Why Switzerland is ideal to translate MedTech research

Based on the international patent index, Switzerland is the world champion in patent registrations - especially for MedTech. Georg Rauter, University of Basel, and Dominik Obrist, Group Leader Cardiovascular Engineering at ARTORG, explain in an SRF radio report why the Swiss ecosystem is so favourable to translating biomedical research directly into healthcare and what is important for innovations in this field to happen.