The extended business programme of the ‘Ensuring Drug
Security’ Russian Pharmaceutical Forum has been published on the event’s
official website. The Forum will include expert sessions, roundtables, and a
meeting between BRICS regulators in charge of the circulation of medical
products and representatives of the pharmaceutical business. The event is being
organized by the Roscongress Foundation and the Russian Ministry of Health with
the support of the Russian State Duma’s Committee on Health Protection.
“Drug security and providing citizens with affordable,
effective, and high-quality medicines is a top priority of our work.
Initiatives to develop the domestic pharmaceutical industry and ensure drug
sovereignty are supported at the state level, and new promising domestic drugs
are being successfully developed. Today, the share of Russian drugs on the
market is increasing, and the industry’s export potential is also on the rise,
which testifies to the quality, safety, and affordability of the products we
manufacture,” Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said.
The business programme will include the session ‘New
Approaches to Drug Circulation’. The challenges Russia has faced in recent
years have shown that the development, registration, and commercialization of
medicines can be significantly accelerated without compromising safety and
quality. This experience is being actively used today. Regulatory changes are
not only taking place in Russia, but throughout the entire Eurasian Economic
Union. Experts will discuss what prospects exist for the development and use of
a system to monitor the movement of medicines, how transparency and safety is
ensured in the online pharmaceuticals sector and what prospects it offers for
patient comfort, the role of drug therapy in clinical guidelines, and whether
the standardization of processes affect the quality of medical care.
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most rapidly
developing sectors of the Russian economy. In the current times,
pharmaceuticals manufacturers, particularly high-tech Russian companies or
‘national champions’ as they are called, have become the main driving force in
the development of innovative Russian pharmaceuticals due to their substantial
investments in research and development and solid performance during the
COVID-19 pandemic and success in implementing priority import substitution
projects. However, the further development of the industry still hinges on
improved measures for the funding of new developments and tools to provide
government support to pharmaceutical companies. Participants in the session
‘Innovative Pharmaceuticals on the Path to Progress. What Is the Best Way To
Stimulate the Industry’s Development?’ will discuss the best domestic and
international practices and cases that exist today for funding pharmaceutical
innovations and how digital financial assets and investment platforms will help
the Russian pharmaceutical sector generate additional investment for
development, among other issues.
The session ‘Women in Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare.
Working Together for a Healthy Society’ will focus on the role of women in the
healthcare system. The discussion issues will include: women’s role in the
development of the pharmaceutical industry and ensuring the country’s medicinal
sovereignty, what opportunities are available to Russian women today to ensure
their professional fulfilment in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries,
develop skills, and acquire new knowledge, and what projects and tools could
help bring women leaders together in the interests of protecting public health,
among others. The session will be held with the support of the Eurasian Women’s
Forum.
Official website of the Drug Security Forum: pharmforum.org.
The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was established in pursuance of a decision by the President of the Russian Federation.
The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its national interests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on the Russian and global economic agendas. It also offers administrative services, provides promotional support for business projects and attracting investment, helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.
Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 209 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working on-site at Roscongress’ various venues. The Foundation benefits from analytical and professional expertise provided by 5,000 people working in Russia and abroad.
The Foundation works alongside various UN departments and other international organizations, and is building multi-format cooperation with 212 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 86 countries worldwide, and 293 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of the Russian Federation.
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