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SKOLKOVO
FOUNDATION
PRESENTATION
NOVEMBER 2011
MISSION
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• Diversify and grow Russia’s economy
through innovation and entrepreneurship
• Fully-integrate Russian technology
into the global economy
• Develop human capital through world-
class research and education
• Create globally-competitive
knowledge-based companies
Skolkovo is a strategic development initiative to:
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Open, transparent, and fair: essential to
attract world-class talent, institutions and
businesses
Maximum private sector participation
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Physical and virtual layers
Self-sustaining over time
International standards
WHY SKOLKOVO?
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Time
Tech
no
log
y m
atu
rity
/ m
ark
et
accep
tan
ce
Basic
Research
Applied
Research
Entrepreneurs
Earl
y
Late
Mid
Private
Equity
IPOs
Large Corporates
Commoditization of
Technology
VC
Normal Technology Life Cycle
WHY SKOLKOVO?
5 Time
Tech
no
log
y m
atu
rity
/ m
ark
et
accep
tan
ce
The “Gap”:
• Research not linked to market
• Little early-stage financing or services
• Result: weak commercialization
Basic
Research
Applied
Research
Entrepreneurs
Earl
y
Late
Mid
Private
Equity
IPOs
Large Corporates
Commoditization of
Technology
VC
Current Russian Situation
THE SOLUTION?
6 Time
Te
ch
no
log
y m
atu
rity
/ m
ark
et
ac
ce
pta
nce
Basic
Research
Applied
Research
Entrepreneurs
Ea
rly
La
te
Mid
Large Corporates
Commoditization of
Technology
VC
Skolkovo Institute
Innovation Center
• 5 clusters
• Technopark
• Key partners
City Infrastructure
Virtual Skolkovo
Close the gap with tools for efficient commercialization
Skolkovo “Ecosystem”
BUILDING THE ECOSYSTEM
1. THE INSTITUTE
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SKOLKOVO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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World’s first graduate
university to fully-
integrate research,
education, innovation
and entrepreneurship
• Core of Skolkovo ecosystem
• Source of high-caliber talent
• 1200 graduate students and 300
faculty/post-docs by 2018
• 5 programs, 15 research centers
(each with 3-4 labs)
Strategic partner:
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UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR GLOBAL COLLABORATION
Energy Program
Research Centers SIST MIT
Russian & international institutions
IT Program
Biomed Program
Space Program
Nuclear Program
BUILDING THE ECOSYSTEM
2. THE INNOVATION CENTER
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INNOVATION CENTER
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Key partners
Technopark
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technology
clusters
5 TECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS
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Energy: efficiency, saving, new energy technology
IT: software, engineering, devices
Biomed: biotech, drugs, devices
Space: telecoms, navigation,
imaging, life systems
Nuclear: medicine, energy,
materials
Reflecting 5
modernization
priorities of the
Russian
government
TECHNOPARK SUPPORTING STARTUPS
External
venture
funds
Technopark
Other
Universities
Skolkovo
Funds
Skolkovo
Institute
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Spin-off
center
Coaching
& training
Clusters
Market
assistance
Infrastructure Corporate services Funding
KEY PARTNERS
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International companies Russian companies
KEY PARTNERS’ ROLE
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1. Create and operate R&D centers in Skolkovo
2. Evaluate Skolkovo’s pipeline of promising technologies &
advise on strategy
3. Co-invest in promising Skolkovo start-ups
4. Offer early commercialization opportunities to Skolkovo
startups
5. Fund research at SIST
BUILDING THE ECOSYSTEM
3. THE CITY
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SKOLKOVO CITY
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SKOLKOVO CITY
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Key Facts:
• 400 hectares
• 10 000 residents
• 26 000 total employed
• 6 000 professional jobs
• 2 500 graduate students,
faculty and staff
• 2014 completion date (Phase 1)
• Pedestrian-oriented master
plan
• Sustainable design, LEED
certified
“ONE-STOP-SHOP”
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• Provide residents with all essential services
• Let them focus on their business
BUILDING THE ECOSYSTEM
4. VIRTUAL SKOLKOVO
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VIRTUAL SKOLKOVO: REPLICATING IN THE REGIONS
2011
2015
Skolkovo
Moscow
Saint Petersburg
Tomsk
Kazan Krasnoyarsk
Novosibirsk
Vladivostok
Nizhniy Novgorod
Skolkovo
Skolkovo Start-up
Moscow
Tomsk
Kazan
Novosibirsk
Nizhniy Novgorod
Saint Petersburg
Vladivostok
Technopark
Financing
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• Replicate services in major
Russian cities
• Web-based platform linking
Skolkovo, regional and
international resources and
partners (academic,
commercial, financial)
University
SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR STARTUPS IN SKOLKOVO
• No VAT or profit tax for 10 years
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• Refund of customs duties and VAT on imported equipment
• 14% unified social tax rate (vs. normal 34%)
• OECD tech regulations apply
WHAT SKOLKOVO IS, WHAT SKOLKOVO ISN’T
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We provide financial grants
We are non-profit
We finance and support R&D
and early-stage companies
We are a platform for
international collaboration in
R&D and technology transfer
We support and finance both
Russian and international
innovation
We are not an investment
fund; we do not invest, take
equity stakes or board seats
We don’t finance production or
advanced commercial activity
We are not a sales agent
We are not limited to Russian
technology; our mandate is to
enhance 2-way tech transfer
THANK YOU
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For more information, please contact:
Steven Geiger
Chief Operating Officer
sgeiger@corp.i-gorod.com
www.i-gorod.com