Skolkovo Innovation Centre
Skolkovo Innovation Center - Mission is to modernize Russian economy 1 Russian Government established Skolkovo Innovation Centre to support innovations development in the country. Skolkovo supports not only domestic companies, but provides unique conditions for localization of R&D and engineering for foreign technological corporations Council for Economic Modernization and Innovative Development V.Putin - Chairman D.Medvedev - Chairman of the general committee Defines composition of the Board of Trustees Approves amendments to the Charter Board of Trustees D.Medvedev Chairman Members: A.Dvorkovich. A.Siluanov, A.Fursenko, V. Dmitriev, V. Surkov, V. Volodin V., S.Sobyanin, V.Fortov, N.Nikoforov, Z.Alferov, I.Bortnik Defines strategy Approves the Rules of the Project Approves Foundation Reports The Foundation Council co-chairmen: V. Vekselberg C.Barrett Facilitates execution of the Strategy Approves the budget Executive body The Foundation Board I. Drozdov Chairman
Skolkovo mission is to unite science, industry and entrepreneurship 2 Skolkovo focus areas clusters : >1500 Hi-tech startup companies >18 000 employees >10% of all international IP applications from Russia 450 PhD and MSc now 1200 by 2020 10 centers of science, and education and innovation 15 by 2020 Startups Science Industry 70 Russian and international corporations set up their R&D centers in Skolkovo > 5500 employees > 400 industrial companies connected to Skolkovo ecosystem 70 venture capital funds
Skolkovo Innovation Centre - unique conditions for innovators to work and live 3 Technopark the biggest in Eastern Europe 30 000 people 450 ha of land 2,5 mln sq m 2 completion by 2020 Skoltech University Corporate R&D Environment Residence 20 minutes from Moscow center
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Skolkovo Innovation Centre - 2016 5
Skolkovo the biggest startup incubator in Russia 6 Skolkovo provides financing and supports the technologies that may be commercialized also by the international corporations R&D infrastructure Offices, labs Shared use centers Cooperation with industrial leaders Financial support Non-refundable grants up to 300 million RUB (~4 mln EUR) Almost tax-fee regime (available also for corporate R&D centres) Business development Mentorship and acceleration Venture investors and business angels 6 Access to markets and promotion
Skolkovo base for corporate R&D As of today 70 large and medium Russian and international companies committed to locate R&D 5500 employees by 2018 by 2020 90 R&D centers 7000 employees 7
Skolkovo provider of new technologies for Russian market 8
Skolkovo is a unique place for doing high-tech business 9 Cutting-edge technologies created by startups, which receive substantial financial and mentoring support from Skolkovo Foundation Optimisation of R&D costs - Significant tax exemptions for R&D centres, sharing cost for R&D with start-ups that receive grant financing Greatest minds - centre of attraction for to the top scientists and engineers from all over Russia, providing unique source of human resources Laboratory infrastructure of Technopark is available for joint use International research collaboration on the basis of SkolTech Comfortable conditions for work and life in the unique city infrastructure specially developed to host demanding top professionals Access to Russian government and policymakers - Skolkovo is developing under the strong support from the federal government. R&D centre at Skolkovo provides exceptional visibility to state authorities
Formats of cooperation with corporations 10 Russia is not only a market for international companies, but also a source of high quality R&D people available at cost much lower than abroad and technologies from Russian start-ups that may be integrated in the world-wide operations Bring new technologies and products of Skolkovo startups to the market Purchase of products/technologies Joint R&D and co-financing Regular search of new startups and ideas Testing and pilot implementation Locate R&D center in Skolkovo Engineering/R&D corporate team based at Skolkovo campus Consortiums with other companies for joint development of technologies Participate in Skolkovo ecosystem Mentoring the most promising teams Conferences, workshops, masterclasses Cooperation with Skoltech research programs and students