by Marina KHALIZEVA, journalist The Rusnanotech International Nanotechnology Forum opened in November 2010 in Moscow at the Expocenter Central Exhibition Complex gathered over 3,000 Russian and foreign scientists, politicians, entrepreneurs and representatives of business circles from all over the world. In three years this forum has become a recognized discussion venue to consider innovative problems of current interest. 35 regions of Russia and 12 other countries (Austria, Great Britain, Germany, Iran, Israel, Holland, USA, Finland, France, Czechia, Switzerland and Japan) exhibited unique products manufactured on the basis of nanotechnologies and sample equipment designed for nanoindustry. "Today we are absolutely sure that it was a right decision to focus on nanotechnologies,--RF Presi-A dent Dmitry Medvedev said when addressing the forum participants.--In the course of two years the Rusnano State Corporation approved 94 projects and more than 300 applications are being analyzed now. This proves that our country can be proud of its scientific teams engaged in promising works in nanotechnology." The inflow of investments is another acknowledgment of achieved progress. In 2009, the volume of investments reached 17 bln rubles: Russia ranked forth after the USA, Japan and Germany. Foreign scientists and businessmen are interested in national innovations and their interest is growing. Compared with 2009, this year the number of Rusnanotech participants increased by almost 30 percent. стр. 44 Experienced specialists pointed out they have never noticed such a high level of involvement for all three days of the forum, although the agenda was very rich. There was held 29 meetings of scientific and technological sections dedicated to nanotechnology development trends and nanomaterial design. National scientists, their foreign colleagues, employees of leading international companies, universities and scientific centers delivered more than ... Читать далее