In Buryatia, the Nuclear Medicine Center has begun producing an innovative drug for the early diagnosis of brain cancer

The Ulan-Ude Nuclear Medicine Center, a resident of the Buryatia priority development area, has begun diagnosing brain cancer at an early stage using PET/CT scans and its proprietary radiopharmaceutical, 18F-FET (fluoroethyltyrosine). The procedure is now available free of charge in Ulan-Ude with compulsory medical insurance coverage—previously, this option was available only at clinics in central Russia. The first patients to undergo PET/CT scans were residents of the Zabaykalsky, Irkutsky, and Amursky Regions. Far East and Arctic Development Corporation is providing comprehensive support for the residents.

The Ulan-Ude Nuclear Medicine Center (UMC) is one of the leading full-cycle medical facilities in the Russian Far East. It develops and produces radiopharmaceuticals and uses them to diagnose cancer at the earliest stages. UMC conducts over 10,000 examinations annually.

The investment project is being implemented under an agreement with the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEDC) and a concession agreement with the Government of the Republic of Buryatia, represented by the republic's Ministry of Health. The total project cost is 1.4 billion rubles, including a capital grant of 400 million rubles from the Presidential Unified Subsidy (overseen by the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and FEDC) under the concession agreement.

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