• Dodging politics, Russia's Skolkovo tech center evolves

    The technology incubation campus outside Moscow has retooled itself in the face of challenging times and a changing political scene. John Tefft, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, at Startup Village. Photo:sk.ru John Tefft, the U.S. ambassaor to Russia...

    15 July, 10:07 Nowak David
  • Generating innovations: Ruselprom becomes Skolkovo partner

    One of Russia’s largest manufacturers of electricity generators and electric motors is to form a research center at Skolkovo under an agreement worth 280 million rubles and signed at Startup Village this week. Grachev, right, and Shcherbakov at...

    05 June, 11:06 Nowak David
  • What a difference a year makes

    When Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev declared at Startup Village that the Skolkovo Innovation Center is developing as planned, he was speaking as someone who’d had the benefit of several helicopter fly-bys to back up the assertion. Now, the picture...

    05 June, 10:16 Nowak David
  • Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev: Skolkovo is producing results

    Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Skolkovo is starting to produce tangible results, despite being less than five years old. From left: Skolkovo president Victor Vekselberg, his advisor Pekka Viljakainen, and Prime Minister Medvedev. Photo: sk.ru ...

    04 June, 14:54 Nowak David
  • Куба присматривается к опыту «Сколково» для создания первого технопарка

    «Страна наша небольшая, но смелость у нас – выше этого дома!» - говорит Эльба Роса Перес Монтойя, министр науки, технологий и окружающей среды Кубы. Делегация Кубы побывала в Фонде «Сколково». А «дом», о котором говорила...

    04 June, 14:31 Baklanov Mikhail
  • Skolkovo signs up for Energy Without Borders

    A major investment fund that provides the government with technology solutions in the energy industry is to base its research center at Skolkovo under a deal signed at Startup Village this week. The signing ceremony at Startup Village. Photo: sk.ru ...

    04 June, 11:45 Nowak David
  • MTE Group invests 50 million rubles in Skolkovo resident SEMAT

    Skolkovo resident SEMAT has secured 50 million rubles in investment from Russian-Czech company MTE Group to research electrical discharge machining, a deal signed at Startup Village. Karavaev and Volkov, in light suits, during the signing. Photo: sk.ru...

    04 June, 10:23 Nowak David
  • Graviton wins Startup Village 2015 pitch competition

    Home security firm Graviton has destroyed the field to win the 2015 Startup Village pitch competition, impressing the judges with its sensor-based system to win the 3 million ruble prize and an invitation to become a Skolkovo resident. Graviton's...

    03 June, 19:31 Nowak David
  • Dmitry Medvedev awards first diploma in Skoltech history

    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev extended his congratulations to Skoltech’s first graduates on Wednesday, ceremonially awarding the first diploma at Startup Village. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, somewhere in the melee of graduates. Photo...

    03 June, 15:05 Nowak David
  • «Сколково» будет прирастать селекционерами

    В рамках проходящей в иннограде международной конференции Startup Village состоялась сессия «Селекция в растениеводстве и животноводстве». По словам директора по науке биомедицинского кластера «Сколково» Юрия Никольского, – это...

    03 June, 12:18 Baklanov Mikhail
  • Ivideon gets $4 million from Impulse VC to go global

    IT cluster resident Ivideon has received a $4 million boost from Impulse VC to take its video-streaming service global. Screenshot from Ivideon website The startup’s cloud platform allows users to beam video to any device using almost any...

    03 June, 11:42 Nowak David
  • Корея и «Сколково»: сотрудничество шаг за шагом

    В этом году Startup Village посетила самая большая за историю конференции, да и всего «Сколково», делегация из Южной Кореи. Представители 30 корейских компаний, институтов развития, технопарков в сопровождении посла Республики Корея в России Парк...

    02 June, 21:19 Efendieva Marina
  • Panasonic opens R&D Center at Skolkovo

    Panasonic opened its R&D Center at Skolkovo during Startup Village on Tuesday, opening a new chapter in electronics research cooperation between Russia and Japan. The Panasonic R&D Center at Skolkovo Technopark Office Center. Panasonic signed...

