The Smart Patent 2018 fair of innovative ideas opened in a solemn ceremony in Minsk on 4 December. Over two days the best ideas and solutions of domestic companies and teams will be presented at an exposition in the Palace of Arts. The fair will also feature seminars and a youth scientific forum. The forum will introduce visitors to new solutions across a variety of fields: medicine, manufacturing technology, chemistry and Earth science, energy, information technology and biotechnology. It will bring together representatives of respective ministries and agencies, technology parks, banks and partners from Russia and Ukraine who will demonstrate projects in effluent water treatment, alternative nuclear energy and an AR board game.