Priyank Kharge, Minister for Information Technology and Biotechnology of Karnataka on Wednesday emphasised the critical role of collaboration between India and Switzerland in advancing biotech research and addressing global challenges.Speaking at an event where the femtech innovation company Anabio Technologies Pvt. Ltd. announced its acquisition of Microbe Investigations Switzerland (MIS), a Zurich-based microbial research and diagnostics company, Kharge said the acquisition is evidence of Karnatakas thriving biotech ecosystem.