Innovations

Note to the businessman

Manufacturers are betting on generics

Normally, there should be no more than 3-5 generics of one drug, and all of them are carefully tested. However, research takes a lot of time and money. And "under-researched" generics are not always happy with the results.

25.08.2014

Biotechnologies - into life

Thrombodynamics-4D

The company "GemaKor Labs", a resident of the biomedical technologies cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation, is working on the second generation of the blood clotting test – "Thrombodynamics-4D".

25.08.2014

Innovative Russia

Disabled people are invited to test

The creators of Russia's first medical exoskeleton are recruiting disabled volunteers to test it. The organizers have already received hundreds of applications from people with musculoskeletal disorders. The start of the tests is scheduled for the fall of this year

20.08.2014

Innovative Russia

Russian scientists have taught nanoparticles to count

In order not to miss the priority, the lead author of the article Maxim Nikitin worked 70 hours a week, spent about $ 20 thousand of family money on reagents, and spent part of the experiments at home, because security did not allow him to work at the institute at night.

19.08.2014

Note to the businessman

LabCures – crowdfunding for biomedicine

A new commercial company LabCures, created by employees of the Institute for the Study of Aging of the Tank, plans to raise money for biomedical research using the Internet.

19.08.2014

Innovative Russia

Biomedtech 2014 Job Fair

At least 200 applicants and 15 employer companies came to Biomedtech 2014, including the largest players in the Russian and global market of pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, R&D in the field of biopharmaceuticals.

08.07.2014

Innovative Russia

Interactive map of Moscow innovations

The map is a search engine that consolidates information about technoparks, business incubators, accelerators, collective use centers, prototyping centers, innovation development institutes and other participants of the innovation system of the capital.

01.07.2014

Innovative Russia

Russian pharma is calling the Varangians

Localization of production sites in Russia by foreign companies is the most important component of Pharma 2020. Nevertheless, there are enough problems when transferring production facilities according to Western standards to domestic soil.

30.06.2014

Innovative Russia

"Russian Day" at BIO International Convention 2014

The Skolkovo Foundation represented Russia at the "Russian day" of the congress and has already signed an agreement with BioMarin, one of the world leaders in the bioindustry in the development and implementation of innovative methods for the treatment of chronic degenerative diseases.

27.06.2014

Note to the businessman

The biggest risk for crowdfunding is "snake oil"

Sellers of "snake oil" (snake oil, a quack drug for all diseases) are one of the most dangerous problems of the nascent crowdfunding industry.

27.06.2014

Innovative Russia

Prostate cancer will be treated with domestic micro sources

In the city of Dubna, Moscow Region, the Rusnano portfolio company Bebig LLC has launched the production of full-cycle micro sources for low-dose brachytherapy using the iodine-125 isotope.

26.06.2014

Note to the businessman

Invest in bioprinting!

Investments in the biotechnology sector at the beginning of 2013 allowed market participants to double their investments. One of the most promising segments of the biotechnology market is 3D printing in general and bioprinting in particular.

24.06.2014

Note to the businessman

Who will win the race of high pharmaceutical technologies

The pharmaceutical company Novartis has thrown all its efforts into the development of drugs against cancer. And not just her.

23.06.2014

Note to the businessman

IT in medicine and pharmaceuticals – profitable investments

The Russian manufacturer of custom software Epam Systems bought the American manufacturer of software for pharmaceutical companies GGA Software Services, as well as the Institute of Theoretical Chemistry.

11.06.2014

Note to the businessman

Life Button

The idea of the startup "Button of Life" is to create an emergency call system for the elderly and disabled. The company plans to make a profit in 2 years.

10.06.2014

Innovative Russia

The second phase of the Russian HIV vaccine begins

In a few years, a domestic therapeutic HIV vaccine may appear in Russia. If she successfully passes clinical trials. If bureaucratic or interdepartmental barriers do not stand in the way of its creation. And if the state gives money to complete its tests.

09.06.2014

Innovative Russia

Russian drug against prostate cancer

Avionco is launching clinical trials of ONK1-0013B, the first Russian innovative drug for the treatment of prostate cancer.

16.05.2014

Innovative Russia

Patient Robots

The Kazan company "Eidos-Medicine" produces a number of simulators and simulators designed to train doctors. Among them is a robot simulator of the patient ENSIM-RP.01, which allows you to teach assistance in emergency situations.

12.05.2014

Biotechnologies - into life

Each one has a genome

Perm entrepreneurs invest in ensuring that everyone has their own decoded genome at an affordable price.

12.05.2014

Note to the businessman

A miracle cure

Shares of the biotech company Pharmacyclics have risen forty times in six years. Will she continue to be successful?

06.05.2014