The National Coordination Biosafety Centre (NCBC) of the Institute of Genetics and Cytology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is a collaborator for the BioBridge project of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity "Development and Capacity Building of Coordination Resource Biosafety Centre", which is being implemented by the Kyrgyz Republic.

As part of the project, on February 3-6, 2026, the Institute of Genetics and Cytology was visited by A.K. Bektemirov, Chief Specialist of the Department of Bioresources and Specially Protected Natural Areas of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic; A.T. Chyngozhoev, Specialist in Risk Assessment, Monitoring, and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia; and N.K. Abdykerimov, Head of the Biosafety Resource Centre.

During the visit, an introduction was made to the activities of the NCBC, national ABS NCC, the Institute's laboratories. The NCBC shared experience in implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in the Republic of Belarus, including Laboratory for LMO/GMO detection and identification, requirements for risk assessment methods, and requirements for risk assessment documents related to products containing LMOs.