Researchers at the Center for Energy Science and Technology, which is a department of Skoltech University in Moscow, have offered a simple and scalable method of increasing the capacity of a wide range of cathode materials to be used in metal-ion storage batteries. Research results may find their way into a possible new generation of …
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Last month Efko, an agroindustrial group founded in 1994 in the Belgorod region, launched a $50 million corporate venture fund, Firrma.ru reported. Dubbed ‘Fuel for Growth,’ the new fund will target early-stage foodtech startups — those that can potentially disrupt the food industry, promote a healthy lifestyle, support the ecology or food security. According to Efko …
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A figure of the innovation scene in Russia, where he has lived for more than 20 years, US investor Kendrick White shares his vision of the innovation potential of Russian universities and the challenges related to its translation into market-oriented products. Although Russia has a great scientific tradition, it has a long history of failing …
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Three major Russian institutions — the Far East Development Fund, national fund of funds RVC and nanotech giant Rusnano —have ambitious investment plans for their new Far East venture fund that will support technology development in this far-flung Russian region. Dubbed “Far East High Tech Development and Implementation Fund,” the new investment vehicle aims to …
New state-backed venture fund aims to invest $175 million in Russia’s Far East Read More
Robomed, an international startup with Russian roots which aims to develop a smart contract platform in the field of medical services, claims to have raised $2.5 million in just 24 hours in a closed token pre-sale in late October. The news was reported by Firrma.ru based on exchanges with Robomed CEO Filipp Mironovich. One of the key …
Robomed aims to connect healthcare service providers and patients through smart contracts Read More
In a new demonstration of its commitment to develop or integrate the newest technologies, Sberbank, Russia’s national savings bank, has announced a competition for Russia-based IT developers to create new prototype solutions enabling the provision of financial services in real time. The bank is leaving it to competition participants to pick areas of solutions applications. The only …
Sberbank calls Russian programmers to develop next-gen in-memory solutions Read More
Krasnoyarsk scientists at the Reshetnev Siberian State Aerospace University (SibSAU) have developed a new method of using wax in 3D printing. Products for metallurgy can now be made from ordinary candle grade paraffin. “Unlike classical technology that requires fairly costly materials such as silicone or ceramics, this technology enables the use of cheap expendables, for …
3D printing for cheap: New wax-based technology developed by Siberian scientists Read More
Data Matrix, a Russian provider of software, data management and biostatistics services for clinical trials, has opened an office in Munich and joined the Bavarian biotech cluster. The move will allow the St. Petersburg-based company to expand its activities and launch its newest products on the European market. Data Matrix also hopes to find partners among …
Russian biotech company opens office in Munich to expand international operations Read More
Kapinvest 21, a VC company in Tyumen, in Russia’s Southeast Urals, has partnered with a group of unnamed Chinese investors, Asia LP, to launch FinShi Capital, a venture fund based on cryptocurrencies. The fund will target blockchain and fintech projects in Russia and beyond. The fund began selling pre-ICO (Initial Coin Offering) tokens today, June 15, with …
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By September 1, 2017, the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and a pool of experts promise to develop a roadmap for support of technology entrepreneurship in Russian universities, Firrma.ru reported, citing a verbal mandate government officials received from Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. At Phase 1 of the pilot program, five universities will be involved: …
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Students at the Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) are working on a robot that will be able to fill up holes in the roadbed, TPU has announced. To identify and address a problem, the robot will be expected to “see” with a machine vision system which will help it recognize the key elements on any road, whether …
Lanit Ventures, a $10 million VC fund set up last year as part of the Lanit group, is actively supporting start-up teams in a variety of fields, Kommersant reported last week. According to the business daily, the new fund is backed by the shareholders of Lanit, a major systems integrator established as early as 1989. The new fund …
Corporate fund Lanit Ventures invests across the IT spectrum Read More
