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Bayer, Skolkovo launch competition for biotech startups
The Skolkovo Foundation has teamed up with the multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer to launch a competition to help biotech startups advance their projects and secure their intellectual...

Let me entertain you: Skolkovo sports tech startups pitch to SAP
Four Skolkovo startups working in the field of sports and entertainment tech demonstrated their products to a senior manager from the German software giant SAP at the Skolkovo Technopark last week. Federico...

Piligrim XXI launches AR ecosystem with first sales of Digital Land
What if you could buy a piece of land in a historic location, like Trafalgar Square or Times Square, and build whatever you wanted on it? Well now you can – at least, in a digital format –...

Skolkovo signs MoU with Japanese IoT organisation ahead of Eastern Economic Forum
The Skolkovo Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s IoT Acceleration Consortium on the eve of the Eastern Economic Forum, following talks between Russian President Vladimir...

Vekselberg, Dvorkovich join government commission on modernising Russia’s economy
Skolkovo Foundation president Victor Vekselberg and co-chairman of the foundation council Arkady Dvorkovich were appointed Monday to a government commission chaired by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev devoted...

Elpida HIV treatment included on Russia’s list of vital drugs
A new drug for HIV patients developed by Skolkovo resident Viriom has been included on Russia’s list of vital and essential drugs (VED), meaning it will be available to patients and doctors across...

Top Israeli hospital Hadassah opens clinic at Skolkovo
Russian healthcare marked a major milestone on Wednesday with the opening of the branch of a top Israeli hospital at the Skolkovo innovation centre, meaning Russians can now access Israeli healthcare without...

New school year gets underway at Skolkovo International Gymnasium
One year after it moved into its state-of-the-art premises inside the Skolkovo innovation city, the Skolkovo International Gymnasium welcomed returning students for the start of the new school year on...

How to raise investment in the U.S.: tips for Russian startups
For many Russian tech startups, the colossal U.S. market with its abundance of investors seems like the promised land. The U.S. also happens to be the Skolkovo Foundation’s most active partner, the...