As announced earlier this year, Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, has opened a new branch in the Far East and selected its first batch of local startups. Skolkovo’s experts have granted the status of resident companies to seven early-stage companies, the Skolkovo Foundation reported, claiming to have received in …
Launched under the leadership of then-President Dmitry Medvedev in 2011, the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) was intended to be a beacon of hope for Russia’s scientific community. The idea was to create a new university in Russia to attract domestic and foreign talent into the fields of science and technology and serve …
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With Russia seeking to develop ties with Asian tech industries, a number of its key tech players this week are holding a “Business Week” in Seoul, South Korea, expecting to attract over 500 members of the Korean and Russian scientific and business communities. In addition to this conference of multinational businessmen and officials, the program of this three-day …
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Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, has begun accepting applications from startups in the agricultural business and expects its first resident companies by the end of the year. Agricultural startups will fall under the wing of the biotech cluster headed up by Skolkovo vice president Kirill Kaem, reports the …
Computer-aided design giant Autodesk has signed a cooperation agreement with Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, to potentially provide software support to resident startups and Skoltech students. The deal was struck earlier this month at the Skolkovo Technopark Office Center by Skolkovo vice president Alexandra Barshchevskaya and Herbert Bickelman, senior …
Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, is teaming up with two of its biggest industrial partners in Panasonic and truck-maker KAMAZ in a search for the next big breakthrough in battery technology. The three powerhouses of innovation this week launched a competition among Skolkovo residents – also open to …
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Exploring the possibility of building a Skolkovo-style tech park in Cuba, a government delegation from the island visited Moscow earlier this month, the Skolkovo Foundation reported. “The idea and aim of the trip here is to study this example (of the Russian tech hub) to create an analogous project in Cuba,” said Zarays Gutierrez, the head …
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The grant committee of Skolkovo, the international high tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, has signed off on a 30-million ruble grant (approximately $500,000) for space and telecommunications cluster resident startup HelgiLab. An equal amount is being put up by the company’s founders. Founded in 2012, HelgiLab provides three-dimensional visualization of surrounding spaces …
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In late June, illustrating the growing interest of Russian tech players in Asian markets, Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, took an active part in the Echelon Asia Summit. This major innovation event in Singapore provided Skolkovo startups with a chance to expand into the Asian markets, while Skolkovo offered Asian …
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Last week IBM signed a memorandum of understanding with Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, the First Oncology Research and Advisory Center (FORAC), a resident of Skolkovo’s biomedical cluster. The three partner will develop a personalized medical platform in Russia in a joint strategic, technology and commercial collaboration effort. …
Just weeks after it announced a partnership with China’s Alibaba and inaugurated Panasonic’s R&D center on its premises, Skolkovo is announcing another move towards the Asian market with ten of its startups taking part in Singapore’s Echelon Asia Summit. This Asian tech show, which will be held on June and 23 and 24, is a …
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Startup Village, a major industry event held last week at the Skolkovo international tech hub, greeted more than 10,000 participants: Russian and foreign entrepreneurs, investors, venture fund representatives and government officials, including Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Over the course of two days, the Startup Village came as the ultimate stage of a road show through …
