ELS-500 (ultrasound scanners)

2021: Start of production of ultrasound devices

In December 2021, production of ultrasound devices worth more than ₽4 million began in the Dubna SEZ. We are talking about the devices of the company "ELS-Med," which since 2019 is a resident of the mentioned special economic zone.

According to the press service of the Government of the Moscow Region, ELS-Med received a license from Roszdravnadzor to manufacture and maintain diagnostic medical equipment, the first batches of ultrasound equipment have already begun to enter Russian medical institutions. About 22 million rubles were invested in production, said Ekaterina Zinovieva, Minister of Investment, Industry and Science of the Moscow Region.

Production of ELS-500 ultrasound machines worth ₽4 million began in the Dubna SEZ

According to her, after reaching full production capacity, ELS-Med expects to occupy up to 10% of the market for X-ray and ultrasound devices in Russia.

By the end of 2021, the company offers ELS-500, ELS-500T and ELS-500 Mini ultrasound devices. The first batch of ELS-500 ultrasound machines of the state order expert class was delivered to the Lyubertsy regional hospital, the cost of one ultrasound machine amounted to 4.08 million rubles.

In 2022, the resident of Dubna plans to expand the range of equipment, adding tablet-type ultrasound devices and radiographic equipment, which is already being tested. And later the production of MRI and CT devices will be launched.

According to the SPARK-Interfax system, ELS-Med LLC was registered in April 2019. The founders are Timur Khairulin and Evgeny Khripko. The manufacturer was founded by immigrants from medical equipment distribution companies as a project for the import substitution of such equipment in the Russian Federation.

In 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced plans to introduce a point system to confirm the Russian origin of complex devices, including ultrasound scanners.^[1]

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