April, 2015 - Skolkovo Community

Russian startups mature, but need more tenacity - Pekka Viljakainen
29.04.2015

Comindware secures 29.7 million ruble grant from Skolkovo
28.04.2015

Skolkovo fortifies trade ties between Russia and Argentina
24.04.2015

GLONASS to get its own tech park at Skolkovo
Skolkovo resident companies that use technology incorporating Russia’s GLONASS global position system will get their own tech park within the Skolkovo Innovation Center, it emerged Wednesday. Gurko...
22.04.2015

SPIRIT Navigation runner-up in Microsoft localization competition in Seattle
Skolkovo IT cluster resident SPIRIT Navigation finished in second place in Microsoft’s Indoor Localization Competition this month, the software giant announced. The competition among 44 teams from...
20.04.2015

Government decree simplifies the hiring of foreigners at Skolkovo
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has simplified the process of hiring foreigners at the Skolkovo Innovation Center. Medvedev, who signed the original decree on the creation of Skolkovo as president...
17.04.2015

Skolkovo startups step on the gas with pilot accelerator program
Skolkovo’s first major accelerator program begins a three-month trial this week with ten resident companies pitching their innovations to be a part of it. The pilot program is restricted to companies...
14.04.2015

Second foreign assignment for the Startup Tour to kick off in Minsk
The second foray outside the confines of Russia begins Tuesday for the Startup Tour, which visits the Belarusian capital of Minsk in its quest to uncover and develop the top startups in the CIS. The National...
13.04.2015

Skolkovo’s Robocenter well and truly on the map
Those who predicted the Skolkovo Robotics International Conference would once and for all put the Skolkovo Robotics Center on the map were right. Literally. The Robot Report's Global Map. Russia’s...
10.04.2015

Oriense hits the market with its first product - 3D camera
Oriense, a Russian developer of high-tech devices for the visually impaired, has released its first product: a 3D camera. Orsens, the 3D camera released by Oriense. Photo: Oriense The St. Petersburg-based...
09.04.2015

Guess Who? Vocord 3D face recognition software flawless in testing
A new 3D face recognition system developed by Skolkovo IT cluster resident Vocord FaceControl has proved flawless in testing, the company says. The biometric face recognitions system Vocord FaceControl...
08.04.2015

Hannover Messe: Skolkovo to send 13 startups to world’s biggest industry fair
The Skolkovo Foundation is sending 13 resident startups to the world’s biggest industry fair, Hannover Messe 2015. Hannover Messe brings together 10 leading trade fairs taking place in parallel for...
08.04.2015

Krasnoyarsk startups told to dumb down their pitches
The Krasnoyarsk stage of the 2015 Startup Tour ended with two local companies invited to the Startup Village pitch sessions in Moscow and a message for all participating innovators: Dumb down your pitches...
07.04.2015