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BUSINESS MISSION ON TAIWAN
Executive Director of the Nuclear Technologies Cluster of Skolkovo Foundation, Igor Karavaev, made a 3-day visit to Taiwan. The main purpose of the trip was to establish business contacts with local key...

Vekselberg: Russia should have a dozen Skolkovos
Addressing officials from 79 of Russia’s 83 regions from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok, Skolkovo president Victor Vekselberg on Wednesday called for the creation of a dozen similar innovation centers...

Russian government restructuring economy through innovations – Dvorkovich
The Russia’s government has signed an anti-crisis plan to restructure the economy in part through innovations, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told a meeting of regional officials on Wednesday...

Skolkovo hosts inaugural meeting on innovating in Russia’s regions
The first annual all-Russian innovations meeting, focusing on regional development, began at the Skolkovo Hypercube on Wednesday, signaling the start of a huge drive to kick-start the high-tech startup...

Record-breaking cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev joins Skoltech as professor
Sergei Krikalev, the man who has spent the most time in space at 803 days, has joined the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology as a professor of practice. Krikalev giving a talk at Skoltech as...

Graphics and gamification enter IT cluster crosshairs for 2015
Startups dealing with computer graphics and so-called gamification will now be able to apply for Skolkovo grants and residency under new plans for 2015 published by the IT cluster. Graphics and gamification...

Strained economy plays into hands of Russian Startup Tour – Pekka Viljakainen
If it’s true that innovation thrives when economies start to buckle, then the timing couldn’t be better for Russia’s biggest innovations roadshow, says Skolkovo’s top startup guru...

Keeping the heart beating on the frontiers of innovation
At a summit between one of Russia’s leading inventors and the country’s top cardiologist, a curious parallel emerged. Microelectronics specialist Martyn Nunuparov wanted to produce a pacemaker...

Sim4Design Website Brings Structural Simulations into Early Design Cycle
A new cloud-based simulation platform is looking to educate designers about structural simulations. SimulationForDesign promises to give designers the background they need to evaluate their models, hoping...