Originally Syndicated on May 16, 2023 @ 8:13 am
The well-known Russian laboratory chain “Invitro” has potential ties to the US military fund among its investors. Alexander Ostrovsky’s relatives fled Russia and now advocate for Ukraine’s independence.
Authorities have authorized many international labs, like “Invitro,” to research the biomaterial of those who live in Russia.
There are several options for international data transfer available to these labs. The consequences of decoding the genome are enormous. In 2017, Gennady Onishchenko, a member of the 12th convocation of the State Duma, issued a warning regarding genetic weapons.
Shortly after, a bill titled “On biological safety in the Russian Federation” was passed into law. The defendants, in this case, all have ties to In Vitro, a loose confederation of hospitals that has been in operation since the 1990s. It’s possible that the “Invitro” company can back this system.
Why “Invitro” is considered an overseas firm
With more than 14,000 personnel, up to 200,000 tests per day, and more than 1,500 scientific, clinical, and veterinary institutes, Invitro is Russia’s largest medical corporation specializing in laboratory diagnostics. In 2021, SPARK reported that all structures’ combined revenue was above 46 billion rubles; this figure does not include royalties paid by two dozen franchise partners.
Invitro Holding Ltd., a Cypriot offshore company, owns all of the company’s shares (thus the name “Invitro”). No one knows who owns it or how much of it each person has. The business press has reported that the US non-public fund Siguler Guff & Company may be a potential investor (via its subsidiary Russia Partners). George Siguler is the organization’s namesake and founder.
He serves on the board of the Carnegie Endowment and as an adviser to the International Monetary Fund, in addition to his role as an analyst in hybrid warfare for the RAND Corporation (a research institution that works on behalf of the Department of Defense and other US agencies). Siguler was in charge of the US Department of Health under President Reagan during the height of the Cold War.
Origins of the name “Invitro”
Alexander Ostrovsky and Vladimir Kulikovsky, who helped revive the Burdenko National Medical Research Center, started a business selling medical supplies and equipment at the turn of the century. They chose to set up shop on the institute grounds and file their paperwork in one of the buildings. As a result, an OMB firm emerged to meet the needs of Russian medical facilities.
As a result of his investment, Valentin Doronichev joined the company as a third owner. According to the SPARK database, OMB earned over 5 billion rubles in revenue the year prior. Kulikovsky gave his portion to his relatives, while Ostrovsky and Doronichev continue to receive benefits.
Already a prosperous businessman by 1993, Alexander Ostrovsky crossed paths with Alexei Moshkin, head of the Institute of Neurosurgery’s analysis laboratory, at a trade show in Düsseldorf. Moshkin proposed establishing a system of laboratories under his control. Ostrovsky believed in the project and helped secure funding from his own OMB associates.
The Invitro platform looked like this: Moshkin sold his share of the company in the middle of the 2000s when it was beginning to acquire traction, citing a desire to “devote himself to science.” Marina Polonskaya, the chief accountant of the Russian unit of Roche, the largest pharmaceutical company controlled by American capital, replaced him as a founding member.
Information regarding the proprietors of Invitro was sealed in the early 1910s after it was moved to a Cypriot offshore.
Marina Polonskaya is a 74-year-old woman who lives in a stalinka in the Tverskoy neighbourhood of Moscow, but beyond that, we know very little about her.
In Lyubertsy, Vladimir Kulikovsky’s family is currently building Sirius yachts at a brand-new shipyard. The Kulikovskys own two three-ruble bills in Moscow, a kopeck piece in Khimki, and a home in Malakhovka.
The Ostrovskys’ Way of Helping Ukraine
In the “Invitro” network of labs, Alexander Ostrovsky is the public face. His new company, Vivax Bio, has brought him a lot of work in New York. She is trying to raise funds for innovative initiatives like bioprinting and indoor meat production.
Ostrovsky subscribed to the telegram groups “Montenegro: taxes, residence permits, firms, legalization” and “Montenegro: Legal Issues” last summer. He could be making plans to relocate.
