Yerevan hosts "Chemistry: pharma: biotech: new challenges" conference 

ArmInfo.Yerevan has hosted the ChemEX entitled "Chemistry: pharma:  biotech: new challenges." The main task of the forum is pooling the potential of Russian, Armenian  and EAEU companies working in the production and services sectors and  establishing cooperation. 

"We need specific positions and amount of listed products. We need  government guarantees and assistance to the chemical industry. In  this case, the system will start operating in unison and  accomplishing common tasks assigned by the government to businesses,"  Vladislav Shestakov, Director of the State Institute of Drugs and  Good Practices, RF Ministry of Trade, said. 

Armenia's Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan pointd out an important  role of Armenia's chemical industry in the USSR. "At present, the  chemical and pharmaceutical industries are the Armenian government's  priorities, and we are launching various development programmes in  the industries," he said. 

The forum discussed cooperation programmes, ways of ensuring  uninterrupted production. The speakers spoke of exchange of  experience in training specialists and in research and development. 

Among the participants were President of the RA National Academy of  Sciences Ashot Saghyan, Research Supervisor of the Mendeleev  University of Chemical Technology of Russia Akhbar Godari and others.