III International Conference “Pharmaceutical Business in Russia” will be held on February 18-19, 2008 in “Marriott Royal Aurora”, Moscow.

Organizer of the Conference is Infor-Media Russia. Co-organizer is “Izvestia”  Newspaper.

According to experts from PriceWaterHouseCoopers world market of pharmaceutical products will double by 2020 reach $1,3 trillions. 20% of this sum will spread between The Seven of developing countries, Including Russia. And by the way Russian pharmaceutical business is one of the fastest growing markets in Europe – turnover will increase by 10% minimum by 2010.

At our conference that traditionally goes first in the year we will summarize results of Pharmaceutical business development in Russia in 2007 and consider main tendencies. Participants will be able to make a dialog with representatives of authorities and familiarize with experience of the largest market players.  

Following topics will be discussed at the conference: Pharmaceutical business in Russia; Summing-up of the first results of the year 2007; Government policy in the field of original medicines regulation; Results of Additional Pharmacological Support program for the previous period; Specifics of new scheme working; Pharmaceutical industry: opportunities for development and investing; Future of Russian manufactures and distributors of medicines; Competition on the Russian pharmaceutical retail market - with whom and how; Innovation technologies in pharmaceutics; Switching of Russian pharmaceutical companies on GMP; Pricing tendencies on pharmaceutical market. Evolution of Russian consumer; 10 case-studies from leading Russian and international players of pharmaceutical market; Special focus on pharmaceutical markets in CIS countries.

Following speakers have already confirmed their participation:

Andrei Belashov, Director of Strategic Development, «Otechestvennie lekarstva»

Nikolai Demidov, General Director, Farmexperrt

Maria Denisova, General Director, RMBC

Aidar Ishmuhametov, Head of Board of Directors, GK «Remedium»

Alexandr Kuzin, General Director, DSM Group

David Melik-Guseinov, Head of Marketing Research Department, Farmexperrt

Andrei Mladentsev, Deputy Director, Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development of Russian Federation

Alexei Molchanov, General Director, PROTEK

Vadim Muzyaev, President, Group of Companies of PROTEK

Timofei Prokopov, Vice-president of Finance and Investments, PROTEK

Igor Varlamov, General Director, «Apteka-Holding»

and Others.

More information about Conference you can find at the website www.pharma-conf.ru  or by phone +7(495) 514-13-74.