14 April 2017

The Governor Alexey Ostrovsky and the President of Business Russia Alexey Repik estimated developments of the Smolensk scientists

The Governor Alexey Ostrovsky and the President of Business Russia Alexey Repik estimated developments of the Smolensk scientists

By the invitation of the Governor Alexey Ostrovsky the representatives of business community – members of the All-Russian Public Organization Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) headed by its president Alexey Repik visited the Smolensk plant of plastic products and Research institute of an antimicrobial chemotherapy of the Smolensk state medical university within the visit to the Smolensk region.

As the founder of the company Rufat Tabasaransky told, production of the Smolensk plant of plastic products specializing in release of corks is demanded in the Russian market.

Construction of the enterprise began in 2013. In 2015 the Administration of the region provided a subsidy for production development and in the end of the year the plant worked at full capacity. The labour force makes 50 people.

At the same time the production base of the plant allows to turn out various products from plastic, including intended for needs of perfumery and food industries, pharmaceutical and medical activity.

During discussion of prospects of development of the enterprise Rufat Tabasaransky suggested to make the Working group with participation of staff of Minpromtorg, representatives of the interested business community, the management of the plant, Department to investment policy which will be engaged in development of a regional cluster in production of various medical fittings and equipment.

Also the delegation visited the Research institute of an antimicrobial chemotherapy functioning on the basis of the Smolensk state medical university.

Since 1999 the institution has been engaged in studying of immunity (resistance) of bacteria to germicides resulting from various mutations. Creation of the new antibiotics capable to fight against them is one more area of work of scientists.

It should be noted that it is the only scientific research institute in Russia which conducts researches of such level on a constant basis. Results of work of the Smolensk scientists, along with information of the leading world medical centers, join in data of the World Bank on resistance of bacteria. By the way, in 2015 Cooperating WHO center (the first in Eastern Europe and in Russia) for strengthening of potential in the sphere of supervision and researches of antimicrobial resistance was created on the basis of the Smolensk scientific research institute at the initiative of World Health Organization.

 “Your enterprise is one of the leaders of industry of the future. It is a combination of a high scientific thought and ability to create a product aimed at improvement of quality of life”, – Alexey Repik shared his impressions after the conducted tour of the laboratories and acquaintances to technologies which are used when carrying out researches.

Now the staff of scientific research institute works on one of five projects which entered the HealthNet direction (personal medicine) of the National technological initiative designated by the President Vladimir Putin as one of priorities of state policy. 

The importance of these researches consists not only in studying of features of emergence and distribution of bacteria steady against antibiotics, but also optimization of their identification and  schemes of treatment of infections which they cause.

The corresponding member of RAS, the director of scientific research institute of an antimicrobial chemotherapy Roman Kozlov thanked the Governor Alexey Ostrovsky for support which Administration of the region and personally the head of the region is given to scientific institution.

In turn, Alexey Ostrovsky declared his readiness to render comprehensive assistance to such important direction of modern medicine.

 “I am convinced that this project is one of the most important and necessary both for all our country and for development of scientific capacity of Smolensk region. Support of such initiatives is extremely important, because they will be useful to all Russians”, – Alexey Repik emphasized.