Serzh Sargsyan received world-renowned scientists, foreign members of  the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

ArmInfo. On November 6, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received world-renowned scientists, foreign members of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia Yuri Hovhannisyan and Ani Apramyan. They arrived in Armenia to participate  in the Pan-Armenian scientific conference held in Yerevan on November  6-8, as well as to discuss issues related to the strategy of the National Scientific Laboratory named after A.I Alikhanyan.

According to the press service of the head of state, welcoming famous  scientists, the President of Armenia highly appreciated their  readiness to help the development of science in Armenia, as well as  to contribute, especially to progress in physics and mathematics, as  well as the education of young scientists. Sargsyan also highly  appreciated the persistence of famous scientists in the development  of the National Oncology Center of Excellence, and especially the  National Scientific Laboratory named after A.I. Alikhanyan (Yerevan  Institute of Physics), in terms of the production of isotopes on the  territory of the NNLA and the diagnostic center program. He stressed  that the state will continue to keep this program in the center of  attention and assist in its implementation.

Yuri Hovhannisyan, in addition to his key role in world science, is  also appointed prime minister of Armenia as chairman of the  international scientific council of NNLA. In 2009-2010, he formed an  international commission that examined and submitted proposals to the  government on the transformation of the Yerevan Institute of Physics  into the National Science Laboratory. In 2011, Yuri Hovhannisyan was  appointed chairman of the International Scientific Council of the  above-mentioned foundation and is still actively advising and  assisting the establishment of this scientific organization. Ani  Apramyan, who also has experience managing a number of American and  European scientific institutions, especially in nuclear physics and  isotope production, also actively participates in the commission  formed by Yuri Hovhannisyan.  Since 2011 she has been a member of the  international scientific council of the NNLA and has been doing  significant work helping young scientists in their involvement in  international programs. At the meeting, the importance of cooperation  between the Armenian Science and Technology Foundation (FAST) and the  tandem Ani Abrahamyan and Yuri Hovhannisyan was also emphasized,  considering that Yuri Hovhannisyan is also a member of the FAST Board  of Trustees.

The Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) was  launched in 2016. The main mission of the Foundation is to create a  favorable ecosystem to stimulate innovation and scientific progress  in Armenia and beyond. FAST intends to mobilize and unite the  financial and technological resources of the Armenian and  international scientific community. The founders of FAST were Ruben  Vardanyan and Nubar Afeyan on behalf of the IDeA fund, Fr. Mesrop  Aramyan on behalf of "Ayb" and "Luys" funds, entrepreneur in the  sphere of high technologies and innovations Artur Alaverdyan. The  Board of Trustees was established, consisting of five people,  including the founders.