The fourth annual CyberDay conference devoted to cybersecurity got underway at the Skolkovo Technopark on Friday, the 30 th anniversary of the establishment of Computer Security Day. Skolkovo Foundation chairman Arkady Dvorkovich speaking at the opening...
Three innovative biomed projects were selected as the winners of the Patents Power competition last week organised by the Skolkovo Foundation, the German pharma company Bayer and Rospatent, Russia’s federal intellectual property service. Finalists...
Every day, the headlines warn us that robots will soon replace humans in more and more jobs. But in many areas of industry, experts believe that the best work is a joint effort by man and technology. This is the thinking behind a competition held at the...
Four Skolkovo resident companies have been selected by the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce and partners to take part in Start.up! Germany , an international business mission to Germany’s industrial heartland. The finalists of the pitching session...
After a gruelling boot camp and months of preparations, six Russian biomed startups were selected Thursday to take part in the first AstraZeneca-Skolkovo accelerator, in which the companies will get intensive support from the multinational pharma giant for...
The Skolkovo Foundation signed a landmark agreement with the global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca on Tuesday on the setting up of a corporate accelerator programme for biomed startups working on treatments and diagnosis systems for cancer, cardiovascular...
Two of the top three prizes in a reality TV show that followed the fortunes of Russian tech startups went to residents of the Skolkovo Foundation. Vitaly Savelyev, commercial director of KB Avrora, receiving first prize for the Agrobot project. Photo...
The U.S. may be streets ahead in the development of driverless cars, but there is one area where Russia could still overtake, Russian technology experts believe. Their secret weapon? That tried-and-tested historical ally, General Winter. For it’s one...
A large section of the Skolkovo Technopark was turned into an obstacle course with a difference this week, as people of all ages raced to complete a course that included walking up some steps while holding a tray of apples, opening a door at the top of the...
As the Skolkovo innovations city prepares to host its fifth annual Startup Village , a giant two-day festival outside Moscow for entrepreneurs and investors, the event’s godfather, Finnish entrepreneur Pekka Viljakainen , is crystal clear on its draw...
Hackers may be associated around the world with Russia above any other country, thanks to news reports that often describe cybercriminals as Russian, and to accusations this year that Russian hackers were behind attacks on the U.S. Democratic National Committee...
An armada of Skolkovo startups will head to Helsinki next week for Slush , one of the biggest events in Europe for tech entrepreneurs. Slush attracts thousands of tech entrepreneurs and investors from around the world. Photo: Affe Tavasti / Slush. ...
The Skolkovo Foundation has awarded its first invitations to next year’s Startup Village in Moscow, selecting two Asian startups from the finalists of the Tech in Asia Jakarta Arena competition. The winners of Tech in Asia Jakarta Arena, including...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — In a city with even worse traffic jams than Moscow, it is surely no coincidence that the first unicorn to emerge from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta was a transport app: Go-Jek, which began as a bike-taxi service. Participants...
Russian teams took part in five of six disciplines at the Cybathlon in Zurich at the weekend, in the world’s first international competition for disabled people who use hi-tech devices to help them in their everyday lives. A contestant taking part...
Sergei Semaikin sits motionless in his wheelchair, wearing a tight cap with wires poking out from the holes in it and leading to a small black box fixed to the cap at the base of his skull. On the computer screen in front of him, a cartoon figure runs, jumps...
Интернет вещей — одно из главных технологических направлений настоящего и будущего: с ним связывают развитие городов, медицины, автотранспорта, промышленности, сельского хозяйства, коммуникаций и прочих отраслей. Часть рынка IoT занимают крупные IT-компании...
В Сколково завершилась конференция Startup Village, собравшая 20 тысяч человек из 27 стран. В мероприятии приняли участие представители власти, первые лица крупных компаний, ученые, эксперты. Но главными героями двух дней стали стартапы — они представляли...
A 3D printer that prints buildings, a system for destroying toxic algae using an electrical current and a method of monitoring employees' health via a device worn on their clothes were among the futuristic industrial startups competing for prizes at the...
Глубокое обучение нейронных сетей стало одним из важнейших направлений развития технологий искусственного интеллекта. Сейчас к этой теме активно привлекают молодых и перспективных разработчиков. Для этого проводятся специализированные конкурсы, хакатоны –...
Компания Microsoft и Центр мобильных технологий Фонда «Сколково» провели первый в России и крупнейший в Европе хакатон, посвященный созданию приложений для виртуальной реальности и дополненной реальности (VR и AR) на платформе Windows. В двухдневном...
В Гиперкубе Сколково прошла первая в Восточной Европе международная конференция, посвященная актуальным вопросам развития технологий в области информационной безопасности — Skolkovo Cyberday 2015 . В деловой программе конференции приняли участие эксперты...
В Гиперкубе Сколково состоялся финал конкурса AliExpress Challenge, организованного компанией AliExpress (входит в Alibaba Group) и Фондом «Сколково». Победители выбраны по трем номинациям: «Готовый продукт для продвижения на мировом рынке»...
Вопросами информационной безопасности и всего, что с ней связано, озабочены компании из огромного числа областей. Защита от целевых кибератак, от информационных атак, приватность пользователей, безопасность финансовых операций, риски, связанные с повсеместным...
ХЕЛЬСИНКИ, Финляндия. Крупнейшее шоу технологий в Северной Европе — стартап-выставка и конференция SLUSH проходит в Хельсинки 11 - 12 ноября. На эти два дня в столицу Финляндии съезжаются тысячи предпринимателей, инвесторов, представителей крупного бизнеса...