On April 30, 2013 Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the presidential Council for science and education. The meeting was held at Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute named by B.P. Konstantinov.

The topics discussed included the development of research infrastructure, in particular, support for core shared research facilities, improving the evaluation of scientific organizations. Following the meeting, Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions.

Source: http://state.kremlin.ru/council/6/news/18146