Society of Biotechnologists of Russia

1. General information

Established on October 29, 2003. Registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on December 15, 2003 (No. 4303). In 2004, the Company was named after Yu.A. Ovchinnikov. As of January 1, 2019, the Society has 3025 members, has 59 regional branches in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Membership in OBR is free for individuals.

President-Chairman of the Central Board of the Society — R.G. Vasilov.

2. Purpose of the Society

Consolidation of the Russian scientific and expert community in the field of biotechnology to form and support initiatives, create conditions and a favorable environment for the development of biotechnology, ensure interaction with state and administrative bodies, as well as with the general public in order to develop optimal laws and decisions, develop and implement programs and projects aimed at building a “knowledge economy” – a bioeconomy aimed at innovative socio-economic development in harmony with nature.

3. Activities

Currently, OBR is working on a number of topical commercial projects in the field of biopharmaceutics and biomedicine, food biotechnology, bioenergy, and ecology. At the same time, it is obvious that the huge potential existing in Russia in the development of the biotechnological industry and entrepreneurship has not yet been realized. In this regard, OBR has begun work on creating a network of regional biotechnology clusters (Kirov region, Krasnoyarsk region) and the formation of bioregions (Vologda region).

The activities of the Society are carried out in close contact with the State Duma of the Russian Federation, relevant ministries and departments. For the period 2003-2019 OBR held over 120 events at the federal, regional and international levels, including 9 congresses, 15 round tables and Parliamentary hearings in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, 57 congresses, scientific and practical conferences and symposiums. About 20 works on biotechnology have been published. Since 2005, the journal Bulletin of Biotechnology and Physico-Chemical Biology named after V.I. Yu.A. Ovchinnikov, included in the list of peer-reviewed journals of the Higher Attestation Commission. Since 2005, a competition for young scientists has been held, for the winners of which the Yu.A. Ovchinnikov. With the support of the OBR, the School of Biotechnology and Physical and Chemical Biology is held annually (organized by the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry named after Academicians M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov).

Foreign partners

Russian partners

4. Top news

The Roadmap includes a set of measures to use information modeling (BIM) technologies in the design and construction of capital construction projects, as well as to stimulate the use of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly materials, including taking into account the need for their production in the Russian Federation.

The action plan, among other things, provides for the preparation of proposals for the creation of a system to stimulate the production of new energy-efficient building materials, as well as the definition of measures to support manufacturers and government customers aimed at encouraging developers and technical customers to use environmentally friendly and highly energy efficient building materials and renewable energy sources, as part of the decarbonization of the Russian economy.

In addition, it is planned to prepare proposals that provide for the publication of information on the specific consumption of resources for heating buildings and the assigned energy efficiency classes of multi-apartment residential buildings on the portal of the GIS housing and communal services.