Skolkovo Innovation Centre - Dena

Skolkovo
Innovation
Centre

Skolkovo Innovation Center -
              Mission is to modernize Russian economy                                                               1

 Russian Government established Skolkovo Innovation Centre to support
 innovations development in the country. Skolkovo supports not only domestic
 companies, but provides unique conditions for localization of R&D and
 engineering for foreign technological corporations

Council for Economic              Board of Trustees                                    The Foundation Council
Modernization and                 D.Medvedev – Chairman                                co-chairmen:
Innovative Development
                                  Members: A.Dvorkovich. A.Siluanov,                   V. Vekselberg
V.Putin - Chairman
                                  A.Fursenko, V. Dmitriev, V. Surkov, V. Volodin V.,
D.Medvedev - Chairman of the                                                           C.Barrett
                                  S.Sobyanin, V.Fortov, N.Nikoforov, Z.Alferov,
general committee                 I.Bortnik
                                                                                        •Facilitates execution of
    •Defines composition of the         •Defines strategy                                the Strategy
     Board of Trustees
                                        •Approves the Rules of the Project              •Approves the budget
    •Approves amendments to
     the Charter                        •Approves Foundation Reports

                                                                                       Executive body

                                                                                           The Foundation
                                                                                           Board
                                                                                           I. Drozdov – Chairman

Skolkovo mission is to unite
              science, industry and entrepreneurship                                                  2

                                 Skolkovo focus areas – “clusters”:

     •    >1500 Hi-tech
    startup companies
•   >18 000 employees
         • >10% of all              Startups          Industry        •   70 Russian and
         international IP                                                 international
       applications from                                                  corporations set up their
                  Russia                                                  R&D centers in Skolkovo
                                                                      •   > 5500 employees

                                            Science                   •   > 400 industrial
                                                                          companies connected to
                                                                          Skolkovo ecosystem
•   450 PhD and MSc now                                               •   70 venture capital funds

•   1200 – by 2020
•   10 centers of science, and
    education and innovation
•   15 by 2020

Skolkovo Innovation Centre -
              unique conditions for innovators to work and live           3

                           Technopark – the biggest in Eastern Europe

•   30 000 people
•   450 ha of land
•   2,5 mln sq m2
•   completion by 2020

                           Skoltech University            Corporate R&D

                                  Environment                 Residence
        20 minutes
    from Moscow center

Skolkovo Innovation Centre - 2020
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Skolkovo Innovation Centre - 2016
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Skolkovo – the biggest startup incubator in Russia
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     Skolkovo provides financing and supports the technologies
    that may be commercialized also by the international corporations

R&D infrastructure          Financial support       Business development
– Offices, labs        – Non-refundable grants     – Mentorship and
– Shared use centers      up to 300 million RUB       acceleration
– Cooperation with        (~4 mln EUR)             – Venture investors and
  industrial leaders   – Almost tax-fee regime        business angels
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                          (available also for      – Access to markets and
                          corporate R&D centres)      promotion

Skolkovo – base for corporate R&D
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               As of today                            by 2020
70 large and medium Russian and international   90 R&D centers
 companies committed to locate R&D               7000 employees
5500 employees by 2018

Skolkovo – provider of new technologies for Russian market
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Skolkovo is a unique place for doing high-tech business
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 Cutting-edge technologies created by startups, which receive substantial
  financial and mentoring support from Skolkovo Foundation
 Optimisation of R&D costs - Significant tax exemptions for R&D centres, sharing
  cost for R&D with start-ups that receive grant financing
 Greatest minds - centre of attraction for to the top scientists and engineers
  from all over Russia, providing unique source of human resources
 Laboratory infrastructure of Technopark is available for joint use
 International research collaboration on the basis of SkolTech
 Comfortable conditions for work and life in the unique city infrastructure
  specially developed to host demanding top professionals
 Access to Russian government and policymakers - Skolkovo is developing
  under the strong support from the federal government. R&D centre at Skolkovo
  provides exceptional visibility to state authorities

Formats of cooperation with corporations
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Russia is not only a market for international companies, but also a source of high
quality R&D people available at cost much lower than abroad and technologies
from Russian start-ups that may be integrated in the world-wide operations

 Bring new technologies and products of Skolkovo startups to the market
      Purchase of products/technologies
      Joint R&D and co-financing
      Regular search of new startups and ideas
      Testing and pilot implementation
 Locate R&D center in Skolkovo
      Engineering/R&D corporate team based at Skolkovo campus
      Consortiums with other companies for joint development of technologies
 Participate in Skolkovo ecosystem
      Mentoring the most promising teams
      Conferences, workshops, masterclasses
      Cooperation with Skoltech – research programs and students