On October 11, 2022, a press conference was held at the National Press Center of the Republic of Belarus on the topic: «Scientific support of the pharmaceutical and microbiological industries in Belarus».

Promising Developments of the domestic competitive pharmaceutical Products, timed to coincide with the Day of Workers of the Pharmaceutical and Microbiological Industry of Belarus. The speakers at the event were: Elena Kalinichenko – Deputy Director for Scientific and Innovative Work – Head of the SPC «ChemPharmSintez» of the State Scientific Institution «Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus», Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus; Alexander Shepshelev – Director of the State Scientific Institution «Institute of Microbiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus», Candidate of Technical Sciences and Natalya Antonevich – Head of the Laboratory of Immunology and Cell Therapy of the State Scientific Institution «Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus», Candidate of Biological Sciences.

As Elena Kalinichenko emphasized during a press conference, the pharmaceutical industry in Belarus, despite the difficult times, has withstood and is developing. She stressed that this year the institute has practically completed two developments – these are import-substituting drugs for oncohematological orientation, which previously cost the country tens of millions of dollars. It is planned to enter the Belarusian market with them from the beginning of next year, and then Russia. Alexander Shepshelev, director of the State Scientific Institution «Institute of Microbiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus», spoke about the latest developments of scientists for agriculture, industry, medicine and environmental protection, about the production of pilot batches of biological products for various purposes. In turn, Natalia Antonevich, Head of the Laboratory of Immunology and Cell Therapy of the State Scientific Institution «Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus», informed the media representatives in detail about the development of methods for the treatment and medical prevention of human diseases using biomedical cell products, as well as about approbation, introduction and practical implementation of innovative methods of treatment using cellular technologies, development of new methods for evaluating the effectiveness of cellular therapy.