October, 2014 - Skolkovo Community

Stratospheric science, Skoltech-style
30.10.2014

Slush 2014: Skolkovo to send more than 40 startups to Helsinki
28.10.2014

Skoltech students launch science balloons to the edge of space
Deep in the Russian provinces on Tuesday morning, a team of Russian students launched four helium balloons into the stratosphere with scientific experiments designed to advance our understanding of how...
21.10.2014

Victory in IBM's SmartCamp contest puts Jelastic on cloud nine
A cloud solutions company from Skolkovo’s IT cluster named Jelastic has won the Russian stage of IBM’s global SmartCamp contest. Jelastic is based in Silicon Valley but in 2012 year launched...
20.10.2014

Stories from the Stand: Skolkovo at Open Innovations
Skolkovo is exhibiting its top resident companies at the Open Innovations Forum in Moscow. Here are some of their stories from the Skolkovo stand, which is the de facto centerpiece of the forum. Marshalling...
15.10.2014

First Skolkovo almanac introduces Russia to ‘omics’ science
Skolkovo on Wednesday unveiled its inaugural almanac, a major effort to bring smart discussion on the latest biotechnology advances to a broad audience in Russia. Issue One discusses the field of so-called...
15.10.2014

Open Innovations 2014: Russia, China and Skolkovo
The Skolkovo Foundation plays catalyst this week as Russia seeks to strengthen its economic partnership with China at the Open Innovations Forum in Moscow. Skolkovo is a co-organizer of the October 14...
13.10.2014

There’s something different about this Moscow bank consultant
Meet Max Rublev, the newest recruit of the Credit Bank of Moscow. He’s impeccably turned out in a dapper suit, red tie and brown shoes. He’s never late, nor does he knock off early –...
10.10.2014

The return of airships? Skolkovo agrees grant for Russian firm
The Skolkovo Foundation has agreed to issue a grant to a resident of its space and telecoms cluster to develop technology that could see airships take to the skies once more. Atlant, the R&D spinoff...
08.10.2014

Taking cloud computing beyond the clouds
Imagine a future in which all things launched into space – from the tiniest nano-satellites to hulking multi-modular planet probes – could communicate with one other. One in which mankind could...
06.10.2014