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The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and ISTC visited the All-Russian Institute of Phytopathology in Golitsino
21.09.2009

The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and ISTC visited the All-Russian Institute of Phytopathology in Golitsino

DTRA had supported the upgrade of various facilities at Golitsino against intrusion or uncontrolled access to laboratories and equipment

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ISTC issues a position paper on Tuberculosis Drug Discovery
14.08.2009

ISTC issues a position paper on Tuberculosis Drug Discovery

All efforts are needed to deal with the problem of multi and extensively drug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB and XDR-TB).

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ISTC, a Crucial Mechanism to Solve the Problem of Uranium Tailings in Central Asia
30.07.2009

ISTC, a Crucial Mechanism to Solve the Problem of Uranium Tailings in Central Asia

Over 800 million tons of wastes are stored in tailings, waste dumps and abandoned mines in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan

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ISTC Contributes to Securing Nuclear Materials
29.07.2009

ISTC Contributes to Securing Nuclear Materials

Both President Medvedev and Obama called for further actions in their joint summit statement of 6 July 2009.

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New Science & Technology in the Prevention of Biological Threats - Targeted Initiative Approved by ISTC Governing Board
13.07.2009

New Science & Technology in the Prevention of Biological Threats - Targeted Initiative Approved by ISTC Governing Board

Its' purpose is to develop and create synergy between existing ISTC-supported projects while allowing for expansion of ISTC activities in the area of preventing biological threats.

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ISTC Held its 49th Governing Board Meeting in Minsk, Belarus
09.07.2009

ISTC Held its 49th Governing Board Meeting in Minsk, Belarus

The Board approved 6 new projects representing 2,8 million USD in new funding for activities in Russia, Belarus and the Kyrgyz Republic

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Open innovation in Russia provides new opportunities for EU companies
01.07.2009

Open innovation in Russia provides new opportunities for EU companies

ISTC has decided on a new package of measures for companies with headquarters in the EU to facilitate open innovation in Russia and in other countries in which ISTC operates.

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ISTC and The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Meet in Moscow to Discuss Cooperation on Nuclear Energy Safeguard Technologies
30.06.2009

ISTC and The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Meet in Moscow to Discuss Cooperation on Nuclear Energy Safeguard Technologies

As part of a series of working meetings to enhance cooperation between ISTC and IAEA in the area of nuclear safeguards, security and verification, senior representatives and experts from both organizations took part in a two-day program of presentations and technology review at the ISTC headquarters in Moscow

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ISTC Launches its Annual Report 2008 at the Marriott Royal Aurora in Moscow
18.06.2009

ISTC Launches its Annual Report 2008 at the Marriott Royal Aurora in Moscow

Professor Anna Sominina, Head of Department at the Research Institute of Influenza in St Petersburg, explained her ISTC project that develops a new method to determine the A (H5N1) virus, or swine flu virus.

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ISTC Supports International Research on the Human Influenza Virus
05.05.2009

ISTC Supports International Research on the Human Influenza Virus

Because new strains of human influenza can spread rapidly and have the potential to cause great loss of life, e.g., the so-called Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 caused between 40 to 100 million deaths, scientists have been working for decades to better understand the influenza virus.

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