On 27 August at their meeting in the Government House of the republic the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Director of the of the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology Aleksandr Gintsburg discussed various spheres of cooperation, in particular the interaction with scientific centers and universities of the republic in developing new vaccines.
The Center was established in 1891, its main spheres of research being fundamental and applied studies in epidemiology, infectious immunology, microbiology and bioengineering and developing treatment and disease prevention medications.