OncoBioMed 2016

The competitive selection of projects in the field of diagnostics and treatment of oncological diseases "OncoBioMed 2016" has been announced

Vitaly Shustikov, sk.ru

The Skolkovo Foundation and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) announce a competitive selection of projects in the field of development of innovative technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases "OncoBioMed 2016". The selection is carried out in partnership with the Russian Society of Clinical Oncology (RUSSCO).

Innovative projects in the following nominations are accepted for participation in the selection:

• diagnostic test;
• medicinal product / treatment technology;
• medical device.

The winners of the selection for each of the three nominations will receive:

• mentoring support from the organizers, the partner and the jury;
• the opportunity to apply for the status of a Participant in the Skolkovo project;
• the possibility of obtaining a mini-grant from the Skolkovo Foundation in the amount of up to 5 million rubles inclusive;
• entrance ticket to the Startup Village 2017 conference.

The target audience of the competitive selection: oncologists, chemotherapists, oncologists, researchers and innovative companies engaged in developments in the field of oncology.

Applications for participation in the competitive selection are open until October 23, 2016.

The final selection and announcement of the winners will take place on November 15-17, 2016 during the Russian Cancer Congress.

To learn more about the terms of the competitive selection and apply for participation, visit the Skolkovo Foundation website at the link.

For additional information, please contact us by e-mail onco@sk.ru or call by phone +7 495 956 0033 (ext. 2170)

Elena Aksenova, Deputy Chief Scientific Secretary of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Economics:

"The Russian Academy of Sciences has accepted the offer of Skolkovo to act as a partner in organizing and conducting the selection of innovative projects of OncoBioMed 2016. The treatment of oncological diseases and early diagnosis of cancer is one of the progressive directions of the development of scientific research. And solving the problem of reducing mortality from cancer is also a national priority. Until now, a large number of people are dying from these diseases in the country, while cancer is getting younger and taking more and more people of working age. I hope that through the joint efforts of the Academy of Sciences and Skolkovo, we will be able to identify the most promising developments in the field of diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases and bring them to practical use."

Kristina Khodova, Head of the Oncology/Immunology Department of the Biomedical Technologies Cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation:

"The competitive selection of OncoBioMed has already managed to prove its effectiveness – thanks to it, we manage to find and support the brightest projects in the field of oncology every year. The winners of the past years have made significant progress in their developments, have become winners of Startup Village and active participants in the Skolkovo ecosystem. We are grateful to our partners – the Russian Society of Clinical Oncology and the Russian Academy of Sciences – for supporting this initiative. We expect that this year the participants of the contest will again offer interesting and promising ideas that will help to advance in solving many problems in the field of diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases."

Ilya Timofeev, Executive Director of the Russian Society of Clinical Oncology:

"The joint competition of the Skolkovo Foundation and the Russian Society of Clinical Oncology OncoBioMed is aimed at finding interesting scientific projects in oncology. The experience of previous years shows that the winners of the competition successfully implement their projects, present research results at international conferences and publish them as articles in scientific journals. This year the competition will be held within the framework of the anniversary XX Russian Cancer Congress, which will attract even more attention from the professional community"

Media Contacts:

Alexandra Barshchevskaya
Skolkovo Foundation
Press Secretary
Tel./tel.: +7 (495) 956 00 33, ext./ext. 2657
E-mail: ab@sk.ru

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