The annual Open University Skolkovo (OpUS) Summer Camp kicks off on July 3 with a focus on agro-technologies in the BRICS countries and, for the first time, a truly international flavour. Some of the students who took part in last year's Open University...
Bridging the gap between academia and industry to turn the ideas of the country’s brightest minds into successful commercial projects is one of the challenges struggled with by innovations institutions all over the world. To find out more about the Dutch...
In the Netherlands, a leader in the fast-growing field of e-health, people living with Parkinson’s disease are not alone, whatever their personal situation. ParkinsonNet – a network of doctors, health professionals specializing in Parkinson’s...
This year will see the Skolkovo Innovation Centre become a true city, Skolkovo Foundation president Viktor Vekselberg told members of the foundation’s board on Thursday, with the first residents due to move in to brand new housing in the summer. ...
Startups fostered by the Skolkovo Foundation won the first, second and third prizes over the weekend at Pioneers Moscow , a competition to discover the best budding tech companies. The final of the international Pioneers event at the Hofburg Imperial...
Crowdfunded scientific project OhmyGut , which allows curious Muscovites to discover what’s really going on inside their bellies, has proved a hit, raising more than twice its target amount of funding over two weeks before its completion deadline. ...
This year’s Startup Tour that kicks off on February 1 will have a difference: as the Skolkovo Foundation launches its annual nationwide hunt for promising startups in all branches of science and technology, the Open University Skolkovo (OpUS) is specifically...
Computer-aided design giant Autodesk has signed a cooperation agreement with the Skolkovo Foundation to potentially provide software support to resident startups and Skoltech students. Skolkovo's Alexandra Barshchevskaya, left, and Autodesk's...
In business, they say, failure is the first step on the ladder to success. If that’s true, Daria Kaftan is headed in the right direction. Daria Kaftan, the 24-year-old rock-chick innovator and familiar face in the Skolkovo ecosystem. Photo: sk.ru...
Meeting with Russian-speaking scientists and experts working in Germany. On April 17, Skolkovo is giving the chance for Russian-speaking scientists and experts at major German universities to find out about the latest developments within the Skolkovo ecosystem...
A TEDx talk organized by the Skolkovo Foundation and Open University Skolkovo attracted a large crowd to a central Moscow hotel over the weekend, with its theme - "Possible Is Everything" - provoking lively debate and captivating presentations. ...