Rustam Minnikhanov: We have to activate joint work with ROSNANO

The Republic of Tatarstan and the JSC ROSNANO have to settle on a range of issues to develop cooperation and realization of joint projects. Such statement was made today at a meeting of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and the Deputy chairman of JSC ROSNANO Board Andrei Malyshev. The meeting was held in the House of RT Government.

According to the Tatarstan's leader current relationship between Tatarstan and ROSNANO and a set of acute issues have been discussed at the meeting. Rustam Minnikhanov admitted some mistakes Tatarstan made. In particular, interaction of Tatarstan higher educational institutions and enterprises with ROSNANO is not so efficient. At the same time there are several problems which cannot be solved without the company's participation.

Andrei Malyshev in his turn told about potential touchpoints and further cooperation between Tatarstan and ROSNANO. He informed that the company tends to finance implementation of complete projects. In the meantime research and development activities of institutions and research centres could be financed by other sources, particularly various funds. As Andrei Malyshev put it ROSNANO is ready to be an intermediary in relations between Tatarstan research centres and such funds.

Rustam Minnikhanov supported the suggested financing mechanism and asked the Acting Prime Minister Ravil Muratov to organize meetings with funds’ executives with participation of ROSNANO officials.

To develop nanotechnological industry in Tatarstan Andrei Malyshev proposed establishing subsidiaries of functioning nanotechnological companies. Rustam Minnikhanov in his turn suggested creating proper working conditions in the Republic.

The Deputy chairman of JSC ROSNANO Board believes that cooperation of ROSNANO with major vertically - integrated companies may be efficient in fact. He suggested that meetings of ROSNANO officials with top managers of Tatarstan companies are organized to this end. In reply to his suggestions Rustam Minnikhanov proposed that ROSNANO present its ideas at a board session of Tatneftehiminvestholding.

“We have to activate the joint work. I believe nanotechnologies and new products are our future. This sphere is really important for us”, - Rustam Minnikhanov stated.

The RT President asked to protocol the outcome of the meeting in order to define the future joint activities of Tatarstan and ROSNANO.