And since 2010, the Ministry of Education and Science has held a competition for mega-grants. Each winner of a mega-grant receives 3.5 million euros to establish a world-class laboratory in Russia.

自2010年起，教育和科学部开始举办高额奖金的比赛，获胜者将得到350万欧元的资金支持，用于在俄国建立世界级的实验室。

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Therein lies the origin of university science departments, regional agglomerations such as Silicon Valley and Route 128, and mega-laboratories at leading high-technology firms including Merck, Microsoft and Monsanto.

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