President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov examined exposition of II international specialized exhibition “Nanotechnologies. Kazan-2010” and took part in XI international conference “Nanotechnologies in industry” that has opened today in Kazan.

The conference is dedicated to problems of using nanotechnologies in -air and machine building, petrochemistry and medicine.

At plenary session Rustam Minnikhanov noted that very interesting projects were presented at the exhibition “Nanotechnologies. Kazan-2010”, 4-5 of them may be realized today. Leadership of our country set the task on modernization of the economy, and this may be realized only with implementing innovations.

President of Tatarstan announced that republic had been cooperating with “Rosnano” for a long time. The corporation is already financing some projects in the sphere of nanotechnologies in RT. Tatarstan and “Rosnano” are creating nanotechnological centre on the basis of technopark “Idea”. Innovations require coordinated work of scientific and educational centres, state authorities and business.

Head of republic believes that the exhibition “Nanotechnologies. Kazan-2010” is a good area for exchanging experience.

Chairman of Republican interdepartmental commission on developing nanoindustry in RT, Advisor to RT President Boris Pavlov reported on course of realizing the Complex program of project development of nanoindustry in RT for the period till 2015.

At the conference representatives of RF regions share their experience on developing nanotechnological sector of economy.

Holding the contest of works on nanotechnological problems among scientists, students and Phd students by the program “Smart fellows” is planned in the course of conference.