National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

25.05.2018

Prospects for scientific and technical cooperation of CIS countries in biotechnologies to be discussed in Minsk

On 29 May 2018, a round table discussion on the prospects of scientific and technical cooperation of the CIS countries in the field of biotechnologies will be held at the State Scientific Institution Institute of Microbiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

The event will bring together leading scientists from Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to discuss the development of trends and needs of the world biotechnology market, the mechanisms for effective implementation of innovative biotechnological developments in the real sector of the economy, their competitiveness improvement and promotion on national and foreign markets.

Within the framework of the round table discussion, reports on priority biotechnology areas will be delivered; prospects and priorities for the formation of interstate scientific and technical programs, which aim at solving urgent problems of the economy, ensuring dynamic development of the biotechnological industry in the CIS countries, will be discussed and determined. The round table discussion will contribute to the exchange of best practices in the development and implementation of innovative biotechnological projects. It will also faciliate strengthening cooperation and expanding contacts between scientists from the CIS countries.

The program of the discussion is available here.