As part of their emerging strategic partnership, TrustInside and PHGD have issued their first joint public statement, signed by the respective CEOs Pierre Winicki and John Crowley along with the eminent French scientist François Gros. The issue of common interest is trust, and the oped, published by Le Monde on 7 September 2021, gives an overview of some of the key trust issues in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic.