Swiss Ambassador, Parliamentarians Visit Indiana

On February 26th, The International Center and IGBC hosted a delegation of Swiss Parliamentarians to Indianapolis. Joined by Ambassador Ralf Heckner, the Center organized a life sciences roundtable with executives from Roche, Novartis, Zimmer Biomet, Indiana Life Sciences Association, and BioCrossroads to discuss collaborative initiatives, investments, and research. Afterwards, the delegation met with executives from the Indy Chamber along with local government officials to discuss trade and central Indiana's iLab apprenticeship program, modeled after the Swiss program. Indiana is home to 48 Swiss companies with more than $10B worth of trade flowing between Indiana and Switzerland.

Delegates included:
Mr. Ralf Heckner, Swiss Ambassador to the United States
Mr. Damian Müller, Member of the Swiss Council of States for the Canton of Lucerne
Mr. Hannes Germann, Member of the Swiss Council of States for the Canton of Schaffhausen
Ms. Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, Member of the Swiss National Council for the Canton of Basel-Land
Ms. Christine Badertscher, Member of the Swiss National Council for the Canton of Bern