Belarus, Moldova launch contest of joint R&D projects for 2022-2023 Archive photo MINSK, 1 June (BelTA) – The State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus and the National Agency for Research and Development of Moldova have announced a contest of joint R&D projects for 2022-2023, BelTA learned from the press service of the committee. The applications will stay open till 30 June 2021. The contest will be held in several priority areas of the bilateral cooperation: healthcare (pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products, medical and biological aspects of infectious and non-infectious diseases), agriculture and food security (biotechnologies for agriculture and the food industry), environmental protection and climate change, social challenges (social, educational, and cultural innovations for adaptation and recovery after COVID-19), economic competitiveness, and innovative technologies (nanotechnologies, ICT, interdisciplinary technologies, new materials, products, and solutions).