NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES CLUSTER:

RESULTS and PERSPECTIVES

Stanford, October 2014

Nuclear Technologies

ATTRACTION AND SUPPORT OF STURTUPS IS OUR KEY

ACTIVITY IN FRAME OF CREATION OF SKOLKOVO ECOSYSTEM

• On October 26, 110 startups participated in Skolkovo project and developing their

technology business in the innovation segment Nuclear technologies; 13 projects

got positive response from Cluster expert panel.

• Developing relationship with professional associations working in NT Cluster

priority areas. Agreement with Back –End association AVERO signed in June, with

Laser Association and Partnership in Radiation Technologies will signed in 2014 –

they will support start-ups initiation and development, and provide support in R&D

expertise and commercialization.

• Resident companies supported by NT cluster presented their achievements on

International exhibitions in Russia and abroad: SPIE Photonics West 2014,

International Waste Management Symposia, Photonics Russia, Atomexpo et al.

• Support of Cluster participants in development business and technology

partnership with industrial leaders and governmental relations SC Rostech,

Siemens, Saint-Gobain, Festo, Varian MS, OMZ, KUKA Systems,

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• 25% of the Cluster projects are founded by graduates of RAS institutes

• 8 RAS projects raised grant financing

• At least 10% of the Foundation experts are RAS employees

• 2014 год: Presentation of Skolkovo opportunities in PI RAS, IoS RAS, FEFU, MEPhI, Joint

Seminar of RFBR and Helmholtz society et al.

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s • Interaction with universities: Lomonosov Moscow State University, Bauman Moscow State

Technical University, MEPhI, MIPT, UrFU etc.

• 20% of the Cluster companies are founded by university graduates

• Cluster employees participate in project contests; regular meetings are held with students and

teachers of the main universities to attract new projects.

THE CLUSTER CLOSELY COLLABORATES WITH UNIVERSITIES AND

RESEARCH INSTITUTES

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• l’AUEG (Alliance Université Entreprise de Grenoble)

• Technoprom – 2014 BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE INDUSTRY

• DEMAND FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES: PRIVATE INITIATIVE AND PUBLIC POLICY

• STARTUP VILLAGE Potential of Engineering companies for speed up commercialization of

new technologies and products

• Experience of industrial applications of additive technologies

• OPEN INNOVATIONS. Creative Disruption. In Science and Research

• Opportunities for start ups in Russian engineering industry. Instrument for support

commercialization.

PRESENTATION OF THE SKOLKOVO AND NT CLUSTER IN PROFESSIONAL

COMUNITY

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Russian actions, including regional seminars of SC Rosatom

Екатеринбург: Иннопром 2011 -2014, Совет Главных Конструкторов Свердловской области

Томск: International Congress on Energy Fluxes and Radiation Effects (EFRE-2014), Инновус

Новосибирск, Технопром 2013 – 2014, Школа Академпарка

Дубна: Всероссийской научно-практической конференции «Принципы и механизмы

формирования национальной инновационной системы в РФ» 2012 -2014

Конференция «Радиационные технологии», Ялта 2014 (организована ГК Росатом)

Железногорск: 2, 3й Железногорский Инновационный Форум (4й – 11-13.12.2014)

Ульяновск – Проектная сессия для стартапов и представителей университетов (25.11.14)

International conferences and

seminars

ATOMEXPO 2011 – 2014, ND-EXPO - 2014

German-Russian Workshop Helmholtz Association and RFBR : Experience, Solutions, Prospects

TRAM - Trends in Advanced Machining, Manufacturing and Materials

Photonics West 2014

l’AUEG (Alliance Université Entreprise de Grenoble) Skolkovo Stminar

11 Ionizing Radiation and Polymers symposium– 2014

4th Asian Forum for Accelerators and Detectors 2013 (invited to AFAD 2015)

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

International commercialization

1. A range of projects are being developed by

means of international partnerships (R&D

contracts, procurement of inventions, potential

purchase of technologies or start-ups

themselves)

2. The mechanism of competitions involving

international partners – Varian Startup

Challenge 2013 (we are continuing this in 2014)

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International acceleration

1. Getting companies from the Cluster

involved in successful commercialization

projects for innovation centres and

partners - HighTechXL Eindhoven,

Acceleration Pathway at Houston

Technology Centre

2. Presentation of NT Cluste projects :

In the field of radiation technologies – in

Grenoble (France) in March 2014

In the field of back-end – in Japan, October

2014

3. Work is ongoing to attract entrepreneurs to

projects involving teams with predominantly

scientific and research-based skill-sets

Plasma screens

Shandong

HIG

ALONG WITH STARTUPS AND INVESTORS INDUSTRIAL

PARTNERS ARE THE CRYTICAL ELEMENT FOR THE

EFFICIENT ECOSYSTEM

Determination and development of operations as a part of innovation priorities of the

Cluster and improved integration of the foresight together with the partners by means

of market vision transfer by the partners with regard to the participants and their

involvement to the value chains and R&D of the partners;

Development of partners’ R&D centers in Skolkovo Innovation Center premises,

creation of research infrastructure, new jobs and engagement of highly qualified

professionals;

Emergence of new participants engaged in business development based on the

technological solutions of the partners.

