Vladimir Putin visited a special exhibition at the Future Technologies Forum 2024, where he viewed a presentation of advanced Russian medical technologies and developments at the joint thematic stand of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Federal Medical-Biological Agency, and the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare. The exhibition also included stands of Rosatom State Corporation, Gazprombank, and the Roscongress Foundation.
The Russian president learned about Rosatom State Corporation’s advanced developments and solutions in additive technologies, radiopharmaceuticals, and quantum computing. The exhibition of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Federal Medical-Biological Agency, and the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare highlighted innovative technologies in genetics, biological defence, neurotechnologies, regenerative medicine, as well as digital technologies and AI. Gazprombank specialists spoke about projects being implemented by the Lift Centre involving in vitro molecular diagnostics based on quantum dots, neural implants, additive technologies, and a mobile genetic diagnostics system. Roscongress Foundation First Deputy CEO for Development and Head of the Healthcare Directorate Anastasia Stolkova showed Vladimir Putin some of the advanced Russian projects in healthcare that are being implemented based on initiatives from Roscongress Medicine and the Healthy Life ecosystem.
Scientists are currently shaping the image of the medicine of the future. Genetic technologies make it possible to identify complex diseases and provide effective therapy for them. Tissue engineering helps to grow new cells and replace damaged ones. Brain-computer interfaces and neuroprosthetics are able to restore diminished body functions. These and other scientific achievements aim to significantly improve people’s quality and life expectancy.
“The Future Technologies Forum has once again clearly demonstrated that our science is a driver of change in the country. It is particularly gratifying to see the development of medical science, where every project aims to help people, improve the quality of life, and ensure active longevity. The technologies presented at the Forum are ahead of their time and set the trajectory for the further development of medicine not only in Russia, but also around the world,” Russian Presidential Aide and Chairman of the Forum’s Organizing Committee Maxim Oreshkin said.
An open meeting of the Council for the Implementation of the Federal Scientific and Technical Programme for the Development of Genetic Technologies in 2019–2030 was also held during the Forum. The meeting was moderated by Council Co-Chair and Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova: “By the end of the twentieth century, we had serious scientific schools and scientific developments that led us to the need to make genetic science an absolute priority. There is no need to talk about how important this is for the development of medicine, agriculture, industry, and biosafety. But we steadily pursued these four directions, creating this programme, executing it, and presenting concrete results to society.”
The Forum’s business programme also included a meeting of the Working Group on the Legal Regulation of Genetic Technologies, Including Genome Editing, and Bioethics titled ‘Preventing Hereditary Diseases and Promoting Reproductive and Genetic Well-Being’ and a meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Nuclear Medicine.