence tools and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to reduce the time and cost of drug discovery.
Established companies that are synonymous with Switzerland, such as
Novartis, are also playing a vital role in helping to foster this innovation. Just last year,