On 28 April 2026, the first meeting of the Supervisory Board took place at the Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
The Supervisory Board was established in accordance with the Resolution of the Bureau of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine dated 15 April 2026 No. 163 “On Approval of the Regulations on the Supervisory Board at the Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and its Personal Composition.”
Dr. Yevhen Hennadiiovych Ivanov, Deputy Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Doctor of Biological Sciences, was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The Deputy Chairman is the Vice President of the NAS of Ukraine, Head of the North-Eastern Scientific Center of the NAS and MES of Ukraine, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine Volodymyr Petrovych Semynozhenko. The Secretary is Denys Mykhailovych Chudak, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Organic Chemistry and Molecular Materials at the Educational and Scientific Institute of Chemistry of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
The Supervisory Board includes leading scientists, heads of higher education institutions in Kharkiv, representatives of state authorities, and the military-medical sector:
- Svitlana Leonidivna Yefimova — Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine
- Tetiana Yevhenivna Kahanovska — Rector of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Doctor of Law
- Oleksandr Serhiyovych Kukhtenko — Rector of the National Pharmaceutical University, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Valerii Vasylovych Miasoiedov — Rector of Kharkiv National Medical University, Doctor of Medical Sciences
- Eduard Mykolayovych Khoroshun — Head of the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region
- Valentyn Anatoliyovych Chebanov — Director of the Institute of Chemistry of Functional Materials of the State Research and Technology Complex “Institute for Single Crystals” of the NAS of Ukraine, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine, and other members.
The participants of the meeting approved the Development Strategy of the Institute presented by the Director of the Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Oleksandr Yuriyovych Petrenko, and supported his candidacy for the position of Director.
Among the key decisions of the Supervisory Board are:
- recommendations on updating the composition of the editorial board of the scientific journal “Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine” and the UNESCO Chair in Cryobiology;
- support for the restoration of the State Enterprise “Interdepartmental Scientific Center for Cryobiology and Cryomedicine” to provide military personnel and the civilian population with innovative regenerative medicine products;
- promotion of the commercialization of scientific results, technology transfer, and investment attraction;
- preparation of memoranda of cooperation with specialized higher education institutions;
- support for cooperation between the Institute and the Military Medical Clinical Center of the Northern Region.
The Supervisory Board also committed to contributing to the enhancement of the Institute’s image as a leader in the field of cryobiology and cryomedicine in Ukraine.
The establishment of the Supervisory Board is an important step towards strengthening independent public oversight, strategic management, and the integration of the Institute into the modern scientific and socio-economic space of Ukraine.
