The Indo-Swiss Joint Research Programme (ISJRP) was initiated by the Indian and Swiss governments in 2005 in order to further develop the bilateral cooperation in scientific and technological areas of strategic relevance to both countries. 
The programme supports cutting-edge research that brings together faculty and young researchers from Switzerland and India. 
The current call for joint research projects (JRPs) is financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) in Switzerland and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in India on the principles of reciprocity, parity and activity matching funding. 
An Indo-Swiss Joint Committee on Science & Technology defines the strategic goals and orientations of the programme. 
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in India have been mandated to jointly launch a call for Joint Research Projects (JRPs), organise the evaluation of the submitted proposals and monitor the funded projects. 
Grants for JRPs are aimed at promoting collaborative projects with clearly defined goals, involving at least one partner based in Switzerland and one based in India. Applications should describe ambitious research and propose innovative approaches. 
The research is to be carried out at the research facilities involved. Reciprocal visits and short stays in Switzerland for researchers from India and vice versa are also included within the scope of a JRP. Project duration: The duration of the JRPs is 3 to 4 years. 
Proposals with a duration outside this range will not be accepted. 
A maximum of 15-20 projects will be funded for this call 
Opening date: 02 June 2020; Closing date: 11 September 2020 
More details on: http://dbtindia.gov.in/latest-announcement/call-proposals-2020-joint-research-projects-under-indo-swiss-joint-research

The call aims to support research and development projects that advance the implementation of Systems Medicine approaches, in both clinical research and medical practice.