“We actively collaborate with many leading research institutions and universities. I will mention just a few. These are the Kurchatov Institute, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Moscow State University, NSU, and Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. To attract young and promising scientists to the project, we established a laboratory together with NSU and ICIG. We participate in pilot projects as part of grants from the Russian Science Foundation. This is a very valuable and important experience, providing an opportunity to engage leading scientists both in project implementation and in the objective assessment of research results.

On our part, we are ready to implement these results into production very quickly. We have already completed the design and started the construction of a large plant in the Belgorod region. Next year we plan to commence the production of enzymes. According to our estimates, the first stage of the plant will cover over 50% of Russia's demand for feed enzymes. We are implementing this project in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture as part of the Federal Scientific and Technical Program.

In our country, there are sufficient measures of state support that enable businesses to develop sustainably. However, for knowledge-intensive projects with lengthy product development, production implementation, and market entry cycles, this may sometimes be insufficient. Therefore, to make a leap towards 2030 in biotech and achieve technological sovereignty in this field, please consider developing tax support measures for the emerging biotech industry. This is crucial, especially when it comes to building an industry practically from scratch.”

“There are no doubts here. You are at the forefront of addressing industry challenges. We have already talked today about our land – our competitive advantage, about talented and hardworking people, about water resources. But without modern technologies, of course, we will not achieve the desired results on a planetary scale. And right now, we are achieving results of exactly that calibre. Of course, we will think about support measures, including tax-related, that we can propose to you. So, in my Address (to the Federal Assembly – press service note), I mentioned, for example, doubling the parameters that would improve the resolution of issues related to depreciation when our companies purchase high-tech Russian products. The same approach can be extended to these technologies as well. Please, Dmitry Nikolayevich (Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation – press service note), just note – we can take this as a first step. I think that would already be a good move in the right direction. Certainly, a comprehensive set of measures is needed. Totally agree with you. Let's work.”