OREANDA-NEWS. August 23, 2010. JSC “Lenexpo” will launch a new project, devoted to bio technologies - one of the main scientific and practical themes of the XXI century. “Bioindustry”- the International Conference, focused on innovation solutions for rational breeding, will take place on May 17-19, 2011.

Bio topic of is extremely urgent. The role of biotechnologies is steadily growing; they are used to solve global problems currently faced by the humanity, such as food supply, medical achievements, environment and climate changes, non-renewable resources and etc.

The production, manufactured with the help of biotechnologies, is meant for almost all economy sectors, first of all for agriculture and fish-breeding, food, wood, pulp and paper industries, medicine, pharmaceutics and etc.

An independent industry sector – bioindustry, is currently being formed in the world and has already been formed in some countries.

Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Russian Biotechnologies Society named after Ovchinnikov and JSC “Lenexpo” are the initiators of “Bioindustry” conference.

“Bioindustry” project is supported by the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Russian Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Natural Resources and Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, Federal Forestry Agency and Russian Academy of Agricultural Science.

Such event will help participating companies strengthen their positions at the biotechnological  market, find new markets and establish new cooperation links in the sphere of innovation technologies development and implementation.