The State Service for Medicines and Drug Control has suspended the license of the laboratory of the Marzeyev Institute of Public Health.
“Given the systematic nature of the identified violations, the validity of the certificate of industry certification issued to the laboratory is suspended until the elimination of remarks,” – reported on the website of the State Service for Medicines and Drug Control.
The State Service noted that the certificate was suspended following the results of the survey of the general level of compliance of the laboratory with the criteria of sectoral attestation on the organization of laboratory control of medicines, conducted on July 18-19.
According to the service, the survey “identified non-compliances that relate to the quality management system, equipment and drug testing.”
“The main findings indicate that numerous data integrity violations call into question the results of quality control of medicines that were checked during the survey. It has been established that studies were conducted according to methods that are not reflected in the quality control methods approved in Ukraine,” the State Service reports.
In addition, the State Service noted that the laboratory did not inform the State Service, in particular, about the lack of resources for conducting research and failure to agree on subcontracting, violation of handling of samples of medicines.
Goslexluzhba also emphasizes that at present, apart from the laboratory of the Marzeyev Institute, two other laboratories have WHO prequalification: the Central Laboratory of Goslexluzhba and the laboratory of pharmanalysis of the State Enterprise “State Expert Center (SEC) of the Ministry of Health”. In addition, the State Enterprise “Central Laboratory for Quality Analysis of Medicines and Medical Products” is accredited by the European Directorate for Quality of Medicines (EDQM) and is part of the pan-European network of laboratories OMCL.
As reported earlier, the laboratory of the Marzeyev Institute of Public Health appealed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister, the leadership of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Health Ministry with a request to prevent the transfer of the market of laboratory control of medicines into private hands. The laboratory stressed that “state control of the quality of medicines is being transferred into the hands of private business, with the State Service for Medicinal Products using for its own purposes the private authorized laboratory Dobrobut-Likilab LLC, created for itself”.
As previously reported, the laboratory of the Institute of Public Health named after Marzeyev asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Marzeyev. Marzeyev asks the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the Prime Minister, the leadership of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Ministry of Health to prevent the transfer of the market of laboratory control of medicines into private hands.
Natalia Ostanina, head of the laboratory of the Marzeyev Institute, believes that the management of the State Research Laboratory of Public Health is forcing the laboratory out of the market of quality control of medicines by transferring the directions for quality control from the State Research Laboratory of Public Health to the private laboratory Dobrobut Likilab LLC.
The State Research Laboratory for Quality Control of Medicines of the Marzeyev Institute of Drugs of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine was established in 1996, it employs four doctors of sciences, 10 candidates of sciences and 30 researchers. It is accredited by the National Accreditation Agency of Ukraine in accordance with the requirements of DSTU EN ISO/IEC 17025:2019 (EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017, IDT; ISO/IEC 17025:2017 IDT), certified by Gosleksluzhba, Quality Management System is certified by the Ukrainian Medical Certification Center for compliance with the requirements of DSTU EN ISO 9001:2018. The laboratory is the only one among scientific state institutions to be prequalified by WHO for the right to conduct quality control of medicines.
In January-July this year, Ukrainian companies increased imports of copper and copper products in value terms by 26.6% year-on-year to $85.210 million.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Friday, exports of copper and copper products increased by 12% to $49.199 million over the period under review.
In July, copper was imported for $10.103 million and exported for $7.644 million.
In addition, in January-July 2024, Ukraine increased imports of nickel and products by 2 times compared to the same period in 2023 – up to $16.980 million (in July – $4.026 million), aluminum and aluminum products – by 21.8%, up to $250.075 million (in July – $41.276 million).
At the same time, the country reduced imports of lead and lead products by 14.4% to $610 thousand (in July – $50 thousand), imports of tin and tin products increased by 7.8% to $1.536 million (in July – $185 thousand), and increased imports of zinc and zinc products by 35.4% to $33.361 million (in July – $5.011 million).
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in the first seven months of 2024 increased by 16.8% compared to the same period a year earlier to $64.382 million (in July – $10.207 million), lead and lead products decreased by 27.8% to $6.492 million (in July – $1.089 million), nickel and nickel products amounted to $423 thousand (in July it was absent), while in January-July 2023 it was $126 thousand.
Zinc exports for the first seven months of this year amounted to $120 thousand (in July – $21 thousand), while in January-July 2023 it was $86 thousand. Exports of tin and products amounted to $331 thousand (in July – $150 thousand) against $53 thousand in the same period a year earlier.
As reported, in 2023, Ukraine increased imports of copper and copper products by 2.2 times compared to 2022 – up to $140.795 million, while exports decreased by 20.1% to $72.078 million.
In addition, in 2023, Ukraine decreased imports of nickel and products by 74.2% compared to 2022, to $15.391 million, and increased imports of aluminum and aluminum products by 7.7%, to $366.463 million.
At the same time, it reduced imports of lead and lead products by 65.2% to $989 thousand, imports of tin and tin products by 23% to $2.728 million, but increased imports of zinc and zinc products by 18.8% to $45.966 million.
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products last year increased by 0.7% compared to 2022 to $97.616 million, lead and lead products increased by 23.5% to $14.778 million, and nickel and nickel products amounted to $532 thousand, while in 2022 it was $1.268 million.
