Uzbekistan set tax terms for businesses selling goods or services based on unpatented research before InnoWeek brought 265 exhibitors to Tashkent, placing commercialization incentives alongside projects presented at the event.
Cabinet Resolution No. 554, dated Oct. 9, 2026, sets rules for spin-off companies linked to universities and research institutions and provides for competitions to fund projects preparing research for commercial use. Separately, eligible businesses producing goods or providing services based on unpatented research may pay half the standard profit-tax rate from May 1, 2026, through May 1, 2029. The resolution gives no estimate of the tax measure’s fiscal cost.
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation said InnoWeek ran Oct. 27-29. Its tally listed 225 local and 40 international participants, who exhibited 750 products across more than 15,000 square meters. The ministry also reported 240 stands and 12 thematic sections.
Euronews reported that a tracked firefighting robot remained a prototype. Project participant Qudratjon Yusupov told the outlet it could be controlled from 500 to 800 meters away and estimated its cost at about €8,100. Euronews said a patent application had been submitted and developers were working on artificial intelligence-assisted control of its water cannon.
The Committee on Defense Industry under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan describes LLC “Sahro Drone Industry” as an unmanned aircraft producer, including mini-drones and aircraft for surveillance and search-and-rescue work. Euronews reported that a drone shown at InnoWeek could carry up to 50 kilograms. A company specialist told the outlet Sahro Drone Industry planned to begin exports in 2027.
Euronews also reported that Kimyo International University in Tashkent students presented a unit combining solar panels, small wind turbines and battery storage. The university estimated manufacturing costs at about $2,000 and a possible selling price of $2,200 to $2,500, the outlet reported. Ulugbek Vosikov, the university’s vice rector for strategic development and digitalisation, told Euronews, “Their first customer is the university.”
Students from Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent also presented a 250-kilogram electric vehicle with reported energy use of 0.6 kilowatt-hours per 10 kilometers. Euronews said the team hoped to enter the 2027 Shell Eco-marathon. Shell lists its U.S. event for April 6-10, 2027, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and says the dates are subject to change.
