Facts and figures
>20
Skoltech projects and advanced solutions
46
patents
1.5B
rubles earned in revenue
by Skolkovo resident startups
by Skolkovo resident startups
startups supported by the Innovation Promotion Fund
33
Skolkovo resident startups
116
of startups founded by students
52%
new startups
31
Facts and figures
>20
Skoltech projects and advanced solutions
46
patents
1.5B
rubles earned in revenue
by Skolkovo resident startups
by Skolkovo resident startups
startups supported by the Innovation Promotion Fund
33
Skolkovo resident startups
116
of startups founded by students
52%
new startups
31
The first batch of 200 LTE 800 and LTE 1800 base stations has been put into commercial operation. In the first quarter of 2025, the stations were operational in 37 Russian regions from the Far East and Far North to Siberia, the European part of the country, and the south.
1st batch of base stations operational
Events, results, and achievements
Skoltech’s production line launched in 2024 manufactures large aluminum honeycomb panels at a much lower cost and with lower capital expenditures than foreign companies. It also produces panels with end-to-end inner channels for liquids and gases. This technology could be used in construction, aviation, shipbuilding, and transportation engineering.
Pilot production of aluminum honeycomb panels
A team from Skoltech Energy developed and patented a stable cathode material and a fast method for its production, increasing a lithium-ion battery’s lifetime by about 10% and helping to overcome barriers to developing the Russian electric vehicle industry. In 2024, Skoltech’s Rustor startup increased its production of NMC cathode materials from 2 tons to 10 tons per year.
Patent for stable cathode material
and fast production method
and fast production method
The Skoltech Energy team developed the technology, software, and hardware to predict flashovers in overhead line insulation. Following pilot testing at Rosseti, the solution was put into full-scale operation at NLMK. The technology enables targeted string replacement, saving up to 6 million rubles per 1,000 kilometers of overhead lines per year in replacement and accident management costs.
Technology for predicting flashovers in overhead power line insulators
Geological storage of carbon dioxide
Skoltech Energy Transition and Gazprom Neft are jointly developing design tools for underground carbon dioxide storage to help decarbonize Russian heavy industries. The research team created a coupled hydro- and geomechanical simulator to design the geological carbon dioxide storage technology and assess the capacity, injectivity, and tightness of underground storage. The simulator’s core models take into account the associated geomechanical leakage risks, such as loss of tightness in the covering rock at high pore pressure, activation of nearby tectonic faults and fractures, and changes in the ground’s surface level near the well. The researchers ran test calculations and compared the results with the analytical and numerical solutions from other simulators for the stressed reservoir, obtaining closely matching results. To improve the storage model’s geomechanical accuracy, the team proposed modeling rock elasticity moduli using dynamic field measurements. An energy company in the Orenburg Region has requested a carbon dioxide injection pilot project for 2027-28.
E-nose gas analyzer secures patent
The Nanomaterials Laboratory at Skoltech Photonics developed and patented the electronic nose technology that can identify volatile chemicals in gas mixtures, including air. The device mimics the mammalian nose to analyze all the compounds in an odor and requires pretraining to identify specific smells. The patented software evaluates the current-voltage characteristics of gas sensors or detectors in real time, spotting changes in the environment above the device’s working surface.
Exploring oil and gas reserves
The Skoltech Petroleum team researched the oil and gas potential of relatively unexplored regions in Russia and discovered a new oil- and gas-bearing area in the north of the Omsk Region. The researchers found that a unique type of kerogen generates oil and gas in specific geological environments of the southern edge of the West Siberian oil and gas basin. This new region is estimated to contain over 2 billion tons of hydrocarbons.
Laser prototype
A team from the Plasmonics Laboratory at Skoltech Physics developed technological solutions for assembling photonic integrated circuits containing active and passive waveguide elements in order to create compact, high-coherence laser generators. In 2024, the team demonstrated a laboratory prototype of a hybrid A3B5 laser (superluminescent diode) and photonic integrated resonance structure with a spectral line width reduced from 200 kHz to 0.4 kHz. The research was supported by a Russian Science Foundation grant.
Prototyping photonic devices
Skoltech Applied Photonics is developing and implementing photonic integrated circuits for industrial applications.
In 2024, the center’s team collaborated with industrial partners to develop and test the prototypes of a fiber-optic information and sensor system for aerospace applications; a photonic chip trap for quantum sensor systems, such as gravipotentiometers and autonomous navigation systems; and optical interrogators for sensor systems. The photonic integrated circuits were manufactured using Skoltech’s production facilities and the industrial infrastructure of Russian and international partners, including those in China.
In 2024, the center’s team collaborated with industrial partners to develop and test the prototypes of a fiber-optic information and sensor system for aerospace applications; a photonic chip trap for quantum sensor systems, such as gravipotentiometers and autonomous navigation systems; and optical interrogators for sensor systems. The photonic integrated circuits were manufactured using Skoltech’s production facilities and the industrial infrastructure of Russian and international partners, including those in China.
