On April 7, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan hosted a working meeting devoted to the prospects and promotion of the pharmaceutical industry development in Tatarstan.
The invitees to the event include Director of the Semashko National Public Health Research Institute Ramil Khabriev, Director General of the Association of Russian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Viktor Dmitriev, heads of Medical Development Agency (Moscow) and Advanced Trading (Moscow), who have extensive expertise and competence in the fields of pharmaceutical market regulation and production management. From the Republic of Tatarstan, the meeting was attended by heads of Innovation Park Idea, Tatneftekhiminvest-Holding, SEZ Innopolis, SEZ Alabuga, while the scientific environment was represented by heads of relevant structures at the Kazan Federal University.
The discussed issues were related to the identification of market niches, investor relation models, role of republic’s development institutions, opportunities of using the best international practices in pharmaceutical development, overcoming the dependence on primary material imports, optimal use of the republic's potential and competencies in the pharmaceutical sector. During the event, a number of further practical steps were outlined to develop the pharmaceutical sector in Tatarstan.