Last week, INNOPROM 2017, an international industrial exhibition, came to an end at the Expocentre.

This year, the Ural Biomedical Cluster's exposition was available at the stand of the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in the very centre of the Pavilion No. 2.

On the Cluster's showcases, the Medsintez plant, the Ural State Medical University and the Centre for Infrared Fibre Technology (a prospect resident of the Cluster) presented their projects. All four exhibition days long, there was lively communication at our exposition. The visitors were of all ages and classes: children, adults, officials and ordinary residents of our region.

The Medsintez plant presented its main developments: Triazavirin, the antiviral agent, which is purchased in large amounts by the Ministry of Defence this year; samples of insulin substances currently undergoing clinical trials, and finished dosage forms of insulin - pen syringes, bottles and cartridges.

Women were especially interested in Avers Gel, a cosmetic product created by the Ural State Medical University's Department of Molecular and Cellular Technologies.

Oleg Makeev, Head of the Department of Medical Biology and Genetics of the Ural State Medical University, professor, doctor of medical sciences, was present in person at the stand all the exhibition long to supervise promotion of his project and hold negotiations and meetings.

An offer that attracted visitors to the Ural Biomedical Cluster's stand was the advertisement of Slasteya Super, a liquid sweetener (sugar substitute) developed at the USMU. Andrei Gavrilov, the project author, invited everyone to test his product using kefir. Those who decided to try it were pleasantly surprised: one drop of Slasteya turned a fermented milk product into delicious Snezhokkeffir. Andrei did not even hesitate to offer the kefir to the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov; the latter, however, just smiled and refused politely.

The Centre for Infrared Fibber Technologies introduced to the broad public an unusual device for oral cavity treatment. It is unavailable for sale yet. According to its developers, Boris Zhilkin, professor of the Department of Thermal Energy and Heat Engineering at UrFU, and Alexander Shmygalev, a junior researcher at the Centre for Infrared Fibre Technologies, this is a very handy and useful device for dentists. By the way, on the last day of Innoprom, Boris and Alexander found a good investor for their project.

As for high-ranking guests, the exposition of the Ural Biomedical Cluster was visited by YevgenyKuyvashev, the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region. He highly appreciated our stand. Alexander Petrov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Cluster, and Denis Manturov, the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, discussed the issue of export of Novouralsk drugs.

Alexander Petrov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Medsintez plant, took part in a roundtable discussion on the topic “Federal Problems of Regional Businesses” where the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Sergey Katyrin, was present too. Alexander Petrov proposed a number of ideas on how state authorities can support developing businesses.

Vladimir Vlasov, Cluster's Executive Director, attended the Russian-Chinese business forum. Representatives of South Korea, Iran and China were interested in some Medsintez products.