Preview: Development of Cooperative Relations of Omsky Biocluster
Razumovsky's Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (member of Omsky Biocluster), Siberian Cossack Institute of Technologies and Management hold on December 65 the interuniversity conference 'Development of Cooperative Relations of Agrobiotechnological Industrial Cluster of Omsk Region' dedicated to the 65th anniversary of Razumovsky's Moscow State University of Technologies and Management.
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, following a meeting with the co-chairman of the All-Russian public organization Business Russia, Alexey Repik, held on November 7, 2018, approved a list of instructions to the Government of the Russian Federation. 
In November, 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 (member of Omsky Biocluster) received 410 samples, with which 3,560 tests were conducted. As a result, 23 samples were positive. 
For the first time since mid-October, domestic prices for wheat began to grow in Russia, having increased last week from 10.5–11.2K RUR ($ 157.89 - 168.42) up to 10.6–11.4K RUR ($ 159.39 - 171.42) per ton. Quotes were supported by rising demand on the eve of the New Year holidays and a slowdown in the market. In the short term, prices may still rise due to the beginning of a slowdown in the pace of grain exports. 
December 13, a GENSTalks pitch session for technology projects wishing to take part in the corporate accelerator of the Ilim Group will be held at the Omsk State Technical University site. 
The main information center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation conducted a monitoring of the quality of training in 2018 among educational institutions. As a result, the University College of Agribusiness of the Omsk State Agrarian University (member of Omsky Biocluster), which provides training in the system of vocational secondary education, entered the TOP-500 in the Russian Federation (from 4676 organizations) and in the TOP-10 in the Omsk region (from 61 organizations). 
The United States, Mexico and Canada signed a new USMCA trade pact replacing the outdated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). 
Omsky Biocluster StartUpAcademia acted as a co-organizer of the Omsk Sales Forum, which took place on December 7 as part of the celebration of the anniversary of the Opora of Russia (regional branch).