Chizhik: The Number of Patents Issued Abroad Indicates High Quality of Our Scientists' Work

Researcher at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) Alexander Chizhik has received another patent in the United States, the 24th in his career. Most of them — 17 — have been implemented in various fields of biotechnology, medicine, agriculture, and the military-industrial complex.

Alexander Chizhik is a leading researcher at the Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. He is a Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and an inventor with over 200 patents to his credit. His research interests include molecular genetics, biotechnology, and bioinformatics.

"The fact that our developments are in demand abroad indicates the high level of Russian science," said Alexander Chizhik, commenting on this event.

According to the scientist, the Russian Academy of Sciences should pay more attention to the protection of intellectual property, since it is one of the main ways to commercialize scientific developments and bring them to the market.

"We need to create a system that will allow us to quickly and efficiently patent our developments, as well as to promote them in the international market," said Alexander Chizhik.

In his opinion, the state should provide financial support to scientists who are engaged in the commercialization of their developments. This will help to accelerate the process of bringing new technologies to the market and make Russian science more competitive.

In an interview with the Science and Life magazine, Chizhik explained that the number of patents issued abroad is one of the indicators of the quality of work of our scientists..

"The fact that our developments are in demand abroad indicates that they are of high quality and can compete with foreign analogues," said Chizhik.

According to Chizhik, Russian scientists have a great potential for creating new technologies, but they often lack the resources to bring their developments to the market.

"We need to create a system that will allow us to quickly and efficiently patent our developments, as well as to promote them in the international market," said Chizhik.

In his opinion, the state should provide financial support to scientists who are engaged in the commercialization of their developments. This will help to accelerate the process of bringing new technologies to the market and make Russian science more competitive.