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Seven New Projects Get Support from NTI

26.12.2019

The Interdepartmental Working Group (IWG) on the implementation of the National Technology Initiative approved funding in the form of grants and capital investments for technology projects of the Helsnet, Energy, Aeronet, Technet markets, as well as the Club Movement project.

Eight Start-ups to Launch Pilot Projects at PepsiCo

19.12.2019

TechLab by PepsiCo, a laboratory aimed at exploring, testing, and introducing new technologies into the business of PepsiCo and GenerationS, a platform for developing corporate acceleration from RVC, announced a search for start-ups representing solutions based on big data technologies in FMCG.

RVC Determines the Winner of the Selection for the Management of the Fund for High-tech Medical Projects

17.12.2019

Unicorn Capital Partners investment team scored the most points based on open selection. The fund is created by RVC together with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation for investments in high-tech projects in the field of production of innovative medicines, medical devices, and software.

An Artificial Intelligence Competition Launches in Russia with a Prize Fund of 200 Million Roubles.

12.12.2019

Competition RVC, ASI, and the Skolkovo Foundation launched the Up Great series of technological contests for developers of artificial intelligence. The purpose of the competition is to create universal artificial intelligence that will be able to analyse natural speech, solve problems, and learn together with a person.

International Standard of Smart City Indicators Approved with the Participation of the Russian Federation

11.12.2019

According to the presentation of the relevant ISO/IEC working group on the standardization of Smart Cities, the first international standard was approved that defines the indicators of information and communication systems that underlie the implementation and evaluation of Smart Cities projects.

First Unmanned Traffic Jam and 60 Minutes to Win: the Results of the Up Great “Winter City” contest have been summed up

11.12.2019

In the suburbs of Moscow, the final tests of the technology competition Up Great “Winter City” completed. StarLine team from St. Petersburg showed the best result during the first Russian mass drone race in winter conditions.

RVC and Russian Railways Sign an Agreement on Cooperation in Innovation

06.12.2019

On December 6, as part of the Global Technology Leadership Forum in Sochi, RVC and Russian Railways OJSC signed an agreement to start joint work on creating the innovative infrastructure for the transport industry.

RVC and CTRP Group To Create an Accelerator for Innovative Projects in the Pipe Industry

06.12.2019

At the Global Technology Leadership Forum, the CTRP Group, one of the leading industrial groups in the Russian metallurgical complex, and the Russian Venture Company (RVC) signed an agreement to create an accelerator for innovative projects in the pipe industry.

Russian Venture Market: Year Results and Forecasts

06.12.2019

On December 5, an expanded meeting of the Venture Market Council at RVC was held in Sochi as part of the Global Technology Leadership Forum. Representatives of the industry discussed the current state of the venture market, the main trends, and prospects for its development.

Russian Technology Leaders Receive Awards

05.12.2019

On December 5, at the Global Technology Leadership Forum in Sochi, an award ceremony was held for leaders of the innovation ecosystem for their contribution to the development of individual markets of the National Technology Initiative and for achievements related to the development of the technological potential of Russia as a whole.

About Three Thousand Specialists Complete Educational Programs of Rukami Project in 2019

04.12.2019

On November 28–30, Moscow hosted the School of Organizers of Technological Clubs, aimed at creating and developing technological clubs of a new type. The graduates of the school, trained and defended the development projects of their organizations, received training certificates of the REU named after G.V. Plekhanov.

Enel and GenerationS Summarize Energy Project Selection

26.11.2019

Enel Group, one of the world's largest private operators in the electricity and gas markets, has summarized the collection of applications based on RVC's corporate accelerator GenerationS. Five projects took part in the in-person selection, which took place on November 18 in Rome.

Russian Railways and RVC To Create Two New Venture Capital Funds

20.11.2019

On November 20, as part of Transport Week 2019, Russian Railways and RVC signed a memorandum on the preparation of two joint venture funds for investment in industrial and digital projects. The document was signed by Oleg Belozerov, General Director and Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways, and Alexander Povalko, General Director of RVC.

STLC and RVC to Create a Joint Venture Fund

19.11.2019

On November 19, as part of the XIII International Forum “Transport of Russia 2019” in Moscow, an agreement of intent was signed between the State Transport Leasing Company (STLC) and RVC to create a joint venture fund.

National BioService Receives the Exporter of the Year Award

15.11.2019

The RVC National BioService Biofund portfolio company (NBS) took the second place in the national stage of the All-Russian Award in the field of international cooperation and export “Exporter of the Year” in the category “Exporter of the Year in the Service Sector” in the category “Small and Medium Enterprises”.

Rapid Testing Technology of ERA-GLONASS Modules Enters the Market

12.11.2019

The NTI competency centre for wireless communications and the Internet of Things based on Skoltech developed the technology for functional testing of the ERA-GLONASS system modules by order of the V2Lab industrial partner.

The Terra VC Fund Completes Withdrawal from Syntacore

06.11.2019

The Terra VC venture capital fund, created with the participation of RVC capital, announces the sale of its stake in Syntacore, a leading domestic developer of microprocessor and microcontroller cores based on the open RISC-V architecture.

An Investor, Dmitry Doichen, Acquires EastAgro Don RVC Biofund Portfolio

05.11.2019

RVC Biofund Announces the Closure of a Transaction to Sell a 50% Stake in the EastAgro Don Portfolio Company. The buyer was the company Tendercon, which is affiliated with investor Dmitry Doyhenym.

Vocord will Check Unmanned Vehicles for Compliance with Traffic Rules

31.10.2019

To do so, at the NAMI training ground, where unmanned vehicles will be tested as a part of the final of Up Great technology contest “Winter City”, the company will install a VOCORD Traffic control system.

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