In this issue of Industry Voice we host Zakhar Golant, the chairman of the Union of Pharmaceutical Clusters. We will try to find out about challenges and the purpose of running Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Clusters, learn what pharma and automotive industries have in common, and talk about market access opportunities for international pharma in Eastern Europe based on cases of such companies as Sanofi Aventis, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Pfizer and Bayer. We will also discuss what future holds for research and development in the next 5-10 years.