February 14 - 15, 2006 the Moscow Mariott Tverskaya hotel will host the International Conference Pharmaceutical Business IN RUSSIA: REFORMS AND MARKET – WWW.INFOR-MEDIA.RU/PHARMA 

The organizers are INFOR-MEDIA RUSSIA and “IZVESTIYA” daily newspaper.

 The Conference is supported by:

·         Union of Professional Pharmaceutical Organizations (SPFO),

·         Association of Russian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (ARPM)

·         Association of International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (AIPM)

·         Rosmedprom Association

·         Association of Pharmaceutical Institutions “SoyuzFarma”

·         The Russian Association of Chemist’s Networks (RAAS).

 The main purpose of the Conference is to set up a dialogue among public authorities and business for mutual exchange of experience and consolidation of efforts in support and development of the pharmaceutical market in Russia. The estimation of new challenges to business, analysis of industrial advantages and disadvantages of joining the WTO, development of general recommendations in cooperation, expansion between business and the State, review of the ways of struggle against the counterfeit production.

Among the speakers and participants of the Conference will be delegates from the Ministry of Economic development and Trade of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Russian Federation, The Council of Federation, the Governments of Moscow and the Moscow region, heads of largest manufacturers, wholesale suppliers and chemist’s chains in Russia.

The main topics for discussion shall be:

• Globalization tendencies on the pharmaceutical market. Pros and cons of joining the WTO for Russian pharmaceutical industry.
• Change-over of Russian pharmaceutical manufacturers to GMP standards
• Monetization of benefits. Program of additional medicament supply
• Restructuring of the obligatory insurance system
• "Business for health": faked pharmaceuticals. Official statistics and reality
• "Bribing capacity" of Russian pharmaceutical market: how to fight corruption
• Intellectual property protection in pharmaceutical business
• Technical regulations – a new instrument in controlling circulation of medicaments

Potential participants of the conference:

Top-managers of leading Russian manufacturers and suppliers operating in Russia and abroad, networks of pharmacies in Russia and abroad. Representatives of legislation and executive authorities, responsible for regulation and development of the industry.