If any area of the Swiss economy sets a clear example of an interdisciplinary approach, it is our biotech ector. Its continually expanding and flexible interdisciplinary network generates added value and makes
biotechnology one of our country’s model industries. The excellent level of cooperation that exists between the private sector, academic institutions, investors and authorities is what makes Switzerland the first choice for biotech companies from all over the world. It is a matter of great importance to our government to support this dynamic sector on a regulatory and administrative level, and thereby promote further development and growth. It is qualities such as flexibility and dynamism typical of Swiss industry, and of the biotech sector in particular, that contributed to Switzerland being ranked the most competitive country in the world by the World Economic Forum at the end of 2006.