Kurchatov Institute was granted the status of industrial park – TASS

MOSCOW, 11 August. / TASS /. National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute” received the status of the technology park. This was announced by the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin

“We have decided to Technopark status conferring the leading research centers of the country -. Kurchatov Institute This is a very important decision that will be placed here not only to public companies, but also commercial, innovative enterprises. for the commercialization of a huge amount of those developments, which are based on the Kurchatov Institute “, – he said Sobyanin reporters Thursday during a visit to the center. According to him, in the future, such companies will be able to work on a chain “scientific development – the final product”

“This is very important, important chain, which will have to generate the final product,” -. Said the mayor. He thanked the President of NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, Mikhail Kovalchuk for development in the field of medicine and electricity to be used in Moscow. “Special thanks for the joint work in the field of education: 37 Moscow schools included in the system, when your research fellows come, talk about science, its future”, – said the mayor, referring to Kovalchuk. In addition, according to him, in Moscow, established laboratory centers in which students learn the skills of scientific work.

President of the NRC “Kurchatov Institute”, thanked the Mayor and the Moscow government for the attention being given in the city of science and education. “Here (at the Kurchatov Institute – Ed.) Is a huge concentration of intellectual potential of the highest order, a huge concentration of unique devices purchased by the state”, – said Kovalchuk. He recalled that such centers synchrotron, which was created at the Kurchatov Institute, a total of 16 in Europe and the former Soviet Union – he’s the one. In addition, according to the president of the Institute, situated near the neutron research reactor, and the places where such equipment is concentrated – in the world only 4-5

Kovalchuk praised the assignment status of Technopark Kurchatov Institute, calling the decision. correct. “The assignment of the status of industrial park provides a unique opportunity for young companies, high-tech – primarily medical, and nuclear energy, of IT”, – he said. Institute President recalled that the development of science in the world is now at a level where 90% of the final cost of the product – it is R & D intelligence. “We have a unique opportunity to have a few places in the world”, – said Kovalchuk

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