<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">As far as it appears,
the state of biotechnology and medical technology in Russia is terrible (I include some
references in Russian, as they were easier to find). Some examples:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most foreign
biomedical technology was banned for import into Russia (by the Russians themselves),
and now new Russian analogs are being developed (understandably of inferior
quality) and tested on the Russian population.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU"><a href="http://daily.rbc.ru/investigation/economics/23/06/2014/54af1a389a794744819c108d">http://daily.rbc.ru/investigation/economics/23/06/2014/54af1a389a794744819c108d</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The use of any embryonic
stem cells was banned by the government</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://izvestia.ru/news/546449">http://izvestia.ru/news/546449</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The law was passed to
ban the use of any form of GMO in agriculture.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://geektimes.ru/post/249666/">http://geektimes.ru/post/249666/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="RU"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The “Dynasty
Foundation” that supported a lot of Russian science, especially biomedical
science, was recently branded as “Foreign Agent”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.newsru.com/russia/15jun2015/dynasty.html">http://www.newsru.com/russia/15jun2015/dynasty.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Many hospitals and medical research institutes (including gerontological research institutes) have been closed:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.aif.ru/society/healthcare/1402197">http://www.aif.ru/society/healthcare/1402197</a><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There were some
reports about some interesting biotechnological developments in Russia, such as
tissue 3D printing, and some other great science done by heroic Russian
scientists against all odds… Yet, overall it does not seem to be a very favorable
place for development…</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 6:23 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:natasha@natasha.cc" target="_blank">natasha@natasha.cc</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Hello!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Does anyone know about the advances in biotechnology in Russia today and its future? Are the regulations still more flexible than in the US and elsewhere?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Any knowledge you can impart is appreciated!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Thank you,<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7f7f7f">Natasha<b><i><u></u><u></u></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></font></span></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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