In May, experts from the Veterinary Expert Laboratory of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster) successfully confirmed the high level of their qualifications by participating in the prestigious International Comparative Testing. 
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international food prices, averaged 172.4 points in May, up 1.2 percent from the previous month. 
On June 21, a seminar on the organization of air heating at industrial enterprises will be held in the Omsk Regional Business Incubator. The seminar will be organized by: Omsky Biocluster StartUpAcademia, Omsk Regional Business Incubator, Effective Agency LLC (Omsk), Aleteya LLC (Tyumen), Ministry of Economy of Omsk region, Department of Economic Policy of Omsk City Administration, The Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises, Omsk Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Siberian Branch), Department of Thermal Power Engineering… 
Cherkizovo Group, a leading Russian meat producer, said it was ready to fill the food supply shortage created by the United States to the world's most populous market, China, which is struggling with the problem of a cumulative shortage of meat products supply due to the US. Cherkizovo already began shipping poultry products to China last month and is now looking forward to selling pork and soy beans to China. 
In May, the Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Products of Animal and Vegetable Origin, Feed and Environmental Objects of the Omsk Reference Center of the Rosselkhoznadzor (Omsky Biocluster memeber) received 508 samples. 438 samples were tested, with which 2166 studies were carried out. As a result, the laboratory specialists identified 8 samples that did not meet the requirements of regulatory documents. 
On June 1, Andrei Vizmintinov, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Omsky Biocluster StartUpAcademia, conducted training with residents of the OmSAU business incubator (Omsky Biocluster memeber) as part of the Network Educational Intensive University NTI 20.35 in Omsk. 
Chinese Joyvio Beidahuang Agricultural Holdings wants to start farming in Primorye, Alexey Chekunkov, director general of the Far East Development Fund (DEFA), said. JBA has a joint venture between the Legend Holdings Joyvio Group and the Chinese state-owned company Jiusan Grain and Oil Industry Group. JBA is interested in Russian lands for soybean plantations.
From May 28 to June 2, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa, became the venue for the VII th Open Festival of Student Creativity of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture Universities 'On the Waves Agidel - 2019'. The event was attended by 33 universities and more than a thousand people who won awards in 89 nominations. Omsk State Agrarian University (Omsky Biocluster member) was represented by 46 participants.