The CEO of EPC Engineering & Technologies GmbH (Germany) Jens HENKEL, told Omsky Biocluster in an exclusive interview about high-quality technological solutions, formats of mutual cooperation between R&D centers and industrial partners, as well as improving energy efficiency and using renewable resources. 
The State Duma adopted in the first reading a draft law establishing uniform requirements for the technical condition, admission to operation, state registration and technical inspection of tractors and road-building machines. 
In March, the Expert Veterinary Laboratory of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) received 730 samples, with which 2,300 tests were carried out. As a result, experts identified 11 cases of non-compliance with the requirements of regulatory documents. 
The grain export quota in the amount of 17.5 million tons has been distributed among 234 exporters; it will be valid from February 15 to June 30, 2021. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. 
In 2020, the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster member) received 11,596 samples, with which 71,100 studies were carried out. 
It is planned to create its own breeding center for the production of poultry meat in Omsk. The creation of the center will reduce dependence on the import of breeding material and protect the Russian agricultural industry from the import of dangerous infections from abroad. 
The average price for compound feed in the Russian Federation in November 2020 was set at RUR 19,100 per ton ($ 259.76), which is 1.0% more than in the previous month, and 13.8% more than in November 2019. Since the beginning of the year, the price has increased by 14.8%. 
The team of scientists from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Faculty of Agrotechnology of the Omsk State Agrarian University (Omsky Biocluster member), headed by Ph.D. Svetlana Chernigova and Ph.D. Natalia Pogorelova, was awarded high awards for the development and substantiation of the effectiveness of DermaRM nanomaterial in the treatment of animals with thermal burns.