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UMA Foundation

The UMA Foundation is one of the leading non-profit organizations in Russia that supports young scientists and promotes scientific research. It was set up to revitalize Russian science and to encourage renewed enthusiasm and passion for science and innovation – values that are sometimes lacking in the younger generation. The foundation is governed by leading academics, heads of universities and prominent business people. Among its many other activities, the organization supports the “First Open Institute for Regenerative Medicine for Young Scientists”, a rapidly growing volunteer initiative that was set up by expatriate scientists as a means of providing hundreds of young scientists with weekly lectures by leading international thinkers as well as promoting goal-oriented scientific collaboration.

We believe that science changes the world, not politicians, not oligarchs but scientists!

Scientists create technologies that save peoples lives, make our life style more comfortable, improve our health and delay the effects of aging. Thanks to scientists work we are able to see entire world in a lifetime, understand each other better, communicate and most wise of us — unite based on work for better world and added value.

UMA believes that the the work of scientists, especially young ones, is undervalued by the Russian government and society at large. Many laws need to be rewritten; laboratories require new equipment, personnel and inspirational new ideas. Modernization and innovative technologies are impossible without fundamental science in Russia.

Today bioscience can bring a fortune to researchers but make ones life fuller, bring creativity beyond even art and make young scientist name legendary.

Apart from uniting on social media, the UMA Foundation organises interesting conferences and events. They also also provide help to individuals to obtain funding for fundamental research and its development. UMA also guides individuals in exploring some possible career paths in science in Russia.