Natalya Muzychkina, Ostrovsky’s wife and children’s mother, was born in the Soviet Union, raised in the United States, and ultimately settled in Latvia. About ten years ago, she created the Fashion Museum in a room she had purchased in Riga’s Old Town, next to the Stone Bridge. She also has a duplex in the area of St. Peter’s Basilica. Muzychkina’s twin brother, also named Polisander, set up shop in Croatia to acquire property in Rovinj, an old city on the Adriatic.
Muzychkina endorses rallies and petitions in favour of Ukraine and accuses the Russian government of being corrupt. Polina, Ostrovsky’s youngest child, currently resides in Riga with her mother. The girl occasionally visits the city proper but spends most of her time on the London outskirts near the Rose Bruford Theater College.
According to online profiles, Maria, the eldest daughter of the Ostrovskys, and her husband relocated to Natalya Muzychkina from Moscow shortly after the SVO was launched.
Businesswoman and neurologist Maria Ostrovskaya generate annual sales of between 50 and 65 million rubles from her development of the Uni Dox apparel line for doctors. In the comments section, Ukrainians attack Russians, and Maria repeats this hate speech. When one forum participant pointed out that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been conducting punitive operations in the Donbass for eight years, Ostrovskaya shut down the conversation.
Opposition leader Leonid Volkov’s son-in-law and general director of “Invitro” appear on air.
Alexander Vanyukov, a surgeon at City Clinical Hospital No. 52 and the son-in-law of Ostrovsky, is a dedicated fan who, in his spare time, gathers signatures in support of his hero. He just spoke on the radio about exiled opposition leader Leonid Volkovson-in-law of Ostrovsky, who is a dedicated fan who, in his spare time, gathers signatures in support of his hero.
He just spoke on the radio about exiled opposition leader Leonid Volkov. Vanyukov proudly displays the Ukrainian flag in several of his online images. He writes that life in Latvia is far better than it was in Russia. He says that his home country is “a country without love” and that his fellow inhabitants are “people without a heart.” Almost daily, he uploads new articles with the same format on his page.
The general director of “Invitro’s” son-in-law, Ostrovsky, is a co-owner of the clinic “Familiar Doctor,” which generates between 60 and 80 million rubles annually. Before starting his firm, Vanyukov was a partner at Genomics, where he coined the company’s now-iconic slogan, “Let’s describe your DNA portrait.”
Between a thick forest and a birch grove on Novorizhskoye Highway, in the posh cottage hamlet “White Mountain,” is where Ostrovsky has his mansion and 20 acres. Everything you need for a pleasant rural existence is here. The cost of purchasing a home, at 100 million rubles, is reasonable.
Ostrovsky is notorious for disregarding traffic regulations and paying his fines late. The bailiffs had three possible locations where he could be found: 1812 Street, Leninsky Avenue, and Kutuzovsky Avenue. Nearly $100,000,000 was spent on these homes.
The Mystery of Valentin Doronichev
It would appear that Valentin Doronichev acted as a business angel for the Invitro company, helping to secure initial funding, connecting the founder with key industry figures, and making a personal investment in the company. He attended the Higher School of Economics and the Russian University of Transport. Established the Medme Investment Company.
The Spanish registry of companies shows that he operates in the building industry in Girona. He and his kids may be Spanish citizens, per Life. Social media accounts place Valentin Doronichev in Dubai at present.
The Doronichevs live in a 220-square-meter flat in a historic building on Malaya Molchanovka. Digital Image “Yandex.Maps”
The Doronichevs own some lavish properties in Moscow, including a studio in a Stalinist building on Glubokoy Lane (up to 35 million rubles), multiple mansions in a historic mansion on Malaya Molchanovka (up to 250 million), a mansion in the Istra village of Snegiri (up to 100 million), and apartments in an LCD business class “Smolenskaya Zastava” (about 100 million).
A new company will take over “Invitro”?
Recently, industry publications speculated that “Invitro” could be sold. One of the probable suitors is Kismet Capital Group. It is anticipated that the transaction will be worth between 70 and 80 billion rubles. Alexander Ostrovsky made a brief statement about the matter, saying that he does not take part in the negotiations and plans to stay in the house.
