NTI’s factory of pilot projects in the Novgorod Oblast has been replenished with five new projects related to assistive neurotechnologies and support of talents.
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VTB Group is about to launch a corporate fintech accelerator based on GenerationS, the largest startup accelerator in Russia and Eastern Europe held by RVC.
An internship for the Russian start-ups — the alumni of the Russian start-up accelerator GenerationS run by RVC will take place in France.
The implementors of the ‘road map’ are to remove until 2035 main legislative obstacles that hinder the development of healthcare digital technologies and prevent Russian breakthrough medicines and medical products from entering the market.
The document assumes consistent elimination of legislative obstacles to facilitate development of new energy-sector technologies and products, including intelligent distributed energy, distribution networks, personal energy and consumer services.
The Finale of the GenerationS corporate accelerator for technological startups annually held by RVC took place in the multimedia space Tesla Place in Moscow on April 27. Three winners shared the Grand Prix of RUB 16M (~USD 260K), and 20 finalists received in-kind prizes from the Partners of the accelerator.
RVC has joined efforts with Lomonosov Moscow State University and ITMO to develop a training course ‘Innovative Economics and Technological Entrepreneurship’ to be included in universities' curriculum.
Rosstandart has authorized the RVC-based technical committee 194 ‘Cyber-physical systems’ to develop national standards in the fields of ‘artificial intelligence’ and ‘smart energy.’
The Government of the Russian Federation has published a decree defining the requirements for the arrangement and holding competitions as well as the rules for granting federal subsidies to meet the project needs.
Gazprom Neft has become a partner to Power & Energy, a track of the RVC-organized federal start-up accelerator GenerationS.
RVC and Michelin, a global leading producer of car tires, have joined efforts to launch a corporate start-up accelerator.
During the selection phase the highest score was gained by the investment team Kama Flow. They are planning to sign legally binding documents with the managing partner before the end of May 2018 once due diligence is passed and corporate approvals are obtained.
RVC and Airbus, an international aircraft manufacturer, have joined forces to launch a joint competition aimed at finding innovative ideas and products in the aerospace industry.
The Russian Venture Capital Association (RVCA), in cooperation with the Venture Capital Innovation Fund (VCIF) presented a study of the Russian private equity and venture investment market covering 2017.
The 8-9 March saw competitions of robotic-wheeled micro-cars — RoboRacers, as part of the 10th All-Russian robotic festival PROFEST 2018. RVC supported the event in preparation for the NTI technological competition "Winter City", which is scheduled for launch in 2018.
Microsoft Corporation will participate in the selection of projects in the FinTech track and the media direction of the Creative track of the GenerationS Federal Start-up Accelerator, organized by RVC.
On March 14, a panel discussion "Effective start-ups: Russia and the World" was held within the framework of the All-Russian Forum "Russia is a Country of Opportunities". Representatives of development and business institutions discussed measures of state support for start-ups as well as opportunities for the development of high-tech business in Russia.
Out of 2,226 technological start-ups that passed the training program within the regional practical consulting sessions (RPCS) in 2016, 1825 (82%) continued development and 334 (15%) reached new stages of development.
The Educational Centre Sirius in Sochi summed up the results of the All-Russian Engineering Olympiad of the National Technological Initiative (NTI). The 11 best teams and 18 winners in the individual all-around were defined based on final tests’ results. The main prize is 100 USE (Uniform state exam) points in core subjects upon admission to the leading Russian universities.
On February 15, within the framework of the 17th annual Russian Investment Forum in Sochi, RVC held a business breakfast on the following topic: "Efficiency of venture market ecosystem’s operation: how to activate commercialization of innovations". Participants of the event discussed the necessary tools to develop the venture industry and specifics of interaction between its key participants.