OREANDA-NEWS. March 09, 2012. SME Bank (Vnesheconombank Group), ZAO Russian Construction Bank and ZAO United Consulting Service (ZAO UCS, Moscow) have financed an innovative project of development and creation of an automated system of early diagnostics of cancer (ESP-analyzer), serial production and further development of a network of  diagnostic laboratories, reported the press-centre of SME Bank.

SME Bank has provided resources for ZAO UCS in the amount of RUB 100 million with a 6-year tenor under “Financing for Innovations and Modernization” Program. The total cost of the pilot project will be RUB 119 million, thereof 19 million the company will invest out of its own sources.

The Bank contemplates high-tech innovative projects in medicine among its priorities.