On October 17, 2022, a press conference was held in the Press Center of the Press House, timed to coincide with the Day of Pharmaceutical and Microbiological Industry Workers (October 15), on the topic: «Development of the pharmaceutical industry in Belarus: demand for domestic drugs».

From the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the event was attended by: Yuri Mikitsky – Director of SE «Akademfarm»; Elena Kalinichenko – Doctor of Chemistry, Deputy Director for Scientific and Innovative Work of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and online presentation – Larisa Birichevskaya - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Leading Researcher of the Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology of the Institute of Microbiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

During the event, the speakers talked about what drugs are planned to be developed within the framework of the state scientific and technical program «Development of pharmaceutical substances, medicines and regulatory support for the pharmaceutical industry» for 2021-2025, how the effectiveness and safety of products are confirmed, and how the cost is formed domestic drugs compared to imported analogues.