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ESMO Asia 2016: First-in-class inhibitor of FGFR2 shows promising results in preclinical studies
SINGAPORE – A novel allosteric fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) inhibitor, alofanib, has potent anti-tumour and antiangiogenic activity, according to the results of preclinical studies...

‘A portal into the future’: Skolkovo’s latest resident goes down a storm at Slush
At the stand hosting Skolkovo projects at the recent Slush tech startup event in Helsinki, there was one company that was under constant siege from fascinated onlookers. Among the talking robots, on-screen...

First batch of rehabilitation exoskeletons reaches Moscow clinic in time for Christmas
The Moscow city government has bought 20 medical rehabilitation exoskeletons made by Skolkovo resident ExoAtlet for local clinics, where they will be used to help disabled people regain the ability to...

Skolkovo, Panasonic pledge new level of cooperation as Putin visits Japan
The Skolkovo Foundation signed a strategic business cooperation agreement with the Russian division of Japan’s Panasonic Corporation during a state visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the...

Panasonic and Skolkovo Foundation set priorities for strategic cooperation in 2017
Moscow, Russia – On December 16th, in the framework of the Russia-Japan Business Dialogue, held within the official visit of Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, to Japan, Panasonic...

Vocord face recognition system tops world ranking – again
The world’s best face recognition algorithm is made by Skolkovo resident Vocord, according to the MegaFace platform, which rated it above Google in one of its rankings this week. Vocord's algorithm...

Medvedev praises Skolkovo’s effect on science, innovation and economy
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev hailed the development of the Skolkovo innovation centre that he founded six years ago as president at a meeting of its board of trustees on Wednesday. “Overall, the...

Russia is eager to help startups expand. Here’s how you can be part of it.
Russia’s head-start in space exploration has earned them a permanent legacy, to the point that astronauts going to the International Space Station (ISS) are still required to know Russian. This legacy...

Russian hackers and the people who hunt them
Hello World’s host Ashlee Vance traveled to Moscow to meet Ilya Sachkov and check out his company, Group-IB, a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation that specializes in studying the ways of the Russian...