    02 June, 16:26 Nowak David
  • VEB plows 60 million rubles into Dauria Satellite Technologies

    The R&D spinoff of Dauria Aerospace, Russia’s first private space firm, is to receive 60 million rubles from the investment arm of state corporation Vnesheconombank under a deal signed Tuesday at Startup Village. Morozov, left, and Ivanov. Photo...

    02 June, 15:33 Nowak David
  • Skolkovo and Alibaba team up to create the AliExpress Challenge

    The Skolkovo Foundation and Alibaba Russia, the local branch of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, are teaming up to create the AliExpress Challenge for B2C microelectronics solutions. The initiative was announced Tuesday at Startup Village, Russia...

    02 June, 14:27 Nowak David
  • Skolkovo signs deal with Turku Science Park to create 200 million euro ‘Biocity’

    The Skolkovo Foundation has signed an agreement with the Turku Science Park in Finland to create a 200 million euro ‘Biocity’ – a leading biomedical research facility. Victor Vekselberg, right, and Rikumatti Levomaki signing the deal...

    02 June, 14:09 Nowak David
  • Послы США, Франции, Японии заявили о поддержке проекта «Сколково»

    Когда посол Франции в РФ Жан-Морис Рипер обошел этим утром площадку конференции Sturtup Village в Сколково, он не увидел на фудкорте ни французского вина, ни французских сыров. Тем не менее, как мсье Рипер не без юмора признался часом позже, даже в таких условиях...

    02 June, 10:44 Baklanov Mikhail
  • Startup Village 2015 declared OPEN!

    Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich declared Eastern Europe’s biggest startup conference open on Tuesday, as Startup Village revved into gear and more than 10,000 registered visitors swarmed around a sun-drenched Innovation Center. ...

    02 June, 10:35 Nowak David
  • US ambassador: America continues to support Skolkovo

    The US Ambassador to Russia, John F. Tefft, has signaled his country’s continuing support for the Skolkovo project, noting in a speech at Startup Village that the relationship will not be imperiled by political tensions. US Ambassador to Russia...

    02 June, 10:23 Nowak David
  • Prizes, prizes, prizes

    It’s not just millions of rubles and Skolkovo residency on offer for the winners of the Startup Village pitch sessions: Companies from IBM to Google and SAP are lining up to reward the top startups with investment, acceleration programs and entry into...

    29 May, 8:51 Nowak David
  • Update available for Startup Village

    Improvements in this version of Startup Village: Record crowds, new setting, creative catering. Like the leading smartphone apps, Startup Village is constantly evolving. The third edition of Russia and Eastern Europe’s biggest startup event is no...

    26 May, 13:03 Nowak David
  • Olympic pavilion at Startup Village

    A pavilion dedicated to the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) will feature at Startup Village, organizers said on Monday. The ROC signed a memorandum of understanding with the Skolkovo Foundation in February to build an Olympic Technopark at the Skolkovo Innovation...

    25 May, 14:10 Nowak David
  • Ex-F1 star Mika Hakkinen to appear at Startup Village

    Two-time Formula One champion Mika Hakkinen is to take part in the Startup Village innovations conference on June 2-3, organizers confirmed Monday. Mika Hakkinen. Photo: Flickr Startup Village is Eastern Europe’s biggest startup event and...

    18 May, 13:06 Nowak David
  • Чему учит пример горячих финских парней?

    На конференции Startup Village, которая пройдет в Сколково 2-3 июня, состоится мировая премьера финского проекта LNGTainer – virtual pipeline concepts. 10 тысяч участников крупнейшей в Восточной Европе стартап-конференции станут свидетелями необычного...

    13 May, 9:10 Baklanov Mikhail
  • Стартап-тур - 2015 подошел к финишу

    В подмосковном Красногорске завершился последний этап Стартап-тура - 2015. Инновационное роуд-шоу прошло в нынешнем году по 10 городам России, а также побывало в Алма-Ате и Минске. В заключительный день подмосковного этапа тура жюри определило 15 победителей...

    30 April, 18:22 Baklanov Mikhail