The federal expert of the Skolkovo Foundation visited Penza on Tuesday, April 13 to participate in the summing up of the pre-acceleration programme "Innovator's Navigator" aimed at the development of scientific and technological projects. Participants take the main steps to bring their own technology startup to the market. Today, the final demo day is taking place in the Rameyev Technopark, and the results will be known in the near future.
"The programme "Innovator's Navigator" helps students, postgraduates and young scientists feel more comfortable in the technology business environment. We pay special attention to working with the regions, because there are many good universities in the country and many promising young people who are ready to turn their ideas into high-tech businesses. The Penza Oblast is surely among such regions", said the Vice-President for Regional and International Development of the Skolkovo Foundation.
Valery Bespalov, Acting Deputy Chairman of the Penza Oblast Government, stressed that he hopes that new start-up projects will be successful. This will be greatly facilitated by the skillful use of support tools, in particular, through the Bortnik Foundation and the Skolkovo Foundation.
During the visit, Yuri Saprykin got acquainted with the residents of the Rameyev technopark MedInzh ZAO, Prom RTK OOO and Himprodukt OOO, and also visited one of the country's leading machine-tool enterprises StankoMashStroy OOO. All these companies are potential participants and partners of the Skolkovo Foundation, so that to implement joint projects with the Russian Silicon Valley in the future.
Photo credit to the Penza Oblast Ministry of Industry and Innovation Policy
