Swissnex in India connects Switzerland and India in the fields of science, education, art and innovation. An initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research and Innovation (SERI) in association with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, swissnex India is part of the Consulate General of Switzerland in Bangalore (www.swissnex.org/india). The Swissnex network across the globe includes Boston, San Francisco, and Brazil, China and Japan. The objective of Swissnex in India is to build and maintain a robust network between entrepreneurs, startups, universities, research institutions, organizations and innovation communities in India and Switzerland.