Vitebsk Technological University completed 20 innovative projects in 2010

May 20, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Vitebsk State Technological University completed 20 innovative projects in 2010. This was announced today to a BELTA correspondent by Sergey Belikov, head of the university's research department, who is representing the university's stand at the international investment forum "Innovative Business - Investments in the Future" in Vitebsk. The total volume of funding for the university's innovation activities amounted to Br2.5 billion. VSTU employees have developed not only projects ready for implementation in production, but also conducted research for domestic manufacturers, noted Sergey Belikov. As an example, he cited an anthropometric study of the legs of Belarusian residents for footwear companies. To conduct it, university specialists traveled to all regions of the country. The technology for producing particleboard using textile production waste is of interest to Belarusian woodworking enterprises. Today, at the international investment forum, VSTU presented three innovative projects with a total cost of over Br7 billion. These include the organization of small-batch production of knitted items of a particularly fashionable assortment, the production of a compression sleeve for the rehabilitation of patients with breast cancer, and the technology for producing combined fabrics with an antistatic effect. -0-