On 21 April 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov took part in the meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and managing partner of Torrey Pines Investment (USA) Nikolay Savchuk.
During the meeting, parties discussed development of cooperation in pharmaceutics and healthcare. Torrey Pines Investment is planning to create a joint production of various innovation pharmaceutical products in Tatarstan.