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OpenBio-2020 has opened and is available online
The OpenBio-2020 scientific conference has opened in the Koltsovo Biotechnopark. The conference will last for three days, from October 27 to 29, and a business forum will be held on October 30. This year the event takes place simultaneously in two formats — offline and online. Everyone can connect to the online broadcast by following the link.
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Alexey Vasiliev, Minister of Science and Innovation Policy of the Novosibirsk Region, Sergey Netesov, molecular biologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Alexander Agafonov, Deputy Director General for Scientific Work of the Federal State Scientific Research Center "Vector" of Rospotrebnadzor, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Irina participated in the grand opening of the complex of industry events, which took place in the building of the Koltsovo Biotechnopark Manuylova, Deputy Governor of the Novosibirsk region.
"We in Koltsovo are doing everything to make the Novosibirsk region and Russia proud of our work. Thank you to the Ministry for noticing our successes. Indeed, we are one of the first in the world to register our developments 31 days after the structure of the virus appeared. We have created a vaccine that will soon be used to fight the virus. No epidemic passes by itself, control and prevention are necessary.
We are glad that young scientists present their developments, they are the engine of science," Alexander Agafonov said.
The OpenBio-2020 conference is being held in the Koltsovo Science city from October 27 to October 30. The conference will open with a plenary report "Viral hepatitis C in Russia: it's time to change the future." It will be read by Vladimir Chulanov, MD, Deputy Director for Scientific Work and Innovative Development of NMIC Phthisiopulmonology and Infectious Diseases, chief freelance specialist in infectious Diseases of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
On the first day, participants of the sections "Virology" and "Biophysics" will speak at the conference. Mikhail Favorov, MD, Professor, epidemiologist, infectious disease specialist, international expert in public health, epidemiology and laboratory diagnostics, and Albert Guskov, PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Head of the Department of Structural Biology at the University of Groningen (Netherlands), Head of the Department of Structural Biology, will give introductory lectures for them. laboratory of structural electron microscopy of biological systems of MIPT.