Today, KazanExpo hosts the Russian Venture Forum, which includes an exhibition of innovative projects, round tables, seminars and much more. Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Deputy Prime Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov got acquainted with the projects of the exhibition participants.
At the exhibition, the Head of the Republic presented six projects from Tatarstan, which became winners of the Student Startup program and received support from the My Business Center and the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The participants of the exhibition presented projects in the field of construction, medicine, agriculture and industry aimed at imports phase-out.
Among the projects: the development of thermal insulation technologies used in industrial enterprises, software for analyzing drug data. One of the projects is dedicated to the development of smart insoles for sports. The exhibition also presents a project to develop polymethylsiloxane as a multifunctional soil sorbent.
Rustam Minnikhanov wished the participants of the exhibition success in developing their projects.
Let us recall that the competitive selection of the Student Startup program is conducted by the Foundation for the Promotion of Innovation in stages throughout the year. In two years, 442 projects from Tatarstan became winners of the program, which received financial support. In addition, the winners of the program within the framework of the national project "Small and medium-sized Enterprises" receive consulting, information and other support measures throughout the implementation of projects.