The first scientific forum «Genetic resources of Russia» - on legal regulation in the field of bioresources and biological collections

Abstract

The first scientific forum «Genetic Resources of Russia» took place in Saint Petersburg on 21-24 June 2022. The Forum brought together more than 500 specialists from more than 100 research institutions and universities of the Russian Federation. A round table «Regulations and standards of work with bio-resource collections» was organized within the framework of the Forum in connection with the relevance to create the legislation base for the work with biological collections and regulation of the activities of bioresource centres in the Russian Federation. This publication presents the outcomes of the Forum and its resolution relating to the legal regulation of biological collections.

Keywords

• biocollections
• bioresource centres
• biotechnologies
• genetic resources
• legal regulation