New biotechnological park to open in ArmeniaSeptember 8, 2017 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - FMD KL Europe - the Armenian branch of the FMD K&L international corporation - announced on Friday, September 8 the establishment of a biotechnological park in Armenia, which will create hundreds of new jobs and help develop the sector in the country. The CEO of the Development Foundation of Armenia Armen Avakian visited the FMD KL Europe where he discussed the development projects with the head of the company Kirit Velani. FMD K&L provides contractual research services to the world’s leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. During about 3 years of its activities, the company has increased the number of employees to 150 and currently has a demand for 20 more specialists with international qualification. The aftercare team of DFA has supported the FMD KL Europe at different stages of the company’s enlargement. During the meeting, Velani announced the establishment of biotechnological park in Armenia. Currently, the company makes investments in order to equip the organization with devices and equipment meeting international standards. This year alone, investments of $1 million were made in human capital training and upgrade of the technological park. “We are opening a new biotechnological park in Armenia that will enable the company to increase the number of its employees to 250 and contribute to the development of the sector. Our next step is aimed at establishing the basis of clinical research in Armenia, and we are planning to open our first clinic in 2018 that will be engaged in the research of care products of first necessity, such as shampoos and creams, as well as complex clinical trials. The Development Foundation of Armenia and the government of RA have been very supportive to us since the beginning of our activities”, noted Velani. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |