Main trend: high-quality technological solutions
The guest of our column today is the CEO of EPC Engineering & Technologies GmbH (Germany) Jens HENKEL.
Omsky Biocluster: Hello, Mr. HENKEL!
JENS HENKEL: Hello!
EPC has been known in Russia for a long time as a supplier of high-quality technological solutions. What is the main activity of the company today?
We are a provider of innovative process technologies in the fields of biotechnologies, renewable energies, polymers and fibers, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, among others. Our… 
The guest of our column today is the PwC | Legal | Senior Manager | Lawyer | CEE - Russian Business Group TANJA GALANDER.
Omsky Biocluster: Hello, Ms. GALANDER!
TANJA GALANDER: Hello!
September 30 - October 1, Zerbst / Anhalt, the birthplace of Catherine the Great, became the venue for the 2nd German-Russian Economic Dialogue, in which Omsky Biocluster also took part. You were the moderator of the Agricultural and Food Industry panel discussion. What are your… 
The guest of our column today is the Head of the Omsk Regional Branch of Russian Agricultural Bank JSC Lev YANEEV.
Omsky Biocluster: Good afternoon, Mr. YANEEV!
Mr. YANEEV: Good afternoon!
What are the results of the RusAg Omsk branch for 2018?
Last year, the RusAg Omsk branch issued more than RUR 5.5 billion ($ 84.21 million) to borrowers. At the same time, more than RUR 500 million ($ 7.66 million) were given to farmers for… 
The guest of our column today is the Director, the Association of clusters and technology parks of Russia Andrey SHPILENKO.
Omsky Biocluster: Good afternoon, Mr. SHPILENKO!
Andrey SHPILENKO: Good afternoon!
What are industrial clusters and how do they differ from the existing business relations of companies?
Unlike companies connected by economic relations, an industrial cluster is a form (mechanism) of organization of industrial enterprises, fixed in federal legislation, connected by relations of geographical proximity and functional dependence.… 
The guest of our column today is the General director of KOTRA Novosibirsk PARK EUN HEE.
Omsky Biocluster: Good afternoon, Ms. PARK!
PARK EUN HEE: Good afternoon!
What are the KOTRA goals of? How is communication between Korean business and KOTRA carried out?
KOTRA or Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency has been established in 1962 to support small and medium enterprises in their ambition to enter global market. KOTRA's Head office is located in Seoul… 
The guest of our column today is Alexander KUPRYAKOV, Acting Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Khabarovsk Territory - Minister of Agricultural Production and Rural Development of the Khabarovsk Territory
Omsky Biocluster: Good afternoon, Mr. KUPRYAKOV!
Alexander KUPRYAKOV: Good afternoon!
Omsky Biocluster continues the ‘Regions of Russia’ heading. Tell the readers of our cluster about the profile of the Khabarovsk agro-industry: which segment is the main one?
Crop and animal production can equally be called… 
The guest of our column today is Igor ANTROPENKO, the head of Omsk regional branch of All Russia Public Organization ‘Delovaya Rossiya’ (Business Russia), the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Omsk region
Omsky Biocluster: Good afternoon, Mr. ANTROPENKO!
Igor ANTROPENKO: Good afternoon!
In May 2018 you were appointed Chairman of Omsk regional branch of All-Russia Public Organization ‘Business Russia’. What challenges are members of Omsk branch facing?
The main objective is to promote the development… 
The guest of our column today is Katia ROINET, the advisor of the Ambassador of the French Republic in the Russian Federation on Agriculture in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
- Good afternoon, Ms. ROINET!
- Good afternoon!
- Today Russia is actively forming industrial clusters in various spheres of the economy. And readers of our website are interested in learning about the established practice in foreign countries. Naturally, France as one of the…