A new R&D Center based on infrastructure of innovation at the "Technoplois Gousev" is being considered

Mr D.B. Lyudmirsky, Deputy Director-General of the OOO "Technopark "Skolkovo", visited Gousev during his working tour to Kaliningrad region, to acquaint himself with “The Area of Scientific and Technological Development - Technopolis Gousev” Project, its infrastructure of innovation and future development plans. A possibility of establishing of a "Technopark Skolkovo" R&D center at the "Technopolis Gousev" was discussed as a result of the visit.

Schedule of the tour initiated by the regional Government Agency of Communication and Mass Media included a visit to the Innovation Park at the Baltic Federal University, working meeting with the regional government and the visit to the "Technopolis Gousev" enterprises.

Technopark "Skolkovo" strives to establish in Russia a network of shared use centers, business incubators and spin off centers at the leading institutes of higher education as well as of scientific and technical development centers, observed Mr Lyudmirsky. During the working meeting the visitor were presented a report on "The investment prospects of Kaliningrad region in view of the future development of innovation cluster in the region."

Mr Lyudmirsky noted after the meeting that favorable conditions exist in Kaliningrad region for new business enterprises, also known as "startups", to start and develop. Such projects could be made ready at Skolkovo where a super modern R&D site is being developed. "Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University is ready to offer some interesting ready-to-go projects. So, lets bring their development team to Skolkovo for some "growing up", said Dmitry Lyudmirsky. Successful projects should relocate back to their respective regions, concluded deputy Director-General of the Technopark.

During the visit to the "Technopolis Gousev" Mr Dmitry Lyudmirsky took a tour of operating facilities, acquainted himself with the plans for development of a R&D and educational centre and a project for future business incubator and venture fund to provide support for innovation projects. The visit concluded with the suggestion that R&D centre of Technopark "Skolkovo" might be established based on the infrastructure of innovation at the "Technopolis Gousev", so that the Technopark projects could use the infrastructure for R&D. Both parties agreed to conduct further negotiations on the subject. A joint "Gousev-Skolkovo" business incubator, use of facilities of OAO “Digital Television Systems" RPA” and the Centre for Development and Production of Microelectronics "GS-Nanotech", which is currently under construction, to satisfy the demand OOO "Technopark "Skolkovo" residents for production facilities were also discussed.