Introducing the speakers of the ProStarch 2026: From Raw Materials to Bioeconomy conference. Mishagina Tamara — Head of Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Projects at the NTI Sovereign Technologies Venture Fund.
The expert will speak on the topic: "Biotechnologies in agriculture: Russian and international experience in building mechanisms for financial and non-financial support of high-tech projects"
Speech announcement:
— The strategic importance and export potential of high-value-added deep processing products from agricultural raw materials: according to Russia's Food Security Doctrine, the main objectives for ensuring global food security include, among others, "...diversification of exports of agricultural products, raw materials, and food...increasing the volume of high-value-added product exports."
The strategic importance of deep processing of agricultural products with increased added value has recently been noted by both the state (Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture) and the producers themselves. The structure of export shipments is gradually shifting towards an increase in the supply of high-value-added products. Russia possesses enormous scientific and bioresource potential for the successful development of agrobiotechnologies and achieving leading positions in this area on the global market.
— The most marginal deep grain processing products, their role in national projects, Russian investment projects in this industry, joint Russian-Chinese investments.
— First steps towards clustering, China's experience, sources of financial and non-financial support for expensive and long-term high-tech projects, the role of the state in financing infrastructure, the experience of foreign sovereign venture funds (in China, such funds actively participate in the development of high-tech projects: in December 2025, the creation of a National Venture Capital Support Fund of $14.3 billion was announced to finance high-tech projects in strategically important industries; the fund was established for 20 years, 10 of which are the investment period).
— Financial and non-financial measures to support agrobiotechnology projects in Russia, key problems: regulation of intellectual property and technology transfer issues (only 1.8% of R&D in Russia in 2022–2024 are commercialized), the need to build a “science-state-business” chain, the need to form a demand for applied developments from the market, taking into account the availability of raw material, technological, human resources, scientific base, economic profitability of technology, close interaction between researchers and developers with market-leading companies, expanding the practice of loan financing secured by intellectual property rights.
The expert will speak on the topic: "Biotechnologies in agriculture: Russian and international experience in building mechanisms for financial and non-financial support of high-tech projects"
Speech announcement:
— The strategic importance and export potential of high-value-added deep processing products from agricultural raw materials: according to Russia's Food Security Doctrine, the main objectives for ensuring global food security include, among others, "...diversification of exports of agricultural products, raw materials, and food...increasing the volume of high-value-added product exports."
The strategic importance of deep processing of agricultural products with increased added value has recently been noted by both the state (Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture) and the producers themselves. The structure of export shipments is gradually shifting towards an increase in the supply of high-value-added products. Russia possesses enormous scientific and bioresource potential for the successful development of agrobiotechnologies and achieving leading positions in this area on the global market.
— The most marginal deep grain processing products, their role in national projects, Russian investment projects in this industry, joint Russian-Chinese investments.
— First steps towards clustering, China's experience, sources of financial and non-financial support for expensive and long-term high-tech projects, the role of the state in financing infrastructure, the experience of foreign sovereign venture funds (in China, such funds actively participate in the development of high-tech projects: in December 2025, the creation of a National Venture Capital Support Fund of $14.3 billion was announced to finance high-tech projects in strategically important industries; the fund was established for 20 years, 10 of which are the investment period).
— Financial and non-financial measures to support agrobiotechnology projects in Russia, key problems: regulation of intellectual property and technology transfer issues (only 1.8% of R&D in Russia in 2022–2024 are commercialized), the need to build a “science-state-business” chain, the need to form a demand for applied developments from the market, taking into account the availability of raw material, technological, human resources, scientific base, economic profitability of technology, close interaction between researchers and developers with market-leading companies, expanding the practice of loan financing secured by intellectual property rights.