Проект сколковского участника по созданию сети биобанков на территории России поддержан межведомственной рабочей группой по разработке и реализации Национальной технологической инициативы при президиуме Совета при Президенте Российской Федерации по модернизации...
Russian healthcare marked a major milestone on Wednesday with the opening of the branch of a top Israeli hospital at the Skolkovo innovation centre, meaning Russians can now access Israeli healthcare without having to leave the country. Prime Minister...
Few countries in the world can benefit from telemedicine and the remote diagnosis and monitoring services it offers as much as Russia, with its enormous territory and multitude of sparsely populated and hard to reach areas. Yet currently, digital healthcare...
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...
The fifth annual Startup Village, a giant open-air event for hi-tech entrepreneurs and investors, opened Tuesday at the Skolkovo innovation city with the signing of two key agreements. Philips' Henk de Jong brandishes the symbolic key given to him...
When pinpointing a region’s innovative potential, it may not seem entirely logical to look to a seaweed-processing plant preparing to celebrate its centenary. But Russia’s northern Arkhangelsk region is putting its hopes for its economic future...
The Skolkovo innovation centre has signed a cooperation agreement with the Israeli city of Yoqneam Illit, marking its first partnership with a fellow hi-tech city. Skolkovo's Igor Drozdov (left) and Yoqneam Illit Mayor Simon Alfasi sign the cooperation...
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...
The Skolkovo Foundation has signed a cooperation agreement with BioCubaFarma, Cuba’s biggest biotech company, continuing a series of agreements and mutual visits between the foundation and the island nation. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right...
The first building of the Moscow International Medical Cluster (MMMK), a planned state-of-the-art medical facility being built at the Skolkovo innovation centre, is growing visibly on a daily basis. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin visited the site , where construction...
President Vladimir Putin inspected life-changing medical solutions made by resident companies of the Skolkovo Foundation at the Strategic Initiatives Forum in Moscow on Thursday. President Vladimir Putin greeting a little girl with a prosthetic hand while...
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...
“Did you know that more than 70 percent of cancer patient deaths are caused not by the cancer itself, but by the side effects of chemotherapy?” With this shocking statistic just minutes into the presentation of his product, Andrei Garazha has the...
В Москве на ВДНХ завершил свою работу четвертый форум «Открытые инновации». Столичный мэр Сергей Собянин на правах хозяина предложил сделать ВДНХ постоянной площадкой для проведения «Открытых инноваций». Градоначальник отметил...
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...
Skolkovo’s Biomed Cluster is expecting around 30 to 40 agriculture-based startups to become residents in the coming months as the Russian government moves to encourage high-tech innovation in food production. Skolkovo VP Kirill Kaem, the executive...
The Olympic Committee of Russia is to build a 50,000 sq. m. research and development center at the Skolkovo Innovation Center by 2018 under an agreement signed Friday by the two parties. Olympic chief Alexander Zhukov, left, and Skolkovo Foundation...