On May 11, Professor Francesco Paolocci of the Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), visited the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies. The guest was received by the director general of the Institute, vice president of ANAS academician Irada Huseynova. Francesco Paolocci got acquainted with the scientific work carried out in Bioadaptation, Bioinformatics, Photobioenergetics, Cell membrane systems and Genome structure and expression laboratories equipped with modern equipment. Prospects of future scientific cooperation were discussed with Professor Francesco Paolocci.