Skolkovo Innovation Center

Russia

Skolkovo is the biggest innovation center in Russia. It plays a prominent role in strengthening the foundation of the national economy. Startups promoted by Skolkovo offer domestic hi-tech products for industrial applications, health care, transport industry, IT and many other industries. Skolkovo’s residents well known both in Russia and abroad include: ExoAtlet, Biorg, Rapidbio, Motorika, Uchi.

Skolkovo is the biggest innovation center in Russia. It plays a prominent role in strengthening the foundation of the national economy. Startups promoted by Skolkovo offer domestic hi-tech products for industrial applications, health care, transport industry, IT and many other industries. Skolkovo’s residents well known both in Russia and abroad include: ExoAtlet, Biorg, Rapidbio, Motorika, Uchi.ru, YaClass, Skillbox, VisionLabs, Vocord, S-Innovations, Gepatera, CRT Innovations, Sputnix and many other. Skolkovo ecosystem is a suite of specialized customer-centered services and relevant support measures for innovative industries: from acceleration and support programs from private investors and university-based startups, to overseas patenting and customs clearance for export/import operations. Skolkovo Technopark is the largest industrial park in Eastern Europe. Skoltech, Skolkovo’s ‘science core’, in 2021 was among the best young universities worldwide, according to Nature Index, ranking 65th, and for the first time Skoltech took the 35th place in physics.

In 2021, the total revenues of Skolkovo residents grew almost by 55%, as compared with 2020, reaching RUB 247.8 billion. As of May 1, 2022 the number of Skolkovo startups exceeded 3,300. The number of jobs within the ecosystem is about to reach 70,000.