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Retailers’ e-commerce challenges to be highlighted this week at Moscow conference

April 8, 2014

As Russia’s traditional retail networks are toeing the waters of e-commerce, an industry event this week in Moscow will address the different dimensions and challenges of this transition. On April 11 and 14 “Online Retail Russia 2014” will feature a bevy of speakers representing real business cases and years of professional experience – including retail …

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St. Petersburg educational gaming app publisher FlexyMind secures Series A funding round

April 7, 2014

Last month St. Petersburg startup FlexyMind closed its second round of funding with an investment from RWM Capital, a Russian fund management firm, for further development of its educational gaming apps for mobile devices, reported Marchmont News. Neither the amount of the transaction nor the startup’s valuation were disclosed. Near-term plans for the young company …

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Russia’s A-bomb nest may become major cyber security R&D hub

April 4, 2014

Sarov, one of Russia’s largest centers for nuclear research, is heading for diversification. The federal government is considering drawing upon the solid scientific ecosystem of the city, 460km east of Moscow, to create a major hub for IT and cyber security research. A leading nuclear weapons design area in the USSR that did not appear …

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Internet without restrictions: Siberian solution for visually impaired

April 2, 2014

A cloud app is being developed at Tomsk State University in Siberia to help the visually impaired visit web pages and get the information they need, the TSU press service announced last month. The application, called “RIW – Internet without restrictions,” is the brainchild of Evgeny Sidnev, Artyom Pomiluiko and Stanislav Rychagov, second-year students in TSU’s …

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Dream Industries is opening a new coworking space in the Central Telegraph building

March 20, 2014

On the 7th April we will open DI Telegraph right in the heart of Moscow and welcome the brightest, boldest and bravest start-ups from Russia and around the world to occupy it. DI Telegraph coworking has been created to bring together developers, startups and creatives in one space and provide them with all the raw …

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Russo-Finnish consortium halts Siberian LTE equipment manufacturing

March 17, 2014

Rusnano, Russia’s nanotech giant, Tomsk-based Micran, a major electronics manufacturer, and Finland’s Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) are shutting down Wireless Technology Center (WTC), their joint LTE base station facility in Tomsk. Russian media have offered the lack of legal endorsement by national regulators as an explanation for the move. A year ago WTC equipment …

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Venture funds ABRT and Mangrove offer 10-week training and networking program for CEOs of young IT companies

March 15, 2014

ABRT and Mangrove Capital Partners, two venture funds investing actively in Russia, are inviting CEOs and founders of Russian IT companies to the ABRT-MANGROVE CEO CAMP, an intensive 10-week program starting next month (deadline for applications: March 23). The program is intended to help young IT companies increase sales significantly, find new customers and partners, …

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Moscow’s ‘Phystech’ sets up IT cluster with help of high-profile alumni

March 12, 2014

The Phystech IT Cluster was established in Russia last week in a multiple-partner effort led by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), a leading Russian research university popularly nicknamed “Phystech.” The new nonprofit partnership is expected to develop and implement advanced educational programs in computer science and software engineering and promote large-scale IT …

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Government fund RVC supports tech entrepreneurship in West Urals

February 25, 2014

The RVC Infrafund has teamed up with a group of yet-undisclosed private investors to jointly finance the setup of the Digital Port Tech Entrepreneurship Center in the city of Perm in the West Urals. The 2000-sq. meter facility is expected to offer young local innovative teams and startups both office space and a range of …

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Moscow scientists shift into high gear for new supercomputing and ‘smart’ materials

February 20, 2014

MISiS, a leading Russian technology university based in Moscow, has received a $2.7 million “megagrant” from the Russian Government to start developing Russia’s first supercomputer-based capabilities to create new materials for various industrial sectors. A new, state-of-the-art lab is expected to provide a fast track for supplying the Russian economy with materials designed to have specific properties, said Prof. Igor …

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Russia’s first hardware startup accelerator launches in Kazan

February 17, 2014

While startup incubators and accelerators have been springing up like mushrooms in Russia over the past few years, this one deserves particular attention. It is the first such structure in the country completely dedicated to hardware projects – from consumer robotics to 3D-printing to smart electronics for “smart home” systems and wearables. The accelerator, christened …

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