The presidium is made up of representatives from 11 institutions: institutes of Akademgorodok, and also those working in medicine and agriculture. Altogether there are 19 scientists, 12 of whom are members of the RAS.
“The presidium is an advisory collegial body, acting on a voluntary basis in order to achieve greater integration of research establishments, exchange of information, developing a consensus on key issues, and engagement with the Tomsk Region Administration, including the priority project INOTOMSK,” Ratakhin noted.