Upharmacia August 2017 | Page 10

Upharmacia August 2017 CIS PHARMA NEWS A zerbaijan — — Bulgarian pharmaceutical companies take an interest in Pirallahi industrial park and consider possibilities of cooperation in pharmaceutical sphere. B elarus — — Indian company Chokhani Pharma proposed Belarus to establish joint manufacturing of drugs against hepatitis, including sofosbuvir. — — In 1H2017, the share of Belarussian drugs on the internal market increased to 57.2% in values, the MOH’s official reported. — — The government closed out Pharmaceutical Industry Department and subordinated four state companies (JSC Borimed, JSC Nesvizh Plant of Medical Preparations, JSC Ekzon and JSC Ferane) to Management company of the holding Belpharmprom. R ussia — — Janssen intends to localize in Russia the production of the range of innovative drugs for the treatment of malignant blood diseases including Imbruvica (ibrutinib). — — Roche signed agreement on localization of obinutuzumab at the facilities of Pharmstandard company in Ufa. First series of the drug are expected to be produced in the end of 2018. — — Venture Biotech Fund Primer Capital invested in the development of the drug by Gemopharm company for the treatment of multiple myeloma. The drug has already shown high efficacy in vivo. It is being prepared to pre-clinical trials. Zone in Port Said. — — In 4Q2017, Pharmsyntez intends to launch onto the market the new portfolio of hypoglycemic drugs, which will include gliclazide, repaglinide, metformin, glibenclamide, glimepiride, glycidone, glibenclamide + metformin. K azakhstan — — LLC R-Pharm Kazakhstan, LLC ULNANOTECH and LLC TestGen signed cooperation agreement to implement innovative developments in non-invasive prenatal diagnosis and diagnosis of cancer in the Republic of Kazakhstan. — — Within the state program for industrial development, three new pharmaceutical plants will be opened in Kazakhstan by the end of 2019. Hikma CIS will invest KZT 6.5 bn to construct plant in Almaty. JuldyzKenan Co., LTD is to launch manufacturing of disposable medical products made of polymers worth KZT 1.7 bn. ASTANA PHARMBIOSYNTESIS will produce vital pharmaceutical preparations at the facilities worth KZT 32.9 bn. — — Teva does not plan to close its representative office in Kazakhstan, as it has long-term plans for presence on the market, the company’s officials reported. Teva was 7th company on Kazakh market in 2016 with 278 products represented. — — Single distributor SK-Parmacia reached agreement with 23 local companies on the procurement of 523 positions of drugs and 389 positions of medical devices. These products will be procured for state needs during next 10 years. The agreement is aimed to guarantee the sales of manufactured products and thereby to support local manufacturers. — — BIOCAD company will build a production complex in Pushkin district in St. Petersburg. It will include the center for pre-clinical trials, as well as production of substances and finished drugs. The investments to amount RUB 3bn. — — BIOCAD company plans to open representative office in Egypt by the end of 2017 with intention to enter the whole market of Near East. The company may localize manufacturing in Russian Industrial 10 www.upharma-c.com