Moscow - Russia and Cuba strengthened scientific and technological cooperation with the signing of an agreement between the Skolkovo Innovation Fund and Biocubafarma State Corporation.
The Vice president of Skolkovo, Kiril Kae and the Deputy Vice President of Biocubafarma, Educardo Martinez, signed the agreement during the 33rd World Conference of the International Association of Technological and Innovations Parks.
After the ceremony at the Congress Hall of the World Trade Centre in Moscow, Martinez told Prensa Latina that the agreement was the fruit of two years of negotiations with Skolkovo. The two parties’ intention is to strengthen cooperation in the field of biotechnology, he said.
Cuba has developed 30 years of work in biotechnology with concrete results translated into products and technology used today in 50 countries throughout the world, said Martinez.
This is a long-term agreement paving the way for a future development of a number of projects in different fields such as cardiovascular disorders, neuro-degenerative and cancer and agricultural biotechnology, he said.
The idea is to work with companies in order to achieve the introduction and development of those products in the Russian market and in the rest of the region, he added.
Negotiations are already set in motion between Biocubafarma company and those associated to the Skolkovo fund for the development of joint projects. – SAnews.gov.za-NNN-Prensa Latina
