MOSCOW. Feb 6 (Interfax) - The NICA collider will be started up in Dubna by the end of 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the ceremony for the 2020 science and innovation award for young scientists.
"We are due to launch the NICA collider in Dubna, Moscow region, by the end of 2022, and the SKIF facility in Novosibirsk by the end of 2023," Putin said.
Additionally, Russia is about to begin the development and construction of a unique installation combining synchrotron radiation sources with a free-electron laser, he said.
"This will allow our country to do unique research in the fields of agriculture, new materials, and medications, as well as in other areas crucial to Russia's successful technological development," Putin said.
These missions are on a colossal scale, he said.
The government will continue to promote the development of instrumental and research infrastructure for academic centers and institutes of higher education, Putin said.
"The Nauka national project provides hefty funds of more than 220 billion rubles for these purposes," he said.