BELGRADE, Serbia, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard to Treat Diseases (HTDS.PK) (http://www.htdsmedical.com) Slavica Bio Chem operating subsidiary (http://www.slavicabiochem.com ) is proud to report that IBISS research group is invited, as a representative of Serbia, to participate in the 13th Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovation Technologies Archimedes that is to be held from March 30 to April 2, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. More information can be found at http://eng.archimedes.ru/.

Prof. Dr. Mirjana Stojiljkovic, a Medical Advisor of HTDS, and a team leader of IBISS research group said, This invitation came from the Inventors Association of Serbia, after the competition for the Best Technological Innovation in Serbia in the year 2009. We are proud that our innovation Delay of Glial Scar Formation as a Prerequisite of Recovery after Central Nervous System Injury is well recognized, and chosen to represent Serbian inventors at one of the greatest world contests of Inventions and Innovation Technologies Archimedes. Just as a reminder, in the contest for the Best Technological Innovation in Serbia in the year 2009, Ministry of Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia awarded our NEUROBIOS team the second place of all scientific projects (and the first place for biological science) which competed for this prestigious award, for the establishment of a novel therapeutic approach in reducing and delaying of glial scar formation, a major factor in the failure of post-injury neurological recovery after the brain and spinal cord injury.

Prof. Dr. Mirjana Stojiljkovic added: Last year, the international jury and commission of experts of the Salon Archimedes have awarded to participants of the exhibition 235 gold and 226 silver medals, 210 diplomas of Rospatent (Federal service on intellectual property, patents and trade-marks), 250 Certificates of listeners of the University of inventor and 1000 diplomas of gratitude and respect for participation in the exhibition Archimedes-2009, and in that way Archimedes is one of the world leading competitions. Salon Archimedes allows highlighting and distributing information about the best achievements of advanced minds of mankind, gives an additional impulse to development of the market of intellectual property and attracts new investments into high technology industries. The contest is organized under the auspices of the Russian Federation, Moscow City and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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