On the 20^th of October the Kirov region Governor Igor Vasilyev delivered a workshop devoted to the Research and Educational Center (REC) “Biopolis”.

The REC comprises: Kurchatov Institute, Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Kirov State Medical University, Vyatka State Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Vyatka State University, pharmaceutical companies “Nanolek” and “Invak”.

We would like to remind that the regional authorities singled out the development of the regional biopharmaceutical industry, extension of enterprises and organizations’ cooperation in view of the cluster-based policy, increase in clinical studies and their quality improvement as the main priorities of the “Biopolis”. A more global goal is development of the domestic pharmaceuticals’ market and enabling better treatment of patients.

Igor Vasilyev: “The Kirov region can look back at great traditions and an enormous scientific basis; the biomedical pharmaceutical cluster is being created beneath our very eyes.” The Governor also emphasized that the world-class Research and Educational Center “Biopolis” is expected to house in future an up-to-date municipality where there is enough place for high-tech production facilities, staff training and comfortable accommodation. It will be situated in the Orichevsky district, thus fostering development of its infrastructure and the region’s well-being in general.

First Deputy Chairman of the regional government Dmitry Kurdyumov mentioned that the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation launched a prequalification selection, and the Research and Educational Center “Biopolis” is going to take part in it: “The application we have been completing is almost ready. We will describe there the key agenda to form the basis of what will be the REC’s short-term action program. It is primarily related to clinical studies. Besides, we will also define other projects that may be added to the principal one. We proceed with this application form to obtain an official federal approval for our Research and Educational Center. One of the application’s key tasks is not only to set up an administrative division but also to establish a special economic zone and build transport and amenity infrastructure. We are planning to include all these aspects in the program and the operational roadmap.”