TV BRICS to present to international audience media project to promote scientific and technological co-operation between BRICS countries

TV BRICS International Media Network launches a media project about the latest technological developments and world-class scientific discoveries made in Russia. The series of television programmes Laboratorium (from Latin laboratorium – "laboratory") demonstrates the achievements of university and academic science, tells about successful scientific and technological companies and reveals the image of a modern scientist.

The programme will premiere on 10 July 2024 on TV BRICS. After screening in Russia, the Laboratorium series will be adapted into English, Chinese, Portuguese and Spanish and transferred to TV BRICS media partners in different countries of the world.

"Laboratorium is a sovereign innovative response to the global challenges facing the world community. The project showcases cutting-edge research that is shaping the future and creating a platform for S&T co-operation among the BRICS+ countries. The international distribution of the Laboratorium programme will make it a tool for promoting the image of Russia as a technologically progressive country and one of the world leaders in training and supporting scientific specialists"

Ivan Zakharenko Head of Thematic Broadcasting and Special Media Projects Department at TV BRICS

The Laboratorium series features 13 episodes of 13 minutes, each focusing on a unique discovery and the scientist or group of authors behind it. The format of the programme involves an accessible explanation of complex developments in simple language and through clear associations. In addition, the project host Lyuba, generated by the neural network, helps to understand the subject.

Laboratorium covers a wide range of topics – promising trends in medical research, new methods of treatment and diagnostics of diseases, drug development, civil unmanned aerial vehicles, intelligent transport systems, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and technologies for sustainable agriculture. The project offers viewers to dive into the history of the discovery, to trace the stages of studying the problem at the international level, to understand the significance of the invention of Russian scientists for mankind and world science.

The programme Laboratorium will be broadcast on TV BRICS on Wednesdays at 10:45 and 20:45 Moscow time, repeated on Saturday and Sunday at 14:45. On 10 July 2024, the first episode will talk about a bionic vision system that will help blind people regain the ability to see. The technology was developed by Russian specialists Denis Kuleshov and Andrey Demchinsky. 

The Laboratorium cycle was created during the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia and in the year of the Russian Federation's chairmanship in the BRICS alliance, whose priorities include increasing international cooperation in the field of technology transfer, supporting joint high-tech industries, and expanding technological and scientific alliances with different countries. The media project is implemented in accordance with the state programme "Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation" with the support of JSC "Popov Radio Corporation". 

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