Mats Nordlund Vice President of Research

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology


A new Opportunity for Collaboration in
Research Education and Innovation


Mats Nordlund

Vice President of Research



15 November, 2012


S

Skolkovo

Foundation

Sk Clusters

Energy

Space

Bio
Med

Nuclear

IT

Sk Technopark

Sk

Key
Partners

Skolkovo Ecosystem

Skol
tech

at a Glance

•
A unique Russian institution in an international context

•
200 faculty, 300 post
-
docs, 1200 graduate students by the end
of the decade

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Polarized around science, engineering and technology

•
Addressing problems and issues in IT, Energy, Biomedicine,
Space and Nuclear

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With strong programs in support of
innovation
and
entrepreneurship

•
On a new campus, to be build in
Skolkovo

•
An important part of the
Skolkovo

innovation
ecosystem

Mission
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Accelerating Innovation

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To have educational, scholarly and economic impact
in the Russian Federation and around the world,

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By educating leading graduate students and
conducting research programs to address key
challenges in science, technology, engineering and
innovation

•
Using a fusion of exceptional talent, and building the
university to be an integral part of the Skolkovo
innovation ecosystem


5

High Priority Research Investments

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Biomedicine:

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Computational and systems biology

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Immunology and infectious disease

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Gene
-

and
nano
-
medicine

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Regenerative medicine

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Energy:

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Hydrocarbon fuel production and
transportation

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Hydrocarbon processing

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Electrical power systems
generation and distribution

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Electrical energy storage

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Nuclear:

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Nuclear energy safety

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Materials for extreme
environments

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Non
-
energy applications





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IT:

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Machine learning and AI

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Advanced computing systems

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Big Data

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Electronics materials and
device

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Quantum physics/technology

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Space:

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Supporting humans in long
term space exploration

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Small satellites

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Utilization of space data

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Cross
-
cutting:

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Advanced materials

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C
omputational
and data
-
intensive science & engineering

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Human engineering and
cognition



* Topics in italics are under negotiations

Research With a Consideration of Innovation

Goal:
Discover new ideas and develop new technologies that address the pressing
needs of members of society and society as a whole, and which build upon
fundamental science and technology, yet are guided by a consideration of
innovation

Strategy: Create at least 15 Centers for Research, Innovation and Education (CREI):

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International collaborative efforts partnering
Skoltech

with both international
and Russian institutes (Universities and RAS)

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Concentrated excellence in one of the 5 strategic themes, solving real
problems in IT, Energy, Biomedicine, Space and Nuclear

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Build capacity at
Skoltech

and attract top talent

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Integrate education and accelerate innovation


Each center funded

at 6
-
12 MUSD/year

7

Center for Research, Education and Innovation

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CREI

•
During build up

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Create fully operational
Skoltech

part of CREI including
people, facilities, education and research programs.

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Connect the Russian scientific and industrial landscape
with the leading international researchers in their fields.




•
At steady state

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Create transformational new science and technology as
part of international research collaboration.

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Provide an initial base for and connections with
Skoltech’s

entrepreneurship and innovation activities.

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Integrate and contribute to graduate education at
Skoltech

through development of educational curricula,
material, and approaches.

CREI Establishment 2012
-
14

Call1
-

2012

Area

Call2
-

2013

Area

Call
3
-
2014

Area

ElectroChemical Energy

StemCells

Infect Disease and RNA

Therapeutics

En

Bio

Bio

Energy Production

Energy Transmission

IT Hardware

IT Software

Nuclear

Space

TBD

En

En

IT

IT

Nuc

Space

TBD

Energy

IT

Nuclear

Space

BioMed

En

IT

Nuc

Space

Bio

3 BioMed

4 Energy

3 IT

2 Nuclear

2 Space

1 TBD

Call 2
-

Nov 30 deadline

http
://www.skolkovotech.ru/research/call
-
proposals

Pioneers in Establishing Skoltech CREI

Skolkovo Center for Stem Cell Research

Skoltech


Co
-
Director

(Groningen)

Co
-
Director

Vavilov (RAS)

N Tomlin

O
Serov

K
Skryabin

N
Kolchanov

R
Jaenish

J
Clevers

R Young

A v
Oudenaarden

P
Reddien

G de
Haan

E
Berezikov

P
Lansdorp

S
Kiselev

Thank You for Listening!

More information

www.skolkovotech.ru


nordlund@skolkovotech.ru