Management of Eidos company initiates realization of project “Medical-biological technopark” in Tatarstan

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with management of Eidos company. The meeting was held at the RT Government House with participation of deputy RT Prime Minister – Communications Minister Nikolay Nikiforov, Aide to RT President Anatoly Krasnov, Minister of architecture, construction and housing Irek Faizullin, Chairman of “Ak Bars” Bank Board Robert Musin.

Director general of OOO Eidos Ramil Gainutdinov briefly told about the company and its innovative activity at the Russian market.

The company produces equipment and simulators. It has been presented at the market for three years. Four main activities of OOO Eidos are production of auto simulators (training of civil and military drivers), production of simulators for needs of the emergency ministry (simulation of emergency situations, exercising of behavior in emergency situations), production of specialized robots, medical simulators. The last area was opened in 2011. The project “Eidos medicine” was approved by the Skolkovo expert board and became its resident.

Director general of OOO Eidos Ramil Gainutdinov advanced an initiative of implementing the project “Medical-biological technopark” in Tatarstan. It is expected that such organizations as Educational center of high medical technologies (http://www.kazanmedcenter.com), foreign and domestic medical companies, innovative companies are potential residents of the technopark. An incubator for investment projects, a conference hall, a hotel for specialists, and representative offices of medical universities will also be located at the area of 20 thousand m².

Main idea of creating such a Medical-biological technopark is further development of medicine, substitution of foreign medicines for domestic ones, improvement of domestic medicine in general.

We are searching for a reliable partner for realization of this investment project, Ramil Gainutdinov said. The Covidien company (equipment for laparoscopy, endoscopy, resuscitation and anaesthetic measures, HQ in USA) is ready to become a partner, he noted.

RT President Rustam Minnikhanov said that republic is ready to consider the project more carefully and render necessary support. He addressed Communications Minister Nikolay Nikiforov and Minister of architecture, construction and housing Irek Faizullin with requirement to study the project and offer variants for implementing the project “Medical-biological technopark” on the territory of Tatarstan.