In 2023, the company exported $130 thousand worth of zinc, compared to $1.331 million in 2022. Exports of tin and tin products amounted to $159 thousand against $424 thousand in 2022.
Optima School is planning to open online and offline education hubs in Ukraine and abroad, its founder Roberts Weishla said at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Thursday.
“Now our goal is to open hubs of mixed offline and online education in Ukraine and not only in Ukraine, where children will be able to study not only remotely but also in person. Additional classes, clubs, etc. will be introduced there to make it interesting,” said Vaischla.
He noted that Optima planned to open an offline learning space last year by building Ukraine’s first blended learning school. However, according to him, a legal dispute over the land plot on which the school was planned to be built is ongoing.
“The school purchased a plot of land for construction, and now there is a court case going on. And we don’t know what will happen to this project. As a citizen of another country, I don’t really understand the arguments that the government agencies used to suspend our work,” Vaisla added.
For her part, Optima School director Olga Bilodid said that the school will open an educational hub in Kyiv.
“It may not be an Optima space, and it will be much smaller, but the idea will be realized, and such a space will start in Kyiv,” said Bilodid.
According to her, the hubs will offer courses aimed at the practical component.
“If it is language or literature, there will be classes in journalism and public speaking, if it is chemistry and physics, there will be laboratories. If it is, for example, a foreign language, it will be discussion clubs. That is, we want to give our children more practice,” explained Bilodid.
Optima School was established and licensed in 2015. The school currently has 20 thousand students.
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Monica Barbara Spadlo-Coliano headed PJSC “Insurance company “MetLife” from July 2018 to October 2020 was appointed head of the Supervisory Board of the company.
As reported in the information of the insurer posted in the information disclosure system of the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market, such a decision was taken by shareholders at the meeting on August 6.
The message notes that she is the representative of the shareholder MetLife Global Holding Company II LLC, during the last five years held the following positions: from May 1, 2022 to date – general manager of MetLife Hungary, from October 9, 2020 to May 2022 – general manager of MetLife Poland (a division of MetLife Europe d.a.c.). (MetLife EMEA).
In addition, Pawol Dorczak and Blair John McAuliffe were elected as members of the Board of Directors.
As reported, MetLife PJSC is the leader in the life insurance market of Ukraine. The company’s share in the volume of insurance reserves at the end of 2023 is 31.3%.
According to the statements, for 2023 the volume of insurance premiums amounted to UAH 2,489 billion, insurance reserves – UAH 6,186 billion.
For 2023 the insurer has paid insurance indemnities in the amount of UAH 516,6 mln.
PJSC MetLife is a part of the leading world corporation MetLife. The company has been operating in Ukraine since 2002. The main lines of business are accumulative life insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, corporate insurance and bank insurance.
Registrations in Ukraine of electric cars (new and used) in July 2024 amounted to 4.787 thousand, which is 14% more than in June this year and 38% more than last July, Ukravtoprom reported in the Telegram channel.
As reported, in June-2024 demand for electric cars slightly exceeded the figure of May of this year, and by June 2023 increased by 35%.
Market experts attribute a certain revival of demand last month for electric cars to the government’s initiative to introduce a military levy on buyers at the first registration of cars, including electric cars, for which there is no taxation in Ukraine (except for a small excise duty).
According to “Ukravtoprom”, the share of new cars in the registration of electric cars amounted to 21% against 17% in June-2023 and 19% in June this year.
The bulk of electric cars registered during the month were passenger cars – 4.684 thousand units (new – 980 units, used – 3.704 units), and only six out of 103 commercial electric cars were new.
The leading five new electric cars in July were Honda M-NV – 239 units (140 units in June), BYD Song Plus – 127 units (62 units), Nissan Ariya – 118 units (91 units), Volkswagen iD.4 – 88 units (71 units) and Zeekr 001 – 69 units.
The most popular five used vehicles were the Nissan Leaf, 529 units (June-2024, 410 units); Tesla Model 3, 433 units (419 units); Tesla Model Y, 419 units (367 units); Tesla Model S, 217 units (196 units) and Volkswagen e-Golf, 209 units (208 units).
In total, in January-July, more than 29.2 thousand units of battery-powered vehicles passed the first registration in Ukraine (82.5% more than a year earlier), the share of new ones accounted for 20%.
As reported, for 2023, according to “Ukravtoprom”, registrations of electric cars in Ukraine increased 2.8 times – up to 37.6 thousand, the share of new ones accounted for 20% against 17% a year earlier.
Optima Distance College is planning to expand its list of majors to include humanities and eventually establish a university, Optima School director Olga Bilodid told Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Thursday.
“Now there are five of them (specialties), but there is an intention to develop, and the range of specialties will definitely expand,” Bilodid said.
According to her, Optima College graduates receive a junior bachelor’s degree and have the opportunity to enter the college after both the 9th and 11th grade.
Belodid added that the creation of an Optima university is currently on the agenda for the future.
“We are persistently looking in this direction and think that this intention will be realized, but we still need to understand how to implement it in the realities of our country,” said the director of Optima School.
According to the website, Optima Distance College is a project of the largest distance school in Ukraine, Optima. The college offers five specialties: entrepreneurship and trade, psychology, computer science, marketing, and graphic design. The tuition fee is UAH 2 thousand per month, regardless of the specialty.
