Meeting of the Methodological Commission of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives

07.03.2024 A meeting of the Methodological Commission of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives was held under the chairmanship of the Acting Director of the Institute, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor Volodymyr Stybel, and the Deputy Director for Scientific Work, PhD in Vet., Iryna Mazur.

During the meeting, the work programmes and schedules of the laboratories of the Institute in 2024 were reviewed. In particular, Orest Vezdenko, Deputy Head of the Agency for Veterinary Drugs and Feed Additives, PhD in Chemistry Mariana Rydchuk, Head of the Laboratory for High Performance Liquid Chromatography, PhD in Biology Roman Ostapiv, Head of the Laboratory for Control of Feed Additives and Premixes, PhD in Vet. Halyna Ryvak, Head of the Laboratory for Bacteriological Control of Quality and Safety of Veterinary Preparations, Dr. Ihor Kushnir, Head of the Laboratory for Clinical and Biological Research, PhD in Biology, Oksana Pyatnychko, Head of the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, PhD in Vet., Ihor Paterega, Head of the Laboratory of Control of Chemotherapeutic Drugs, PhD in Agriculture Taras Stetsko.

The meeting took place in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Almost every report provoked active discussion among colleagues. In particular, Dr. Yuriy Kosenko, Deputy Director for International Cooperation and European Scientific Integration, shared ideas for establishing cooperation between the Institute and colleagues from EMA and EFSA.Dr. Dmytro Yanovych, Deputy Director for Scientific Support of the Testing Quality System,  made a number of sensible suggestions for implementing European approaches to research. Dr. Viktor Muzyka, Deputy Director for Information Work, outlined the most problematic aspects of planning clinical and toxicological trials.

At the end of the meeting, the Acting Director, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor Volodymyr Stybel, noted the high professional level of the staff of the Institute and expressed his sincere hope that, despite the difficult times the whole country is going through today, we will be able to keep the team together and once again confirm the image of the Institute as a unique professional scientific environment serving as a link between modern pharmaceutical science and business.

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Harmonisation of the laboratory network of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection with the requirements of the European Union

As part of the implementation of the roadmap for Ukraine’s European integration, Oleh Osiyan, Acting Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Trade and Communications, and Volodymyr Stybel, Acting Director of the State Scientific-Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Feed Additives, met with Stanisław Winiarczyk, Director of the National Veterinary Institute – National Research Institute of Pulawy (Poland).

The meeting agreed on important areas of cooperation between the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection and the National Institute of Poland, including

development of new methods of diagnostics and treatment of animals;
optimisation of the process of selecting analyses, taking into account the needs of the regions, depending on the volume of food production resources;
exchange of experience in ensuring animal health and welfare, prevention and diagnosis of infectious animal diseases, including zoonoses, as well as laboratory tests to determine food safety indicators.
As Oleg Siyan noted: ‘Reorganisation of the control system in Ukraine is one of the main priorities of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, including the introduction of a risk-based approach to laboratory testing. It is necessary to choose a different concept of activity: ‘analyses should be done where there is a need, not just for formality’, as implemented in the European Union’.

Following the meeting, the parties expressed confidence in effective and mutually beneficial further cooperation between the institutions.

The 16th VICH Forum in Japan

Veterinary medicines experts from around the world gathered in Tokyo, Japan, to advance efforts to harmonise technical requirements for veterinary medicines through the progress of VICH activities.

Ukraine was represented at the Forum by Andrii Ostapyuk, Acting Director of the State Research and Control Institute of Veterinary Medicines and Feed Additives, and Yurii Kosenko, Deputy Director for Foreign Economic Relations and International Scientific Integration