19 October 2026

VNIRO at the International Technological Forum

In St. Petersburg‑St. Petersburg hosted the International Technological Forum "Russian Standardization Week", dedicated to World Standards Day.
 
The large‑scale event brought together over 880 full—time and more than 3,000 online participants, including specialists from the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO). Maria Dyachenko, Deputy Chairman of the MTK/TC 300 "Fish products, food, feed, technical and packaging", and Ekaterina Belomyttseva, Executive Secretary of this technical committee, took an active part in the forum.
 
The forum's program covered key vectors of the industry's development: from digital transformation and product quality improvement to the role of standards in achieving technological leadership. At the Beresta 2.0 session: New Opportunities — New Approaches, experts discussed the development of a digital platform for working with standards, the launch of new services, and the creation of a unified information environment for interaction between all participants in the process.
 
Special attention was paid to the prospects of bioeconomics: during the session "National Project "Technological Support of Bioeconomics" — the role of standardization in achieving technological leadership", they discussed the formation of a regulatory framework for biotechnological products, biofertilizers and other innovative areas.
 
A significant event was the session "Standardization in agriculture. Implementation of a promising standardization program in the field of food products for 2026-2030." Maria Dyachenko made a presentation on "The role of standardization of the fisheries industry in the implementation of a promising program in the field of food products for 2026-2030". She presented the results of the work on the development of industry standards under the program for the current year, emphasizing their importance for the development of the fisheries sector.
 
The forum ended with the All-Russian meeting of Technical Committees for Standardization. The participants discussed the examination of draft GOST terms and definitions, ways to reach consensus in the development of standards, as well as the results of the formation of the national standardization program for 2027.
 
VNIRO Press Service