Technopolis “Himgrad” presented to Head of “Rosnano”
11 November 2011, Friday
On November 11 Chairman of JSC “Rosnano” Board Anatoly Chubais got familiar with opportunities of technopolis “Himgrad” during his business trip in Kazan. A. Chubais was accompanied by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
Head of “Rosnano” saw the power efficient house which comprises all advanced technologies in the sphere of energy saving. Anatoly Chubais was interested in economic efficiency of used technologies, in particular heat pumps.
Rustam Minnikhanov marked heat pumps require major upfront investment but it is repaid afterwards. Anatoly Chubais informed Rosnano is planning to build their own prototype of a “smart” house, a place which combines various up-to-date technologies.
Rustam Minnikhanov suggested constructing this prototype in Tatarstan. Technopolis “Himgrad” as the place for locating small and medium-size enterprises was presented to Chairman of JSC “Rosnano” Board.
Guests saw exhibition of products made by residents of technopolis and visited several production works. During the excursion Anatoly Chubais was interested whether nanotechnologies can be used at these production sites.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.
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