More than ten kinds of original medicinal preparations were created under the leadership of Shavkat Salikhov, based on releasing biologically active substances, studying their structure and the mechanism of action. Antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs promoting blood clotting, created as a result of these studies, are now widely used in medical practice. 

Due to the efforts of the scientist in our country, the Central Asian center for research and production of medicines is being established, which is the first foreign center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The medicines created here will be exported to China and other countries in the future.

The success of Uzbekistan scientist is a high international assessment of the entire scientific potential of our country. The attention paid by the President of our country to the development of science, including increasing the level of research carried out by scientists of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, supporting the active participation of talented youth in this process plays an important role in further increasing such success. 

Shavkat Salikhov was conferred an award for international scientific cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in January this year for fruitful cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, his contribution to training talented scientists, increasing the level of scientific research and innovation of the Academy, as well as for his contribution to the organization and implementation of major scientific projects.

This year, 16 scientists from 8 countries were elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, including Nobel Prize laureates, professor of the University of Manchester Andre Geim (Great Britain) and professor of Northwestern University James Fraser Stoddart (USA).