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NEW TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND COOPERATION ACTIVITY

• The activities on formulating proposals for the Presidential Council for Economic

Modernization in the area of Photonics and New Production technologies were

carried out as a part of the ongoing activities to maintain compliance with the

innovative priorities of the Cluster to market and technology trends. The analysis

of the international situation and discussions with the representatives of the

scientific, engineering and business community (in collaboration with Skoltech)

was carried out.

• In the area of Photonics the current Innovation priorities cover a large part of

development trends in the world and in Russia (except Telecommunications

sector, related to the priorities of IT and The Space Technology and

Telecommunications Cluster)

• Analysis of New industrial technology area revealed the necessity for expanding

the list of innovative priorities with the specification of the perspective directions.

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MARKET PRIORITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NUCLEAR AND RADIATION

TECHNOLOGIES

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•Nuclear industry

•Medicine and biotechnologies

•Micro- and nano- electronics

•Manufacturing and processing

industries

•Security and safety

•Food and water markets

•Ecological sustainability

• Scientific market

TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES OF NT CLUSTER OF

SKOLKOVO FOUNDATION (1)

2.1. Industrial technologies based on nuclear science developments:

2.1.1. Specific and and spin-off of nuclear power and fusion technologies;

2.1.2. Processing and storage of radioactive waste;

2.1.3. Back-end for radiation-dangerous objects;

2.1.4.. Isotopes and their applications in medicine and industry. Radiopharmaceuticals

2.1.5. Plasma formation and diagnostics for technological applications;

2.2. Application of radiation and electromagnetic fields

2.2.1. Radiation and radioisotope therapy and magnet therapy

2.2.2. Laser and terahertz technologies for diagnostics and therapy, cosmetology and biotechnology

2.2.3. Technologies of medical and industrial diagnostics utilizing radiation and magnetic fields

2.2.4. Radiation technologies for microbiology processing, sterilization and disinfection technologies;

2.2.5. Volume and surface processing of materials by high pressure, temperature and particle beams.

Deposition, sputtering, implantation;

2.2.6. Coating formation technologies;

2.2.7. Particle beam, laser, terahertz, plasma and electrochemical technologies for the industrial applications.

Additive technologies;

2.2.9. Security inspection systems;

2.2.10. Beam, laser and plasma techniques for mediation and

adaption technologies to enhance ecological sustainability ;

2.2.11. Electron-beam, radiation-chemical and EM field controlled technologies;

2.2.12. Radiation processing of mineral products

2.2.13. Radiation technologies in geology and geochemistry;

TECHNOLOGICAL PRIORITIES OF NT CLUSTER OF SKOLKOVO FOUNDATION

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2.3. Technologies of properties’ modification and characterization of materials

2.3.1. Materials for nuclear and thermonuclear energetic;

2.3.2. Materials for electro-physical and electro-optical systems and electronics. Superconductors;

2.3.3. New material for medicine;

2.3.4. Technologies of creation nanostructures and nano-systems; Engineering of materials.

2.3.5. Composite materials;

2.3.6. Powder materials for coatings and additive technologies;

2.3.7. Equipmentt and technologies of structure, composition and characteristics control for materials and

compounds;

2.3.8. Non-destructive testing. Radiography. Tomography;

2.3.7. Methods of extraction of high purity and rare-earth materials;

2.4. Technologies supplied to mechanical systems, instruments and new microelectronics

2.4.1. Particle accelerators and components;

2.4.2. Lasers and components;

2.4.3. Compact neutron sources;

2.4.4. Automated control and anticipatory systems. Robotic inspection and repair;

2.4.5. UHF-systems;

2.4.6. Detectors, sensors, dosimeters and components;

2.4.7. Equipmentt and technologies based on radiation sources, plasmas or lasers for new materials’

development. Lithography. Fast prototyping;

2.4.8. Systems of calibration, checking and certification for detectors;

TECHNOLOGICAL PRIORITIES OF NT CLUSTER OF SKOLKOVO FOUNDATION

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2.5. Technologies of designing, constructing, modeling and engineering of complicated technological

objects and systems

2.5.1. Engineering of technological systems including systems based on radiation sources or lasers.

Radiation safety aspects;

2.5.2. Predictive modelling in power engineering

2.5.3. Design, modelling and characterisation of materials structure and properties at extreme conditions.

Computer-aided engineering systems;

2.5.4 Life-cycle control systems for complicated technological objects;

2.5.5. Imaging technologies and data acquisition;

2.5.6. Simulations for nano-, bio-, radiation technologies;

2 items will removed from the list of priorities:

