Belarus, Ukraine announce contest for joint science, technology projects for 2021-2022

MINSK, 1 June (BelTA) – The State Science and Technology Committee of Belarus and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine have called up a competition of joint science and technology projects for 2021-2022, BelTA learned from the press service of the State Science and Technology Committee.

Applications for the contest are open from 1 to 30 June 2020 in priority areas of bilateral Belarusian-Ukrainian cooperation. These include digital information and communication and interdisciplinary technologies, biotechnology (genomic and post-genomic, cellular, microbial, medical, industrial biotechnology), diagnostics, medical prevention and treatment of infectious (including viral etiology) and non-communicable diseases, artificial tissues and organs, individualized medicine, pharmaceutical substances and medications, Antarctic research in the natural sciences.

Documents for the contest should contain a business plan prepared in accordance with the established procedure, written commitments of the state customer on the practical use of the results of research and development and on equity participation in financing. Completed forms should be emailed to the committee through the information and analytical system Expertise.

The contest is held in accordance with the agreement between the governments of the two countries on cooperation in science and technology of 17 December 1992.