Industry news

• Medical Startup Neural Analytics attracted Russian investors

  17 July 2013 Venture News

  Medical Startup Neural Analytics closed first seed round on $250K. The company, founded by graduates of MBA UCLA Anderson School of Management, created algorithm based on ten years investigation, conducted by Medical Center of UCLA University, use of which allows to the accuracy 92% measure increased intracranial pressure by noninvasive method.

• Leading Indian drugmakers eye pharma production in Russia

  15 July 2013 The Pharma Letter

  Several top Indian drugmakers and suppliers, including Dr Reddy’s (NYSE: RDY), Ranbaxy (BSE: 500359), Advanced Trading, Cipla (BSE: 500087), Rodosfarma and other companies have expressed interest in establishing production of their generics in Russia’s Moscow region.

• U.S., Russia Workplace Safety Organizations Join Efforts to Advance Global Occupational Health and Safety

  12 July 2013 ITAR TASS

  One month after signing an agreement to work with Chinese workplace safety professionals, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today announced it will work with Russia's National Association of Centers for Occupational Safety and Health (NACOT) to, among other initiatives, improve "vocational training and professional development of managers and consultants in the field of occupational safety". 

• Health Care's New Frontier

  10 July 2013 The Moscow Times

  Developing countries face a seemingly insurmountable hurdle in providing health care to their rapidly growing — or, in some cases, rapidly aging — populations, especially as health systems become increasingly overburdened and infections and other diseases spread. Because access to medicine in these regions is a multifaceted challenge, it is best tackled by several parties.

• Russia to Spend $11Mln on Maternal, Child Health Seminars

  04 July 2013 RIA Novosti

  Russia will spend up to 366 million rubles ($11.1 million) in 2013-2015 to hold training workshops to implement an international initiative on maternal and child health, the Russian government reported.

• Russia’s Birth Rate up 30% Since 2007 - Minister

  04 July 2013 RIA Novosti

  The birth rate in Russia grew 30 percent since 2007, Russian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin said.

• Russia's Medtech Market

  02 July 2013 Joel Gorski, MD+DI

  The Russian market for medical equipment and supplies is estimated at $6 billion. This puts the country's healthcare market among the top 20 in the world, although per capita spending remains low by European standards, at around $42.3 About 73% of the market is supplied by imports, with Germany, the United States, Japan, and China the leading suppliers.

• Russia’s government launches reform in Academy of Sciences

  02 July 2013 ITAR TASS

  On Thursday Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved a bill liquidating three academies - the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. A new unified public organization - the Russian Academy of Sciences - will appear instead.

• Ministry of Health simplified rules of an extract of recipes on drugs

  02 July 2013 RU.Facts

  Since July 1 in Russia the order of an extract of recipes on narcotic and psychotropic preparations became simpler. The relevant document as "The Russian newspaper" reports, was approved by Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

• ‘World is global and Russian entrepreneurs can really supply Russian technologies worldwide’ - Rosnano

  28 June 2013 The Voice of Russia

  Actually ROSNANO was established almost 6 years ago and we actively invest in projects in companies which do high tech and we actively look at the companies out of Russia obviously, understanding that there are great technologies which are not yet in Russia would like to bring them here.