Rustam Minnikhanov visits Institute of high biomedical technologies and IT-park in Petrozavodsk
16 February 2015, Monday
On February 16, during his working trip to Petrozavodsk (February 15-16) Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Institute of high biomedical technologies at Petrozavodsk state university.
The Institute of high biomedical technologies opened in 2012 at Petrozavodsk state university within the framework of the programme of strategic development of the university 2012-2016 “University complex PetrGU in scientific and educational space of the European North: strategy of innovative development”.
New building of the Institute of high biomedical technologies opened in 2014. Currently there are seven research laboratories and Unified multi-purpose center of module education at the Institute. Researches in the sphere of molecular genetics, cancer immunology, neurophysiology, bio regulation, cellular biology, pharmacology are carried out at the institute. The institute cooperates with leading Russian and foreign organizations.
Rustam Minnikhanov was interested in experience of the institute and suggested presenting most innovative projects in Tatarstan.
He also visited IT-park that opened in 2005 working in the sphere of information and communication technologies. Tatarstan President was interested in projects in the sphere of labour resources and software development for high technology enterprises.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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