On October 29, in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met Director of Japanese RIKEN Omics Science Center Yoshihide Hayashizaki. Being a part of RIKEN institution, Omics Science Center conducts research in the sphere of genetics.

Opening the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov said that much emphasis is put on high-technology medicine in Russia. He also told about opening of the Centre of nuclear medicine and Centre of electron emission tomography that helped Tatarstan obtaining certain positive results in prevention of oncologic diseases.

During the meeting Rustam Minnikhanov expressed his confidence that cooperation between RIKEN and Kazan Federal University would be successful.
A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the area of preventive and diagnostic medicine was signed between Kazan Federal University, RIKEN and Tatarstan Cancer Center.

The memorandum implies expansion of joint research work in the sphere of medicine and genomics, implementation of joint research programmes, promotion of the exchange of scholars and technical experts, students and post-graduate students, and organization of joint academic events for the purpose of developing Russian and international scientific community. Also, opening of a joint laboratory at Kazan Federal University is planned.

Tatarstan Vice-Premier – Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov, Aide to Tatarstan President on economic affairs Airat Khairullin, Minister of Health Adel Vafin, and rector of Kazan Federal University Ilshat Gafurov took part in the meeting.