The development of the swissnex is based on the vision of creating a network of "knowledge platforms" in the major hubs of innovation around the world. What started as a pilot project in Boston in 2000 has shaped into a network of four well-established offices in Boston, San Francisco, Singapore and Shanghai and is now joined by swissnex Bangalore. Thousands of visitors, from students to artists and professors have enjoyed the unique value offered by the highly efficient swissnex networking environments. Activities are diverse and can include the organisation of workshops, conferences, meetings, exhibitions, visits of delegations and more.

swissnex platforms manage to attract the attention of key decision-makers and create a strong visibility in their nearby community.

The development of a swissnex in Bangalore is a strategic step in the science policy of the State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER).

Bangalore is a dynamic metropolis of science and technology (presence of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and the University of Agricultural Sciences; recent creation of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (iiiT-B); key IT-hub; importance of industry in domains of aeronautics, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Bangalore also offers the necessary infrastructure in order to create the framework for a sustainable and profitable bilateral cooperation.

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), as the Swiss "leading house" of the Indo-Swiss Joint Research Program (priority program for the Swiss bilateral cooperation policy) is highly interested in Bangalore being the location of swissnex.