Trends Identified

Metabolic engineering products

Biotechnological processes to produce biologically active compounds based on targeted modification of the producing organism’s pathways using metabolic engineering techniques will make it possible to produce amino acides, vitamins, antibiotics, enzymes, recombinant proteins and other products. The increased effectiveness of new methods of metabolic engineering and bio- engineering against the backdrop of traditional methods (random mutagenesis, etc.) reduces the cost of the product and creates the necessary conditions for mass application in various industries.

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Biotechnology processes to obtain recombinant proteins of plant and animal origin

Biotechnological processes to produce recombinant proteins for industrial (enzymes, biopolymers, etc.) and medical (vaccines, antibodies, enzymes) use in plants and animals, or “biofactories”, are cheaper and more effective compared with traditional technologies based on using microbial cultures and animal cells. Thus, technologies to produce recombinant proteins in plants using viral systems, and in the milk of transgenic animals, are one of the key prospective developments in this field.

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Devices to monitor the current state of the body

The use of devices to monitor the current condition of an organism, including remotely, will make it possible to simultaneously monitor a large group of patients, continuously monitor the parameters of an organism and the state of health of a patient (and where necessary take any urgent support measures), the correctness and timeliness of doctors’ instructions, and enable communications between individual monitoring devices and the remote work location of the doctor.

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Data analysis systems for low- and high-molecular marker molecules

Systems to analyse data on low- and high-molecular marker molecules are hardware and soft­ ware systems offering high­performance analysis of proteins, nucleic acids and low­molecular metabolites using miniaturised mass spectrometers. The unique feature of these systems lies in their ability to quickly identify the structure of molecules, which makes these technological solu­ tions highly in demand in biochemical diagnostics.

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Surgical optical technology

The result of the practical introduction of new surgical optical equipment to replace (or complement) traditional medical equipment will be a reduction in tissue trauma and a fall not only in the time required for operations, but also the duration of a patient’s stay in hospital. The development of minimally invasive surgery and the creation of complex hybrid systems consisting of nanotechnology and micro­electromechanical systems (including 3D and 4D multi­modal visualisation systems) will make it possible to use robotics in minimally invasive endoscopic procedures.

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Surgical robots

The emergence of new surgical robots, as well as nanorobots, will make it possible to reduce the level of trauma, wound infection and avoid the need for blood transfusions. Operations carried out using robots will see reduced soreness in the post­operative period, accelerated rehabilitation times, minimal risks of the complications common in traditional surgery, increased oncological and functional results from operations, and improved cosmetic effects due to the lack of large post­operative scars. The introduction of such surgical technologies will reduce the impact of the human element during the operation and in terms of its outcome.

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Bio-electric interfaces

Bioelectronic interfaces make it possible to integrate electronic devices with biological tissues (often membranes of nerve cells) to carry out vital processes and bodily functions under various conditions and environments. From a medical viewpoint this is necessary to achieve connections between implantable chips, bionic prosthetic limbs, implanted artificial sensory organs, and the electrodes of various biotechnical systems and medical devices. Electronic sensory organs are likely to be developed, as well as prosthetics made from new materials with increased compatibility.

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

High-sensitivity biosensors

Highly sensitive biosensors to measure physical and physiological parameters of the body will be able to diagnose and identify deviations and faults in the functioning of various organs and physiological systems in the body based on changes in objective operational indicators (physical, chemical, etc.) using instrument based or laboratory research methods. Multi­component measurement systems will appear which will be integrated with analytical programmes based on chemometric approaches and artificial intelligence drawing together several diagnostic and visualisation technologies.

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Software to analyse statistical macromolecular markers

Software systems to analyse static (contextual) macromolecular markers will make it possible to carry out more in-depth genetic diagnostics (primarily for hereditary and orphan diseases). The expansion of the market for this product group will contribute to minimising the analytical processes in clinical laboratories and the emergence of specific personalised approaches to diagnostics. New systems which do not require expensive equipment and components could successfully compete with mass spectrometers and other modern analytical techniques.

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Preparations based on human cell cultivation products to stimulate regeneration processes

The use of preparations based on cell cultivations stimulating regeneration processes will make it possible to overcome diseases which were previously seen as incurable through the potential for a patient to reproduce their own cells or have cells introduced into the body. By varying the cell cultivation conditions (for example, by placing them in a hypoxic environment), it is possible to change the relationship of factors according to the required results (stimulating or suppressing angiogenesis, apoptosis and the proliferation of receptor cells).

2016

Russia 2030: science and technology foresight

Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation