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Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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Novosibirsk State University (NSU) and Tomsk State University (TSU) have signed a strategic partnership agreement. These two leading Russian research universities are combining their unique expertise to implement joint projects at the intersection of medicine, chemistry, and biology—from fundamental research to the development of new drug prototypes, biocompatible materials, and agricultural biotechnology.
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The launch of networked master's degree programs will allow students from NSU and TSU to take laboratory practicals at the resource centers of both universities. Joint laboratories will be established using the infrastructure of the TSU Shared Use Center and the NSU Institute of Medicine and Medical Technologies. Joint research teams will be formed to participate in grant competitions from the Russian Science Foundation, the Ministry of Education and Science, and the federal program "Priority-2030" in priority areas in biotechnology, chemistry, biology, psychology, and other fields. Exchanges of students, graduate students, and young scientists will be organized, and research internships will be organized.
"NSU has historically had a strong school of biology and biotechnology, reinforced by its proximity to the institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. TSU, in turn, is one of the strongest centers of fundamental and applied chemistry in the country. Combining these competencies creates the opportunity to create products that cross disciplines. We plan not only joint research but also the training of a new type of personnel: chemists with a deep understanding of biological processes and biologists skilled in modern methods of chemical synthesis," commented NSU Rector and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Pyshny.
TSU Rector Eduard Galazhinsky noted the synergistic effect of combining efforts:
We already have successful examples of collaboration with our Novosibirsk colleagues. Now we're taking this to a systemic level. Tomsk State University has a unique instrumentation base for studying the structure of matter, and NSU has cutting-edge developments in genetic technology. Together, we can implement the full research cycle: from the idea to a finished prototype in demand by the real economy.
NSU and TSU are among Russia's leading research universities, and both are participants in the federal program "Priority 2030." They occupy top positions in the quality of training in chemistry and biology.
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