Technopark unit for Skolkovo

Outline of the project for 2011-2015

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Mission Statement

Technopark unit of Skolkovo commits itself to assist innovative companies, tenants of the entire Skolkovo project, to develop successfully their technological assets and corporate structure in order to gain the stable positions in domestic and global markets. Technopark unit of Skolkovo achieves this goal by taking resources, infrastructure and facilities of Skolkovo and its partners and converting them into set of effective services focused over requirements of the tenant companies.

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Main objective to reach by 2015

The main objective is to launch and develop the Technopark unit as an integrated part of Skolkovo project, that:

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•operates as a part of the international network of the centers of commercialization of the latest innovations and technologies;

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•is built on the basis of the most effective methods of the Technopark Zurich and other leading Technoparks adapted to local conditions and complying fully with the requirements of the Skolkovo tenant companies;

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•is capable of effectively developing not less than 250 innovative local and international start-up companies simultaneously with the rate of surviving not less than 50%.

Skolkovo

MoscowMKAD

Mozhajskoe

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Technopark operates as an instrument that provides effective interaction of the tenant companies, startup teams or business incubators with all the structures and resources of Skolkovo by means of:

Managing the specialized spaces adjusted for incubatory processes;Providing the access to the research equipment at the command of Skolkovo units and external partners of the project;Offering access to the scientific and technological expertise of the STI and assistance in cooperation with other academic and research institutions;Organizing interactions with Skolkovo venture funds, local and international investment community, including setting up a set of introductory events on a regular basis;Rendering the full-range complex of services for business incubation (consulting, coaching, assistance in setting up the core business and managerial processes, networking etc.) in close cooperation with incubators-residents and Skolkovo Administration;

Main functions of the Technopark

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Main functions of the Technopark

Technopark operates as an instrument that provides effective interaction of the tenant companies, startup teams or business incubators with all the structures and resources of Skolkovo by means of:

Providing all the necessary support in IP registration and development;Assisting the tenant companies in establishing and maintaining Investment Relations on the international level;In special cases – setting up the sustained activities focusing towards providing the tenant companies with the access to the system of government contractual work and consulting them while they are preparing for participation in tenders;Assisting the tenant companies in integration with global innovative community and environment (participation in the technological chains, access to the international expertise and markets, exchange of experience and ideas) through participation of the Technopark in the global “Technopark Alliance”.

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Technopark Skolkovo model

Spin-off plug & play center

Innovation management course “going

global”

“Venture kick”

Coaching and development

“Mezzanine financing”

IM & TP Label

Spin-off & TP Label

TP Label

Mature projects

Competition of business-plans

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Europe

USA

Asia

Skolkovo Foundation with different private investors

“Technopark Invest”

“Global initiative start”

Universities

Financing

Partner

Source of projects

TPS activity

T e c h n o p a r k

“IP grant”, “IMC grant”

Foundation council

Russian industrial majors

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•Office, research and production spaces. Maintenance;

•Telekom, IT support

•Logistics;•Gastronomy

Maintenance

Corporate services

•Personal participation of VE’s in the management bodies of tenants;

• “Shadow CEO” in the Board function;

•Assistance in Management team set-up;

•Assistance in getting the necessary competencies.

Managerial services •Direct

investment from Technopark Seed Fund;

•Assistance in attracting investments from Skolkovo Funds and external Venture Funds;

•Consulting in IR function set-up.

Funding

•Accounting, tax calculations, financial planning and HR support;• IP support;•Legal advice;•Wide range of consulting and coaching services.

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Technopark Skolkovo will face with three types of tenants – start-up teams, early growth stage companies and incubators or companies of the serial entrepreneurs in technological markets. Each of them will use different set of services.

Technopark Skolkovo operational model/Services

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Stakeholders value proposition

Pipeline of projects;Risks decreasing by “baby-sitting” function;

Access to the scientific expertise;Syndication opportunities (incl. state investments).

“Baby-sitting” services;Maintain services;

Access to venture funding;Environment and team spirit;

Increase the number of innovative companies;New jobs in technological industries;Managerial training for innovations

(Technopark Academy);Development of the Technopark model that

could be duplicated in regions.

Maintain services;Access to venture funding;

Access to scientific expertise;Environment and team spirit;

Educational programs (Technopark Academy);Access to international expertise and markets (Technopark

Alliance).

Sustained pipeline of clients and

orders;Predictable workload;

Reputation of certified Skolkovo partner.

“Baby-sitting” and maintain services for clusters research teams and companies;

Access to innovative management educational program (Technopark Academy);

Access to technological international community (Technopark Alliance”);

Maintain of some specific procedures for each cluster.

Start-up teams

Venture funds

Skolkovo foundation and clusters

Service companies (consulting,

accounting etc.)

Innovative companies of early

stage

The state bodies accountable for

economic development

Technopark unit of Skolkovo

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Strategy of networking with global technological community

Technopark Skolkovo will cooperate with the most successful Technoparks and Centers of commercialization of the latest innovations worldwide in terms of searching of the best practices and constructing the network of free exchange of ideas, technologies and venture capital.

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Main deliverables by 2015

• 250 tenant companies are using the facilities of Technopark creating more than 2000 jobs;

• The rate of surviving among the tenant companies is equal or more than 50%;

• The regional network of sub-franchisees comprises of more than 25 Technoparks;

• At least 50 tenant companies have been relocated within the “Technopark-Alliance” global network.