This year the Sport Connect Forum, organized by Interros Group and the Russian International Olympic Committee, gathered more than three hundred attendees from the sports industry. The main themes were Global Market Changes and Best Local Projects.

At the sixth annual Russian Pharma Awards 2017, Polyoxidonium, a Russian combination product that is an immunomodulator, detoxifier, and antioxidant, took the prize for «Product of choice for treating and preventing acute viral respiratory infection in children».

Boehringer Ingelheim has concluded phase one of their localization effort aimed at manufacturing their innovative thrombolytic medicines in Russia: the first batches of Metalyse (tenectaplase) for acute heart attack treatment were produced at NPO Petrovax Pharm facilities.

The Master of Sport Administration course, run by the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU), has been placed the second best European course in the 2017 by SportBusiness International Postgraduate Sports Course Rankings.

Researchers compared the 300 most affluent business people and upper-level managers in the largest companies in Russia, both state-owned and private. The ranking was compiled based on the number of mentions in Russia’s main media outlets between January 1 and December 31, 2016; additionally, researchers analyzed print material from 100 leading foreign newspapers and magazines.  Both Forbes and the readers selected Vladimir Potanin as an Entrepreneur with a track record of achievement in large-scale projects that benefit society.