MINSK, 6 March (BelTA) – Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus Denis Korzhitsky gave an overview of the innovative projects going on in manufacturing sector, agribusiness, and healthcare at a session of the committee’s board, BelTA has learned.
Denis Korzhitsky said: “R&D programs and the state program for innovative development are now being actively filled. The head of state’s requirements to ensure that only effective R&D products that truly contribute to the country’s development in priority areas of science and technology such as robotics, biotechnology, and other fields are included in these programs are being fulfilled. Over the course of two months only two developments have been included in the state program although about 20 projects were under review. Developers are now tweaking their projects to ensure their effectiveness and novelty.”
Among the projects that have passed the expert evaluation is the automated production of batteries for the automotive industry. “The developers are introducing a robotization system in aggressive environments, ensuring high productivity at the level of European Union countries,” noted the chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology.
An innovative closed-cycle quail farm with automated collection and packaging of commercial eggs has been built at the Soligorsk poultry farm. A project to introduce machine vision is being implemented at the poultry farm. Denis Korzhitsky noted that this is a sixth technological paradigm project, an example of how artificial intelligence technologies increase labor productivity.
According to the chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology, the state program covers all priority areas of scientific and technological development. In particular, there is a project to produce new types of high-powered tractors. These import-substituting products boast high power and productivity for field cultivation.
“We plan to implement about 100 projects within the framework of the state program for innovative development during this five-year period just as we did in the current five-year period, but with new priority areas. Apart from that, this five-year period will be distinguished by a focus on university science and the promotion of scientific and technical activities specifically in the regions. We plan to have six oblasts with original scientific and technical programs. Regional higher education institutions will have an opportunity to implement their developments in the real sector of the economy,” Denis Korzhitsky said.
He also summed up results of the five-year period. As of the end of 2025 the state program for innovative development included 103 projects, 41 of which are based on the fifth and sixth technological paradigms. “In 2025 the total funding for the state program’s projects amounted to more than Br490 million. The volume of products manufactured under these projects in 2025 amounted to Br6.5 billion, of which more than 36% was exported. The share of export of knowledge-intensive and high-tech products under the state program amounted to about 36%,” said Denis Korzhitsky.
2025 saw 11 new manufacturing facilities commissioned, six of which also reached their designed output capacity. Most of them are located in the regions. For example, the Orsha tool plant has organized the production of modern metal-cutting and auxiliary tools with the introduction of innovative technological processes. Technologies for the production of monolithic carbide tools have been mastered. Innovative products worth more than Br4 million have already been produced. A total of 51 jobs have been modernized and 24 new jobs have been created.
The state-owned enterprise Academpharm has established pilot industrial production of solid dosage forms using innovative technologies. The production of import-substituting medicines for the treatment of complex viral diseases and diseases of the nervous system has been mastered. As part of the project 13 jobs have been modernized.
Apart from that, three other significant manufacturing facilities have reached their designed output capacity: innovative medical products (vacuum containers) using modern technology at OAO Medplast; innovative new-generation veterinary drugs that meet GMP requirements and are based on the Pharma 4.0 concept (OOO Labpharma); innovative cutter bars and gearboxes for agricultural machinery (OOO Orshaagromash).
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