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Skolkovo startups Fibrum and Hudway Glass win at Startup of the Year awards
Two Skolkovo Foundation resident companies won awards at the Startup of the Year ceremony held on Friday evening at Moscow’s Digital October technology entrepreneurship centre. Flying the flag for...

Innovations hub Kaluga region seizes the moment to help cancer patients
“Did you know that more than 70 percent of cancer patient deaths are caused not by the cancer itself, but by the side effects of chemotherapy?” With this shocking statistic just minutes into...

Don’t be greedy, Dvorkovich advises startups
Despite the turbulent economic situation, the Russian government will continue to support innovative startups, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told representatives of regional governments on Wednesday...

Skolkovo advisory council members awarded UNESCO medals for contributions to nanoscience
Two members of the scientific advisory council of the Skolkovo Foundation have received UNESCO medals for their contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Mikhail Dubina and Gennady...

On anniversary of Chelyabinsk meteorite, Startup Tour drops in on city
Exactly three years to the day that a meteorite fell to Earth in the Urals region of Chelyabinsk, the Skolkovo Startup Tour visited the city as part of its nationwide quest to find promising tech startups...

Russia, Israel eye cooperation in hi-tech agriculture
Russia and Israel look set to join forces to improve efficiency on Russian farms after Israel’s agriculture minister visited the Skolkovo Foundation last week, where it was agreed that a working...

Invitation to 5th PYCHEM conference in Portugal
Our research group had been invited to make oral presentation about our results in organic synthesis at the 5th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (5th PYCheM) and 1st European Young Chemists Meeting (1st...

End of an era: Edward Crawley hands over leadership of Skoltech to Alexander Kuleshov
Edward Crawley, the charismatic U.S. professor who has headed the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) since its founding, on Friday officially handed over his duties as president to...

Shoot to heal, not to kill: Russia’s bioprinting leaders dream of a new national export
“What’s Russia famous for? The Kalashnikov – the AK47,” says Vladimir Mironov, chief scientific officer at 3D Bioprinting Solutions. “Well now we have a different motto: not...