The Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov held meeting on a question of creation of the Regional center of engineering of biotechnologies
28 August 2014, Thursday
On August 25, 2014 in the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan the meeting on a question of creation of the Regional center of engineering of biotechnologies took place. Initiators of the project, representatives of the ministries, departments and higher education institutions took part in meeting. The purpose of the project is providing infrastructure of research and scientific activity in the sphere of production of forages and feed additives (including, agricultural production, waste of agricultural production, natural minerals – zeolite, diatomite etc.) . Development of biotechnologies is necessary for ensuring food security and improvement of a situation in the sphere of ecology, phytosanitary and veterinary supervision. The regional center of engineering will render assistance in an entrance of agricultural producers of the republic in the sphere of biotechnologies to the new markets due to opportunity to confirm quality of production, will promote embedding of representatives of small and average business to large projects.
Applications for the Start-Digital Technologies-1 competition (turn 2) are being accepted on the website of the Innovation Promotion Foundation until February 24. Individuals and legal entities, small business entities, can participate in it.
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On the eve of the plenary session of the All-Russian conference "Made in Russia. Chosen in the world" Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov spoke about the export potential of the Republic of Tatarstan.