The Institute has made an important contribution to immunobiotechnology and development of national reagents. Priority researches were performed at the institute to create the new biotechnology area in the country — precise immunochemistry (development of preparations with protein A, conjugates for enzyme immunoassay, immobilized reagents etc.). The Institute was one of leaders in studies on the ethiology of infectious diseases. For the first time in the country agents of “new” viral and bacteri...