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Issue: 10 2016

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Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Market Monthly: October 2016
2015 2016
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
GDP (US$ bn) 25.588 17.655 21.053
growth, % y-o-y -17% 0.1% -0.02%
Export of Goods (US$ bn) 3.35 3.23 3.13 3.36 2.04 3.08 2.99 3.10 2.88 2.93 2.92 3.18 3.16
growth, % y-o-y -22% -23% -21% -11% -31% 3% -13% 1% -2% -5% -7% 3% -6%
Import of Goods (US$ bn) 3.24 3.22 3.07 3.12 2.23 2.68 3.35 3.05 2.69 2.87 3.09 3.45 3.48
growth, % y-o-y -30% - 27% -27% -32% -26% -6% 5% 7% 2% 4% 4% -11% 8%
Industrial Production Sales (US$ bn) 5.72 6.29 5.92 6.37 4.93 4.93 5.41 5.17 5.39 5.44 5.61 5.57 5.62
growth, % y-o-y -20% -21% -19% -17% -18% 8% -2% -12% -5% -6% -2% 3% -2%
Retail Turnover of Enterprises (US$ bn) 1.86 2.04 1.80 2.01 1.60 1.50 1.64 1.76 1.59 1.73 1.87 1.92 1.76
growth, % y-o-y -38% -31% -33% -29% -19% 4% 2% 6% -18% -6% -3% 2% -5%
Unemployment Rate (%) 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3
Average Salary (US$) 199 207 193 223 180 174 187 191 198 214 217 208 204
OFFICIAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE
UAH / USD 21.8 21.8 23.3 23.4 24.3 26.4 26.4 25.6 25.2 25.0 24.8 25.1 26.3
UAH / EUR 24.5 24.6 25.1 25.4 26.3 29.3 29.2 29.1 28.5 28.1 27.5 28.1 29.5
PHARMACEUTI CAL INDUSTRY INDICATORS
Export of Pharma Products (mio USD) 13.79 12.2 11.7 15.77 8.31 13.33 15.54 13.90 14.17 16.15 13.36 13.58 18.8
growth, % y-o-y -47% -37% -52% -28% -30% 11% 16% 3% 9% 5% -4% 51% 37%
Import of Pharma Products (mio USD) 121.1 147.1 141.3 142.1 103.7 145.0 125.1 130.0 110.4 132.1 133.1 137.3 140.6
growth, % y-o-y -31% -28% -24% -42% 15% 27% 21% 25% 31% 15% 25% 47% 15%
Pharma Retail Sales, values (mio USD) 193.2 206.3 196.6 212.3 198.9 176.0 187.3 178.1 177.6 174.8 175.4 180.9 190.4
growth, % y-o-y -28% -26% -20% -18% -17% -1% -5% -1% -8% -2% 2% 2% -1%
Pharma Retail Sales, volumes (mio units) 126.7 130.2 129.0 136.4 133.6 126.8 133.8 125.2 123.6 122.6 122.7 126.2 135.5
growth, % y-o-y -11% -5% -4% -5% 1% -12% -5% 2% -1% 4% 3% 3% 7%
WACP (USD) 1.52 1.58 1.52 1.56 1.49 1.39 1.40 1.42 1.44 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.41
growth, % y-o-y -19% -22% -18% -14% -23% -23% 13% 1% -2% -6% -3% -1% -8%
CPI of Ukraine 151.9 146.4 146.6 143.3 140.3 132.7 120.9 109.8 107.5 106.9 107.9 108.4 107.6
Pharmaceutical Products CPI 145.8 142.1 138.1 134.6 131.9 126.9 113.5 108.4 107.3 108.2 107.4 107.2 107.9
Local Companies share, values (%) 41.4 41.4 41.7 40.9 42.3 42.9 42.7 42.3 42.9 42.8 42.8 41.8 42.6
Local Companies share, volumes (%) 76.5 75.7 75.8 76.7 75.6 76.5 76.5 76.7 77.2 77.4 77.9 68.9 68.4
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
Description of the indicators:
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is an aggregate measure of production equal to the sum of the
gross values added of all resident, institutional units engaged in production (plus any taxes, and
minus any subsidies, on products not included in the value of their outputs) calculated in current
prices. Converted from UAH to USD in accordance with an average official NBU exchange
rate in the corresponding period. Hereinafter: excluding the temporarily occupied territory of
the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol, as well as the part of zone of the
antiterrorist operation. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Export of Goods is a sale of goods by Ukrainian subjects of foreign economic activities to foreign
subjects of foreign economic activities (including non-cash payment) with or without exportation
of these goods through the customs border of Ukraine, including the re-export of goods. Initially
calculated in USD. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Import of Goods is a purchase (including non-cash payment) of goods by Ukrainian subjects
of foreign economic activities in foreign subjects of economic activities with or without the
importation of these goods into the territory of Ukraine, including the purchase of goods for
domestic consumption by establishments and organizations of Ukraine located abroad. Initially
calculated in USD. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Industrial Production Sales is the value of industrial goods, which are actually shipped in the
period, as indicated in documents decorated as the basis for calculating with the buyer (customer),
regardless of income payments for them. Converted from UAH to USD in accordance with an
average official NBU exchange rate in the corresponding period. Source: State Statistics Service
of Ukraine.
