New Swiss center for epidemic surveillance inaugurated

"We want to be better prepared for the next pandemic," said Aitana Neves, the director of the new center, to the Keystone-SDA news agency.

In future, the center will manage data from the gene sequencing of microbes collected from wastewater or clinical samples throughout Switzerland. According to Neves, the aim is to monitor their epidemic potential, support research into their biology and ensure sustainable data management for research and public decision-makers. The new center will be managed by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), headquartered in Lausanne.