The beginning of the XXI century, according to the assurances of experts, was marked by another change in the technological order. The sixth technological mode, the way of nanotechnology, is replacing the way of computers and telecommunications and is characterized by the rapid development of nano, bio, and cognitive technologies. There is a rapid development of genetic engineering, cellular, tissue, and immunobiological technologies in medicine. Already today, the technologies of targeted drug delivery have received an impetus, which can soon "turn around" ideas about the methods of treating the most dangerous diseases - autoimmune, oncological, infectious, etc. New rehabilitation systems began to be developed and actively implemented, including cyber systems and neurocomputer interfaces. All this changes the usual look of medicine, expands the scope of its traditional capabilities,
The rapid development of biomedicine in modern conditions is due to new opportunities arising from the achievements of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, information, and other technologies. By now, in various fields of biomedical science, scientific and methodological potential has been accumulated, which makes it possible to ensure the transition of biomedical research to a new level and to pose problems, the solution of which seemed impossible until recently.
Among the factors influencing modern biomedical science, first of all, it is necessary to name such as:
development of genomic, proteomic, metabolomic, multiplex, information technologies, visualization technologies, which allow obtaining and analyzing large amounts of data and fundamentally changing the structure and approaches used in biomedical science;
the development of biotechnology and molecular medicine, which create the basis for fundamentally new approaches to the therapy of diseases; search and detection of molecular markers of diseases that form the basis for the development of preventive and personalized medicine;
integration of related disciplines, development of interdisciplinary research;
shortening the path from discovery to implementation, development of translational medicine;
In addition to new opportunities, the rapid development of biomedicine in modern conditions is dictated by the need arising in the context of the rapid technological development of human civilization and posing new challenges in the field of human health protection.
The factors stimulating the rapid development of biomedical research in the 21st century include, first of all, the following:
The strategic importance of biomedical research related to the need to ensure the humanitarian well-being and national security of the country;
Rapid technological development of human civilization, posing new challenges in the field of health and environmental protection;
A rapidly changing demographic situation (aging of the population, high migration activity), leading to a change in the age composition of the population, an increase in the risk of epidemics, an increase in the incidence of recurring and new infections.
Changes in the spectrum of diseases, posing new challenges for biomedicine (widespread occurrence of autoimmune diseases, an increase in antibiotic resistance of pathogens, etc.).
The interdisciplinary nature of modern biomedical research, their importance for the development of such important branches of science and technology as energy, nature management, environmental protection, etc.
These features make biomedicine the largest and most actively developing branch of science.