RUSSIAN firm Mining and Chemical Combine (MCC) will be at Intertech 2003, a two-day meeting and seminar designed to create greater opportunities for North-East companies to develop knowledge-based technology.

MCC is promoting The Radiation Technology Centre, which makes biodegradable medical dressings by freeze-drying natural raw materials.

The non-fibre dressings outperform other similar dressings which are based on collagen or sodium alginate.

The company is hoping to use Intertech, an international business partnering event which takes place at County Hall, Durham, on October 13 and 14, to find investment opportunities to take its product through the Russian and International quality tests for medical supplies.