The solemn prize ceremony of winners of the Program of innovative projects “Idea-1000”.

The solemn prize ceremony of winners of the republic contest “The 50 best innovative ideas for the Republic of Tatatrstan” and Program of innovative projects “Idea-1000” was held in cultural and entertaining complex “Pyramid”. 

On the 16^th of December, 2009 results of the Program “Idea-1000” were summed up in the cultural and entertaining complex “Pyramid”. In this year grants on development were received by 41 projects.

The organizers of the Program are Innovative Technopark “Idea”, Investment and venture fund of the Republic of Tatarstan and Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE).

Prime-minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov presented diplomas to the winners. He noted that winners of the republic contest “The 50 best innovative ideas for the Republic of Tatatrstan” and Program of innovative projects “Idea-1000” are our future and their ideas should be needed and realized.

245 applications were received by organizing committee of the Program “Idea-1000”. On the results of the contest selection 41 winners were detected. 20 projects won in nomination “Youth innovative project”, 15 projects won in nomination “START-I” and 6 projects won in nomination “START-II”.

General director of the Technopark “Idea” Sergey Yushko, general director of “Russian venture company” (RVC) Igor Agamirzyan, general director of FASIE Sergey Polyakov and director of Russian venture fair Igor Gladkikh took part on the solemn prize ceremony.

Source: tpidea.ru, prav.tatar.ru