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Biomedicine

Self-repair of the brain

The damaged part of the brain is not able to grow back. But the brain is sometimes able to transform existing tissue, forming unique structures and paving new neural pathways.

28.09.2009
Biomedicine

The near future of medicine: an optimistic scenario

In the next 20-30 years, telemedicine and robotics in healthcare, technologies for replacing human organs with artificial ones, effective methods of treating cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, personalized medicine and gene therapy will become the most widespread. Life expectancy will reach 100-120 years. But this is not the limit.

28.09.2009
Note to the businessman

Cord blood banks in the world and in Russia

In the coming years, Russia will narrow the gap with foreign countries in the field of cord blood banking. Today, 0.3% of women in labor use the services of stem cell banks; in 10 years, every 20th mother will use them.

28.09.2009
Grants and competitions

Small innovative enterprises, get STARTED!

The goal of the START-10 program is to assist small innovative enterprises at the initial stage of development in the development and creation of high–tech goods and services with great potential for commercialization.

28.09.2009
Exhibitions and conferences

Innovation, venture, talk shop...

The parties will "strive to coordinate efforts in the field of information support for the processes of promoting the development of entrepreneurial activity in the technological innovation sector and the venture investment system in order to inform Russian investment applicants about the mechanisms of venture investment, increase the attractiveness of alternative investments as a business development tool and expand communication opportunities for investors and investment applicants."

25.09.2009
Genetics

Genes of Chelyabinsk champions

Employees of UralGUFC are working on the creation of a complex of genetic tests, with the help of which a person can identify the makings for the manifestation of certain physical qualities, such as speed, strength, endurance.

25.09.2009
Bioethics

Transplantologists continue to smear tar

Alexander Komolov, head of the Kryvyi Rih Forensic Examination Bureau: "At first they offered me "kickbacks", then they broke my legs, and now they have opened a criminal case against me for violating the procedure of transplantation."

25.09.2009
Biotechnologies - into life

Let's talk about biotechnology and business?

Vadim Govorun, a scientist and creator of an effective biotech business, talks about the prospects of Russian science, the role of the individual in its salvation and shares the main secret of success – it is necessary to build a new world around yourself.

25.09.2009
Exhibitions and conferences

Investors don't know, innovators don't want to

"... we don't have such forums so that everyone knows that there will be projects from Russia and investments, that you can come there every year... I have sent the information to all technoparks in Moscow. So far, the reaction is zero."

25.09.2009
Your health

Federal target program "Cheap and bad pills for everyone"

At a round table organized by the ARFP, Deputy Head of Roszdravnadzor Elena Telnova said: "In 2008, it would have been possible to save more than two billion rubles and more than 1.2 billion rubles in the first half of 2009, if domestic drugs had won at auctions." The cynicism of this statement is limitless. For a doctor, medicines, like a patient, do not have a "nationality".

24.09.2009
Controversial

Immortality in 20 years?

The rapid development of technology can lead to the emergence of immortality in 20 years. At least according to one of the forecasts.

24.09.2009
Note to the businessman

How to make money on intellectual property?

On Amendments to Certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation on the creation of economic societies by budgetary scientific and educational institutions for the purpose of practical application (implementation) of the results of intellectual activity.

24.09.2009
Grants and competitions

Grants will be ordered to live a long time

Whether the grant system will be preserved in Russia, what will happen to the funds that finance scientific research – these are the questions that concern thousands of Russian scientists now.

24.09.2009
Note to the businessman

Do you want to receive investments from Rosnanotech?

The procedure and formats of participation of Rosnanotech Group in nanotechnology investment funds determines the uniform conditions and procedure for participation of Rosnanotech Group in nanotechnology investment funds and the creation of such funds together with partners of Rosnanotech Group.

24.09.2009
Prolonging youth

The Cure for Old Age live

The Trendonomics program (Finam FM) will talk about the cure for aging today. Ilya Polessky and three scientists are in the live broadcast studio.

23.09.2009
Innovative Russia

Hot Finnish innovators

More than 10% of the population work in innovative companies that exist in the city. The income of the high–tech sector in Oulu and its environs is approximately 5 billion euros per year.

23.09.2009