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Tatiana Filippova Former Volvo’s designer to work for Lada25 августа 2011 18:01Former Volvo’s design director Steve Mattin will become design director for Russia’s AvtoVAZ car maker. UK born Steve Mattin worked 17 years for Mercedes-Benz creating the design for several models the company introduced in the 1990-s. Those models in particular include A-class Mercedes and SL-class roadster. Skolkovo to focus on space technologies22 августа 2011 18:28Scientific Research Institute of Space Technologies is to be set up under cooperation between the Skolkovo fund and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia. The agreement to that effect has been signed at the international aviation and space salon MAKS-2011 in the town of Zhukovsky, Moscow region. Russia’s Skolkovo center admits its 100th resident19 августа 2011 17:55The 100th resident joined Russia’s Skolkovo innovation center on Friday. In the past seven months, the Skolkovo center has brought together scientists and entrepreneurs from 100 Russian and foreign companies. Still operating in virtual regime, the Skolkovo hub focuses on software, energy efficiency, biomedicine, nuclear technologies and space. Skolkovo Innovation Centre to develop smart networks16 августа 2011 17:34One of Sweden’s largest telecommunication and communication systems producer will build its own scientific research centre in Skolkovo, Russia’s Innovation Centre. It will start the implementation of this large-scale project later this year. Russian medicines to win world’s market8 августа 2011 14:28Russian and international pharmaceutical companies will cooperate in creating unique medicines on the basis of cell and gene technologies. The Russian company “ROSNANO” has supported the project “SinBio”, which unites UK, German and Russian scientists. Insignia of Russian presidential authority turn 155 августа 2011 15:4915 years ago President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree which established the insignia of presidential authority: the standard, or the flag, of the President of the Russian Federation, the presidential emblem and a special copy of the Russian Constitution. Idea contest declared for Sochi-20143 августа 2011 16:30To mark the anniversary of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games’ closing ceremony, organizers of the Sochi Olympics decided to declare a contest for the best 2014 closing ceremony idea. The winner to be unveiled in mid December will get two tickets for the official opening of Sochi games. Russia to create the safest city2 августа 2011 16:43Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry and the Skolkovo Fund will coordinate efforts in developing advanced security systems. The relevant agreement was signed by Minister Sergei Shoigu and president of the fund Victor Vekselberg. Where does "clever" money go?26 июля 2011 15:24It is much easier today to find investments in Russia than in some industrialized countries, which are experiencing the consequences of the former crisis, the experts of the Russian Venture Company (RVC), which is the biggest player on Russia’s venture market, say. New residents at Skolkovo20 июля 2011 15:41Fifteen Russian companies have been given the status of residents at the Skolkovo innovation center. The Innograd, which is being modeled on the American Silicon Valley, still exists in concept only, but the number of participants increases every month. The ceremonies of the conferment of the status of residents was presided over by Stephen Gaiger, Executive Director of Skolkovo. Children of war22 июня 2011 19:52June 22 is Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Russia. On this day at dawnbreak, exactly 70 years ago, Nazi Germany attacked the former Soviet Union without a formal declaration of war. Throughout that day, Nazi aircraft kept bombing Soviet airfields as Wehrmacht troops invaded cities and villages, killing and capturing Red Army servicemen and civilians. Skolkovo finds new residents21 июня 2011 19:16The St. Petersburg economic forum has seen Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation becoming a record breaker as regards the number of signed agreements. Over the next few years, the innovation hub outside Moscow will build scientific research centers of such giants as Nokia and Siemens. Tatyana Filippova reports. 20th June - World Refuge Day20 июня 2011 16:22World Refugee Day is observed on the 20th of June. On this day, the Convention relating to the status of refugees was adopted sixty years ago. It defends those who had to flee their homes. The convention has been ratified by 140 countries. IBM, Johnson&Johnson to add to Russia’s high-tech hub19 июня 2011 13:47US IT and consulting services firm IBM and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson have signaled their readiness to take part in the creation of the Skolkovo innovation center outside Moscow, reports the Voice of Russia’s Tatyana Filippova. Rusnano launches an online Internet shop15 июня 2011 15:00Russia’s state-run Rusnano Corporation, which was set up to develop nanotechnologies, is planning to sell its innovative products through an online Internet-shop. To this end, it launched its information portal called “Effective Nanotechnology Solutions” early this month. One can visit the portal, solutions.rusnao.com and place an order for a necessary product. North Caucasus resorts: room for partnership10 июня 2011 12:34The international business community is getting behind a major project to establish a tourism cluster in five of the North Caucasus republics. Plans to build five alpine skiing resorts, as well as two major beach recreation areas on the coast of the Caspian and Black Seas were unveiled by President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010. TNK-BP and Skolkovo will work together to reduce energy consumption27 мая 2011 17:24One of the largest Russian oil companies TNK-BP will cooperate with the Skolkovo foundation. The main aim is the development and promotion of innovative projects targeted at an increase in the energy efficiency of oil and gas extraction. Californian duck in Skolkovo26 мая 2011 15:44A big fire-breathing duck that has travelled for a whole week across the Moscow roads, has now settled at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo. A photo exhibition and an exhibition of kinetic sculptures, made by an American artist, Barth Dorsa, “Against the Sun”, opens in Skolkovo on May 26th. Skolkovo still on the drawing board but already working3 мая 2011 14:26The much-talked-about Russian center of innovative technologies “Skolkovo” has not been built yet. Still, 35 companies which had received the status of its participants have already got down to work. Skolkovo also education hub22 апреля 2011 19:26Skolkovo just west of Moscow is to become the national flagship of research, development and innovation in all fields. It will also be functioning as an education hub, with leading world academics, engineers and venture capitalists lecturing at its informal Open University. |
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