Retail Turnover of Enterprises is the value of consumer goods sold via retail trade and
restaurants to the population by all operating enterprises. It also includes direct retail sales by
industrial, transport and other non-trade enterprises. In addition, retail turnover includes retail
sales of food products to departments, organizations and enterprises to provide meals to the
people they serve (at sanatoria, children’s care institutions, hospitals, etc.). Reflected in current
prices. Converted from UAH to USD in accordance with an average official NBU exchange rate in
the corresponding period. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Unemployment Rate is a ratio (percent) of the unemployed registered at the State Employment
Service to the average annual population of working age. Source: State Statistics Service of
Ukraine.
Average Salary is an average value of remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees for
time worked or work done. Converted from UAH to USD in accordance with an average official
NBU exchange rate in the corresponding period. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Official Currency Exchange Rate is the rate established by the National Bank of Ukraine
under which Ukrainian national currency – UAH (Ukrainian hryvnia) will be exchanged for foreign
currency (USD or EUR). Calculated as average value in the corresponding period. Source: National
Bank of Ukraine.
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY INDICATORS
Export of Pharma Products is an export of goods related to the group “Pharmaceutical products”
under the Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activities. Initially calculated in
USD. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Import of Pharma Products is an import of goods related to the group “Pharmaceutical products”
under the Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activities. Initially calculated in
USD. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Pharma Retail Sales are retail sales of different product categories of “pharmacy basket” (drugs,
medical devices, cosmetics and food supplements) in values and volumes. Converted from UAH
to USD in accordance with an average official NBU exchange rate in the corresponding period.
Source: Morion.
WACP (Weighted average cost of a pack) is a ratio of pharma retail sales in values to pharma
retail sales in volumes.
CPI (Consumer price index) is an indicator of changes at the time of prices and tariffs for
commodities and services being purchased by the population for unproductive consumption
calculated to corresponding month of previous year. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Pharma Products CPI is a Consumer price index of “Pharmaceutical products, medical products,
appliances and equipment” group calculated to corresponding month of previous year. Source:
State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Local Companies Share is the share (percent) of sales related to Ukrainian companies in overall
pharma retail sales in values and volumes. Source: Morion
Table: Key Macroeconomic
Indicators in Ukraine
(September 2015-September 2016)

3. 193.2
206.3
196.6
212.3
198.9
176.0
187.3
178.1
177.6 174.8 175.4
180.9
190.4
126.7
130.2
129.0
136.4
133.6
126.8
133.8
125.2
123.6 122.6 122.7
126.2
135.5
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Pharmaceutical Market Retail Sales2015 2016
Volumes
Values mio USD
mio units
119933.222
206.3
1196.6
221122.33
112266.77
130.2
129.0
113366.44
Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015
13.8
12.2 11.7
15.8
8.3
13.3
15.5
13.9
14.2
16.1
13.4 13.6
18.8
122.2
147.1
141.3 142.1
103.7
145.0
125.1
130.0
110.4
132.1 133.1
137.3 140.6
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Ukraine's International Trade
in Pharma Production
2015 2016
Export
Import
mio USD
mio USD
13.8
12.2 11.7
15.8
122.22
147.1
141.3 142.1
Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015
5.72
6.29
5.92
6.37
4.93 4.93
5.41
5.17 5.39
5.44 5.61 5.57 5.62
1.86
2.04
1.80
2.01
1.60
1.50
1.64
1.76
1.59
1.73
1.87 1.92
1.76
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Industrial Production Sales &
Retail Turnover of Enterprises Surplus
2015 2016
Retail turnover of enterprises
Industrial production sales
bn USD
5.72
6.29
5.92
6.37
11.8866
2.04
1.80
2.01
Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015
bn USD
21.8 21.8
23.3 23.4 24.3
26.4 26.4 25.6 25.2 25.0 24.8 25.1
26.3
26.1
24.6 25.1 25.4 26.3
29.3 29.2 29.1 28.5 28.1 27.5 28.1
29.5
151.9
146.4 146.6
143.3 140.3
132.7
120.9
109.8 107.5 106.9 107.9 108.4 107.9
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
2015 2016 Official Currency Exchange Rates
vs. Consumer Price Index
UAH / EUR
UAH / USD
CPI
2211.88 2211.88
23.3 23.4
26.1
24.6 25.1 25.4
115511.99
146.4 146.6
143.3
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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KEY ECONOMIC EVENTS
»» The EBRD downgraded forecast for the Ukrainian GDP growth in 2016 from 2.0% to 1.5%. “Ukraine’s economy
resumed growth in the first half of 2016 after a total fall of GDP by 16% over the previous two years. Bad loans
remain an acute problem for Ukraine,” the Bank said.
»» IMF forecasts 2.5% GDP growth for Ukraine in 2017 and +4% in 2021. Consumer inflation in Ukraine in 2016 is
expected at 15.1%, and at 11% in 2017. The World Bank predicts that GDP will grow by 1% in 2016, by 2% in 2017.
WB in Ukraine economist Anastasia Holovach said Ukraine’s econopmy grew by 0.8% in the six months of 2016.
»» Ukraine was ranked 80th
country in Doing Business 2017 rating prepared by the World Bank, climbing 1 position
y-o-y. Ukraine has shown best improvements in Protecting Minority Investors (from 101st
to 70th
position) and
Enforcing Contracts (from 81st
to 93rd
position) topics.
»» On Oct 20, Ukrainian Parliament approved the Draft Budget 2017 in the first reading. The spending plan is
based on 3% y-o-y GDP growth, 8.1% y-o-y CPI growth and 27.2 UAH/USD exchange rate.
»» Submission of e-declarations by Ukraine’s top officials has shown that most of them including the President, the
PM, the Head of the National Bank keep their savings in foreign currency. Moreover, they prefer using foreign
banks for their savings.
»» In Sep, Ukraine’s Gross International Reserves have grown 9.9% to USD 15.5 bn in the virtue of the IMF loan
tranche and Eurobonds placement.
»» Ukrainian President promised the EU would approve visa-free travel regime with Ukraine in by Nov 24, 2016,
the day of the Ukraine-EU summit.
»» Ukrainian PM proposed doubling minimum monthly wage in Ukraine to UAH 3,200 (123 USD) since 2017.
Thereby, the Head of the government asked Parliament to amend the Draft Budget 2017.
»» On Oct 13, Ukraine’s President signed the law on ratification of agreement between Ukraine and the European
Investment Bank on allocation of EUR 400 mio for projects in agriculture.
»» Ukrainian industry showed 2% y-o-y growth in Sep. Machinery has grown 4.5% y-o-y, chemicals – 4.8% y-o-y. In
9M2016, the industry grew 2% y-o-y.

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MARKET & COMPANIES NEWS
Farmak plans to enter
Malaysian market by
the end of 2018
Ukrainian pharmaceutical
company Farmak plans to
register a series of its products in
Malaysia by the end of 2018, the
company’s Business Development
Director said. The company
intends to launch its strategical
preparations, in particular, insulins
and original antiviral drug Amizon
(enisamium iodide). In 2015,
Farmak has already registered
Amizon in Mongolia and now
searching for opportunities
in Southeast Asia – Vietnam,
Malaysia and Indonesia.
In 2015, Farmak increased its
sales by 41.7% to UAH 3.6 bn.
The company plans to expand
its sales at external markets and
reach USD 1 bn sales by 2020.
Farmak’s portfolio includes 200
names of drugs.
