Letter of support - Federal Control Service in Health Care and Social Development

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, guest and participants of the exhibition!

I am pleased to welcome you to the 8th Moscow International Specialised Exhibition PHARMTECH 2006— “Technologies of Pharmaceutical Industry”.

PHARMTECH exhibition is a unique event in pharmaceutical industry of Russia and CIS countries dedicated to pharmaceutical production, which goal and task is to present state-of-the-art technologies and demonstrate international achievements reflecting all fields and trends of the international market.

This is the reason for PHARMTECH being a real opportunity for representatives of Russian and international pharmaceutical companies not only to get acquainted with the new products of the industry, but also to interact and exchange ideas and opinions.

During the period of eight years PHARMTECH has been growing from strength to strength reflecting the processes taking place in pharmaceutical industry. PHARMTECH today is a traditional and wanted event, which has become a meeting point for specialists of pharmaceutical industry of Russia and CIS countries with a constantly growing audience.

We are confident that in 2006 PHARMTECH will reach new quality objectives and make its positive contribution to the implementation of the task aimed at providing Russian people with effective, safe and high-quality medicines.

Launching of the new project, COSMOTECH — Technologies and Equipment for Cosmetic Industry, reflects the pressing need for a specialised exposition dedicated to cosmetic production. Undoubtedly, it will receive positive feedback from both potential participants of the new section, and potential visitors, i. e. cosmetic producers from Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia.

Full scientific programme within the exhibition, including the traditional PHARMTECHPROM seminar, will certainly arouse keen interest and will bring together pharmaceutical specialists from Russia and CIS. The seminar, which has become one of the key forums of the industry, will provide specialists of various countries with an opportunity to discuss top priority issues of the industry and exchange experience.

I wish all participants, guests and organisers of PHARMTECH 2006 exhibition productive work at the exhibition, every success and prosperity!

R. U. Kharbiev
Head of the Federal Control Service in Health Care and Social Development