On September 11–17, 2026, Ekaterinburg hosted the International Youth Festival, a large-scale event that brought together 10,000 young leaders from 191 countries. At the festival running under the motto «Follow Your Dream,» the Medsintez Plant presented its exhibition, showcasing the achievements of the Ural pharmaceutical industry in the field of import substitution.
The updated clinical guidelines for treatment of ARVI in children took effect on September 2, 2026. The document was developed by leading experts from the Union of Pediatricians of Russia, the Interregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (IACMAC), and the Russian Society of Emergency Medical Care and approved by the Scientific and Practical Council of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. It fundamentally shifts therapeutic approaches toward enhanced safety and minimal drug burden.
On September 3–4, 2026, Nizhny Novgorod hosted the 2nd Regional Endocrinological Congress: Challenges and Prospects of the Volga Region, with the active participation of the Medsintez Plant. As a strategic company, Medsintez Plant has been ensuring Russia's pharmaceutical security for 25 years. Company's exhibition booth showcased a range of hormonal medications for treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as drugs for infertility treatment through the IVF method.
More than twenty years ago, the Regiony Rossii (Regions of Russia, RR) magazine witnessed the birth of an innovative pharmaceutical production facility in Novouralsk, which had no analogues in the country. Today, the Medsintez Plant is a strategic asset in terms of national pharmaceutical security, a recognized industry leader, a National Champion, and a winner of prestigious awards. The secret behind the success of the Ural school of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology is explored in this article by RR.
Institute of Chemical Engineering is one of leading institutes of the Ural Federal University, which does not stand still, constantly develops and keeps up to date.
Key competencies of the institute in the field of medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical technologies are concentrated in departments, scientific laboratories, as well as in the Scientific, Educational and Innovation Center of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Technologies. A unique university in the Urals in terms of leading world-class scientific schools, technical equipment, laboratories, outstanding teachers and. scientists, educational programs. Pharmaceutical engineering is the hallmark of the Institute.
The Institute carries out active scientific and innovative work in the field of medical and pharmaceutical chemistry in cooperation with leading Russian and foreign centers. Graduates of the Institute work at chemical industry enterprises, enterprises manufacturing equipment for chemical industry, pharmaceuticals, in environmental protection institutions, in research and designing departments of biotechnological and microbiological enterprises, in production of medicinal substances, biopolymers using modern biotechnological methods, implementation of medical drug formulations and methods of quality control of raw materials, intermediate products and finished products, as well as in state regulatory organizations.