Biofarma to export
drugs in Yemen
Ukrainian company
Biofarma signed a long-term
contract with the Department
of Health and Medicine of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
Republic of Yemen on exports
of its drugs in the country.
It is expected that about 20
preparations of Biofarma will be
available to Yemen’s population at
the beginning of 2017.
Biofarma is one of the biggest
local pharmaceutical companies
in Ukraine producing more than
130 brands in 11 pharmaceutical
groups. The company’s key
activity is the manufacturing of
high-technological preparations
made of donor blood as well as
recombinant drugs and bacterial
preparations.
Zdorovye will
cooperate with the
US company
Within the International Economic
Forum “Innovations. Investments.
Kharkiv initiatives”, Ukrainian
company Zdorovye signed
the contract on investment
and industrial activity with
the American pharmaceutical
company Unicity.
Unicity is exploring the possibility
of joint production of drugs in the
Kharkiv region in order to promote
its products in on European
market. “We understand that
the exchange of experience with
one of the largest Ukrainian
pharmaceutical companies will
allow us to subsequently launch
the new high-performance drugs
onto Ukrainian market,” the
Director of Unicity Michael Turner
said.
The GM of Zdorovye Alexandr
Dorovskoy reported that his
company also plans to lunch some
of its preparations like Glutargin
(arginine glutamate), Inflarax
and Arthiflex cream onto the US
market.
Zdorovye was 7th company on
Ukrainian pharmaceutical market
in 9M2016. The company’s
facilities comply with the GMP
requirements, while its portfolio
includes more than 350 items
of medical products of all
pharmacotherapeutic groups.
Arterium launched
new neurological
drug
Arterium Corporation launched
Mediatorn (ipidacrin) used during
inflammations of the peripheral
nervous system, polyneuropathy,
polyradiculopathy, myasthenia
gravis and myasthenic syndrome,
bulbar palsy, multiple sclerosis.
The drug is also used in the
period of recovery organic lesions
of the central nervous system,
accompanied by movement
disorders.
The drug is produced at
GDP certified facilities of
Galychpharm plant. Arterium
Corporation includes two
companies Kievmedpreparat
(Kyiv) and Galychpharm (Lviv).
In 9M2016, Arterium was the
second company at the Ukrainian
pharmaceutical market by sales in
values, climbing 3 positions y-o-y.
Servier and
Ukrainian
distributors fined for
collusion
Antimonopoly Committee of
Ukraine fined Servier Ukraine
for about UAH 1.7 mio for
anticompetitive concerted actions
conducted in cooperation with
Ukrainian distributors. Following
distributors were fined: Optima
Pharm – UAH 180 ths, BaDM
– UAH 903 ths, Alba Ukraine –
UAH 340 ths, Ludmila Pharm
– UAH 424 ths and A’STA – UAH
424 ths.
Earlier, in Sep, the Antimonopoly
Committee fined Swiss company
Alcon Pharmaceuticals and
Ukrainian distributors for a total
of UAH 1.56 mio.

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Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Market Monthly: October 2016
REGULATORY UPDATES
Reimbursement of medicinal
products’ prices to be implemented
since Jan 2017
Ministry of Health of Ukraine
has numerously expressed to the
public its readiness to implement
the reimbursement of medicinal
products’ prices. Today more and
more often the media inform on
the exact implementation date
of this initiative, which is Jan 01,
2017.
The latest newsmaker on
this occasion was Mr. Nikolay
Povoroznik, Deputy Head of Kyiv
City State Administration, who
presented the draft of City Target
Program «Kievers’ Health» for
2017-2019. The program text is
unpublished so far. According to
Mr. Povoroznik, it is planned to
reimburse the costs of medicinal
products in the following areas:
»» orphan diseases,
»» bronchial asthma,
»» chronic obstructive pulmonary
diseases,
»» diabetes,
»» ulcer diseases.
It is worth to mention that the
details of reimbursement are not
made public yet. It is still not clear
what will be the procedure for
the reimbursement; in particular
if the patients’ expenditures will
be reimbursed completely or
partially.
MOH clarified the procedure of
obtainment of new registration
certificates for products with
perpetual re-registration in
Ukraine
On Oct 20, 2016, the Ministry of
Health of Ukraine published on its
official web-site the clarification
on the mechanism of exchange
of registration certificates for
medicinal products being re-
registered and therefore their
registration became unlimited.