2.1.4. Radiobiological studies (it’s not market oriented wording. We have no proposals from start-ups in this

area. Business approach could be implemented in frame of the item 2.2.1. Radiation and radioisotope

therapy and magnet therapy)

2.2.8. Separation and filter production technologies based on utilization of ionizing radiation; (now this Item is

fully integrated to 2.2.7. Particle beam, laser, terahertz, plasma and electrochemical technologies for the

industrial applications. Additive technologies; )

TOP PRIORITIES OF THE CLUSTER IN NEXT 3 YEARS

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• The main challenge for the Cluster in next three years will be creating the

“ecosystem” around the technology core of residents and industrial partners that

can allow more than 50% of Cluster’s companies achieve significant commercial

success in the next 5 to 7 years.

• The focus in the next 2-3 years will be on further development in the areas of

industrial applications including beam, laser, plasma technologies and new

materials’ and coatings’ development with broad involvement of Russian and

international industrial partners and active acceleration of the most perspective

participants

• As part of ecosystem development, expert leadership from the market and

technology point of view in nuclear and radiation technologies, photonics,

advanced manufacturing and material science technologies have to be

demonstrated by being a key potential partner for the best innovation start-

up projects, industrial leaders and investors in their field, .

COOPERATION WITH RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES

UNIVERSITY Skolkovo Participant Joint activities. Skolkovo representatives in University

1 Lomonosov Moscow State

University

Split, Intersoft-Eurasia, LIMF, Medical

Nanotechnologies, Superox-

Innovations, Mikrotrino

Seminars on chairs and in Skobeltsyn

Institute of Nuclear Physics (Lomonosov

Moscow State University)

2 Ural Federal University Geomera, Luminescent dosimetry ,

Terrikon, Spektr

Regular meetings, seminars, exchange of

information on development programs and

competitions.

3 Saint –Petersburg Polytechnical

University

New chemical products, Polisid

Point interaction with the chairs, the interaction on the NPT program

4 Novosibirsk State University Technoscan-Lab Lecture about Skolkovo and Nuclear Technologies Cluster, contacts with professors

5 Lobachevsky State University of

Nizhniy Novgorod (National

Research Institute)

Rustech Seminars on chairs, interaction on programs

Fotonika and NPT

6 Federal State Autonomic Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education National Research Nuclear University «MEPhI»

Energomashtechnika Interaction. Innovation Competition in Universities.

Cooperation with another Universities: Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Baltic Federal University Immanuel Cant,

National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information

Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Tusur University, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Ufa State Aviation

Technical University

COOPERATION WITH RUSSIAN ACADEMY INSTITUTES/FANO

Institute Skolkovo Participant Joint activities

1. Joint Institute for High

Temperatures of the Russian

Academy of Sciences

Handy-Power, Biomedical

Laser Technologies

Seminars in the laboratories

2 Institute of High Current

Electronics SB RAS

Plazma Sources Project selecting, roundtable discussion on the

conference

3 Institute of Laser Physics Siberian

Branch of Russian Academy of

Sciencies

Optogard Nanotech Interaction with the laboratories

4 The Ioffe Institute Vikselkom Skolkovo presentation

5 Institute for Spectroscopy Russian

Academy of Sciences

EUF Labs Troitskiy Cluster conference,

Seminar of the Development Institutes

6 The Lebedev Physical Institute of

the Russian Academy of Sciences

(LPI RAS)

BabyField, Supermaterial

Russian Beryllium

Seminar on work results and plan for development was

held

7 Institute of Synthetic Polimer

Materials ISPM RAS

LUMINOTECH Interaction with the laboratories

Cooperation with other Institutes: BINP, IGP RAS, IAP RAS, ISSP, IEE RAS, INR RAS, JINR, the Semenov ICP of RAS

NUCLEAR CLUSTER RESIDENTS – STURTUP COMPANIES

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• There are 99 companies in the Cluster

• The priority areas of focus are formulated based

on the requirements imposed on technological

solutions based on inventions in the nuclear

sector: creating, modifying and certifying

materials; radiation technologies and device- and

machine-building technologies. It is specifically in

these three areas that 90% of the participating

companies are developing their business

• In the field of nuclear science, the Cluster is

supporting companies that are working on

technologies related to de-commissioning of

materials and work with waste materials

1. Technologies for which there is

demand in the nuclear sector

2. Radiation technologies

3. Technologies used to create and

perform diagnostics on materials

4. Device- and machine-building

technologies

5. Technologies used in

engineering and planning

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Innovation priority Participants

• NT cluster managed to attract at least the same

number of participants as it did the year before

in spite of decreasing the total number of

Skolkovo applications

• However, following regular monitoring of their

activity, approximately 10% companies had

their status as participants withdrawn in 2013,

because they did not undertake any research at

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