The St. Petersburg International Health Forum will be held in the new congress and exhibition center “Expoforum” from October 15^th to 17^th, 2014. The exhibition reflects the latest trends in the health industry and presents a wide range of goods and services in various fields of medicine.

Exhibitors from 15 countries, among them Czech Republic, Slovenia, Korea, Germany and Russia will attend this forum. The forum’s program includes such areas as medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, health and wellness services, optics and biotechnology.

The St. Petersburg International Health Forum was not only the first but also a unique project for the entire exhibition industry in St. Petersburg. A single brand name has united several exhibition organizers: ExpoForum, Messe Düsseldorf Moscow Ltd., PRIMEXPO Ltd. Having united projects of the three leading international exhibition organizers MEDIZ St. Petersburg has solved one of its main tasks: it allows the provision of a comprehensive multisectoral and multidisciplinary approach for the development of the health industry.

The St. Petersburg International Health Forum as well as the integrated exhibition MEDIZ St. Petersburg are an important meeting place for representatives of government agencies, manufacturers of equipment and medical products, scientists and practitioners, and all those who are interested in improving quality of care and implementation of public health programs.

The importance of this forum for the development of the healthcare industry in St. Petersburg emphasizes active participation of the government. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation will participate at this year’s exhibition with a collective booth. The ministry praises the work of the forum. Furthermore, a great support for the project is provided by the Committee of Public Health of St. Petersburg, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and the Government of St. Petersburg, which proves the importance of achieving high standards in medicine.

The extensive business program attracts much of the specialists’ attention. The following events will be held within its frames: The conference “Topical Pharmacy Issues 2014”; the plenary session “Healthy Cities”; the competition of biological developments; the conference “Bioindustry towards Biotechnology of the Future”, the international conference “Aesthetic Medicine”; the conference “Physiotherapy: Sanatorium Resort Treatment and Complementary Technologies in Dermatology”; the 2^nd international conference “Modern Medical Centers. Investments. Equipment”; the executive conference of the chief specialists for health facilities in the St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. Topic of the conference – “Periodic Health Examination”.

The St. Petersburg International Health Forum is a unique project for the whole trade fair industry of St. Petersburg.