The Ministry provided the
following steps for the new
document obtainment:
»» The applicant submits an
application in optional form to
the State Expert Center with
the request to receive new
certificate instead of the one
that was valid for 5 years.
»» The State Expert Center
prepares the draft registration
certificate of the new form and
provides it to the applicant for
data check and coordination.
»» The State Expert Center
prepares the original document
and submits it for MOH
signature within 3 working
days upon the approval of the
draft registration certificate of
new form by the applicant.
»» The applicant receives the new
document at the State Expert
Center. In order to receive the
registration certificate the
applicant should provide the
power of attorney confirming
its authorities.
Please pay your attention to the
fact that there is no legislative
procedure for application
and obtainment of the new
registration certificate. In
addition, it is worth to mention
that the Ministry of Health does
not provide the terms for decision
making at each stage: the term
for the coordination of draft
certificate prepared by the State
Expert Center, the term for MOH
signing the original registration
certificate and it’s returning to the
State Expert Center.
Moreover, the temporary old
registration certificate is valid
within the stated terms (5
years), and it may be optionally
exchanged by the applicant within
the established term.
MOH invokes the termination of
the number of orders due to the
cancelation of medical devices’
registration in Ukraine
On Oct 07, 2016, the Ministry of
Health at its web-site provided
for public consideration the Draft
MOH Order «On the Annulment of
Orders of the Ministry of Health
of Ukraine on State Registration
of Medical Devices» (hereinafter –
the «Draft»).
The Draft provides for the
annulment of the following orders:
»» MOH Order #478 dated
02.07.2012 «On Approval of
the List of Medical Devices
Subject to State Registration
(Re-registration) in Ukraine»;
»» MOH Order #979 dated
30.11.2012 «On Approval of
the Procedures on Import to
the Territory of Ukraine of
Unregistered Medical Devices»;
»» MOH Order #616 dated
03.08.2012 «On Approval of
Rules of Conduct of Medical
Devices’ Clinical Trials and of
Model Regulation on Ethics
Commission».
It is worth to mention that the
state registration of medical
devices in Ukraine has been
terminated since Jul 01, 2015.
In a year, starting from Jul 01,
2016, such registration gave
place to the assessment of
medical devices’ compliance with
the relevant technical regulations
(including for in vitro diagnostics
and active implanted medical
devices).
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HEALTHCARE NEWS
Ukraine to approve full
law package for healthcare
reformation by year-end
The Memorandum Ukraine signed
with the IMF, obliges Ukraine
to approve the full package of
law, which would allow to reform
healthcare system of Ukraine.
According to the document,
the reforms should relate to
decentralization, enhance of
autonomisation of hospitals and
transfer to funding based on
medical services provided, not
hospital beds.
The Memorandum states that
Ukraine has already managed to
decrease the number of hospital
beds from 80 to 60 per 10 ths
population and reformed the
system of public procurement
of pharmaceutical and medical
equipment.
Head of State Service on
pharmaceutical products and
drugs control appointed
On Oct 4, Natalia Gudz has
become the winner of the
competition for the position
of Head of State Service on
pharmaceutical products and
drugs control. Earlier Mrs. Gudz
headed territorial administration
of the authority in Kyiv. Vladyslav
Tsylin was appointed at the
position of The First Deputy Head
of the Service.
Transition to insurance medicine to
start in 2017
Transfer of the healthcare
system to the insurance model
will start in 2017 and will last 3
years, the Deputy Head of the
MOH Pavlo Kovtoniuk said. The
transformation is to start from
the launch of family medicine
based the European model,
which would allow Ukrainians
to freely choose family doctor
and pediatrician and to sign
direct contracts with them. The
contracts will indicate the amount
of services, guaranteed and paid
by the state.
The work of the physicians will be
paid according to the standards
depending on the number of
contracts concluded with the
doctor. Wherein, doctors primary
care physicians will be able to
choose any organizational form
of work: private entrepreneur,
polyclinics, dispensaries, etc.
The reform does not provide for
the introduction of new taxes or
insurance premiums.
State Program for funding of
artificial heart installation may be
launched since 2017
Since 2017, the government
may launch State Program,
which would allow financing
the implantation of “mechanical
hearts” in Ukraine. The Head
of Heart Institute of the MOH
Borys Todurov stated that
preliminarily, the program
provides for allocation of UAH 15
mio, which would allow to conduct
5 implantation surgeries a year.
Moreover, the experts see the
Program as a first step towards
transplantation in Ukraine. In Nov
16, the surgeons of the Heart
Institute successfully conducted
the second in Ukraine operation
on artificial heart implantation.
MOH initiates creation of the
National Health Service of Ukraine
The MOH developed the Draft
Resolution, which aims to create
the National Health Service of
Ukraine. The Body is to perform
the role of a single national
customer of healthcare services
by concluding contracts with
healthcare providers at all levels
and forms of property related to
the purchase of medical services
within the state guaranteed
health care package, which will
create competition between
potential service providers. The
Service will dispose the public
funds intended to cover the cost
of insurance for all citizens of
Ukraine in the framework of the
state guaranteed healthcare
package.

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Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Market Monthly: October 2016
Belarus
Since the beginning of 2016,
Belmedpreparaty pharmaceutical
company mastered the production
of 16 new drugs. Among them
are analogues of Indian and
Cuban drugs, which have import
substitution significance
NatiVita company launched
targeted drug, which influence
solely the cancer cells and thus
do not affect healthy organs and
tissues.
NatiVita company research
center in Beshankovichy. The
company’s director stated that in
2017 NatiVita plans to establish a
production of six innovative drugs.
Kazakhstan
Vice Minister for Healthcare
and Social Development of
Kazakhstan met with Heads
of Slovenian companies and
discussed the possibilities for
establishing production facilities
of KRKA and Lek (Sandoz) in
Kazakhstan.
Within Kazakh-Hungarian
business forum, Kaznex Invest
company and International
research and production
holding Phytochemistry signed
agreement with Hungarian
company PannonPharma LTD on
organization of manufacturing
of original medicines based on
natural substances in Karaganda.
In 8M2016, the amount
production of pharmaceuticals in
Kazakhstan reached KZT 24.4
bn (2.5% PPG growth). In 1H2016,
the production of antibiotics
increased 30% PPG, which was
related to the commissioning of
the new plant of Chimpahrm JSC
(SANTO).
On 24/10/2016, Nobel AFF
launched its fifth production
hall, the construction of which
had started in Jan 2015. The
total production area is 900
m2. The hall will be used for the
manufacturing of medicines and
packages.
Russia
National Immunobiological
Company (NacImBio) and
Siemens Healthineers signed the
agreement on cooperation and
partnership. The parties intend to
create working group for analysis
of mutual spheres of interest.
Federal Antimonopoly Service
endorsed Joyful Group (British
Virgin Islands) to conduct
acquisition of 20% voting shares
of the Russian Boicad Holding ltd.
Geropharm company received
investments form Russian Direct
Investment Fund, which will be
allocated for the construction of a
new high-tech industrial complex
of full cycle in St. Petersburg.
BIOCAD company intends to
expand its presence in South-East
Asia by increasing the volume of
supplies to Sri Lanka, Vietnam
and Bangladesh. The company
also plans to enter the markets
of Mexico, Argentina and other
countries of Latin America.
On 11/10/2016, Novosibirsk
Research Institute of Tuberculosis
presented new nano aerosol
forms of anti-TB drugs, which
have significantly lower adverse
effects. The Institute will
conducts preclinical and clinical
trials of the drug forms.
Sberbank banking company
granted RUB 3.3 bn to Polysan
pharmaceutical company for
the construction of the third
production line as well as bank
guarantees for RUB 3 bn to
Pharmimex company.
On 12-14 October, Sintez JSC
reached the range of cooperation
agreements with Belarus
companies. The company intends
to increase the supply of own
drugs in Belarus by 1.5 times
On 22/10/2016, Mechnikov
plant, which had been built with
participation of Russia, was put
into operation in Nicaragua. The
plant is expected to produce
30 m doses of vaccines against
influenza per season.
On 25/10/2016, Akrikhin JSC
and Acticomp CJSC signed the
protocol on cooperation for the
production of pharmaceuticals.
Akrikhin JSC plans to produce
finished drugs based on
substances developed by
Acticomp CJSC.
In next 3-5 years, Bayer plans to
increase the local production of
pharmaceuticals and agricultural
products to 30% of the overall
sales in Russia.
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