Mass spectrometer with femtosecond laser ionization
In collaboration with the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Skoltech Omics Technologies developed a prototype of a mass spectrometer with femtosecond laser ionization for analyzing materials for optics and microelectronics. The solution was presented at the 18th International Exhibition of Laser, Optical and Optoelectronic Technology: “Photonics. World of Lasers and Optics 2024.”
Biological age calculator
Skoltech Bio developed a unique technology for calculating biological age, which has been delivered to Pirogov University and recommended for use by Moscow gerontologists.
Skoltech-born startup Labadvance is the only CIS-based developer of high-pressure and high-temperature microfluidic technology with a complete set of unique components for its advancement. In 2022, the company received a substantial investment from the New Industry Corporate Venture Fund. In 2024, Labadvance signed a large-scale research agreement with Gazprom Neft. The Russian Direct Investment Fund plans to invest in Labadvance to support its entry to BRICS markets. This announcement was made at the BRICS Business Forum in October 2024.
Major investment in a Skoltech startup
Skoltech startup supported by Medtech
In 2024, Skoltech’s NeurOmix startup partnered with the Moscow Center for Innovative Technologies in Healthcare (Medtech) and received a 13-million-ruble investment. NeurOmix is developing a testing system that can detect the likelihood of mental disorders based on the lipid content in blood plasma. The solution was tested in psychiatric clinics in Moscow and other Russian cities. In 2024, it was validated using data from over 3,500 subjects. The system is currently being prepared for registration with the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare.
Skoltech startup’s product secures ‘official Russian AI software’ status and integration into Moscow Electronic School
In 2024, the software platform developed by Skoltech’s 01Mathematics startup was granted the status of “official Russian AI software.” Since September 2024, the Moscow Electronic School system has been using 01Mathematics under the brand name Digital Teacher. As of today, all Moscow schools regularly use the platform. The project has a nationwide user base of over 530,000 students.
Investment in targeted drug delivery technology
Skoltech and the Lift Center are developing functional microcontainers for targeted drug delivery, as well as antibacterial coatings for implants and prostheses to prevent infection. In 2024, they secured 250 million rubles in investment for the project.
The Skoltech-born startup FiberPipe and its industrial partner are preparing to implement a fiber optic sensor system based on Russian photonic integrated circuits to monitor oil pipelines in the Arctic. Another startup, PICsTech, is developing and manufacturing photonic integrated circuits for 100 Gb telecom transceivers at foreign partner factories.
Oil pipeline monitoring in the Arctic and photonic telecom chips
Skoltech startup contributes to major esports tournament
As part of the international Games of the Future, Skoltech startup Game-R provided the final game analytics at the Counter-Strike 2 phygital tournament in Kazan. Game-R calculated metrics for each team member, evaluating their individual contribution to the game outcome. Unlike other existing solutions, Game-R provides detailed analytics based on a combination of metrics. The company’s main goal is to demonstrate the players’ individual contributions, regardless of the game outcome.
Support for Skoltech startup projects with high social impact
In April 2024, 10 teams presented their projects that addressed major social issues in the finals of the Skoltech Triple Point Social Tech Accelerate startup competition. The SafeFoot project took first place, receiving 200,000 rubles. The team presented a prototype of a home scanner that uses computer vision and neural networks to detect foot injuries in diabetic patients at an early stage. Over the last two years, more than 150 teams have participated in the Skoltech entrepreneurship support program and 29 innovative projects received a total of about 3.5 million rubles worth of funding. In 2024, 10 projects were successfully completed and nine new teams received support for their projects under the Skoltech Translational Research and Innovation Program (STRIP).
Skoltech Smart Gaming club
Smart Gaming is a one-of-a-kind space that brings together classic gaming and opportunities for research and startup pilots. It hosts esports tournaments, master classes, and educational sessions, and generates ideas at the intersection of science, technology, and gaming. The participants gain access to the latest scientific developments and insights, as well as trends in the gaming ecosystem.
Skoltech Startup Club
In October 2024, Skoltech inaugurated its Startup Club, which now has over 200 members.
A team from Skoltech Energy developed and patented a stable cathode material and a fast method for its production, increasing a lithium-ion battery’s lifetime by about 10% and helping to overcome barriers to developing the Russian electric vehicle industry. In 2024, Skoltech’s Rustor startup increased its production of NMC cathode materials from 2 tons to 10 tons per year.
Events, results, and achievements
Patent for stable cathode material and fast production method
1st batch of base stations operational
The first batch of 200 LTE 800 and LTE 1800 base stations has been put into commercial operation. In the first quarter of 2025, the stations were operational in 37 Russian regions from the Far East and Far North to Siberia, the European part of the country, and the south.
Pilot production of aluminum honeycomb panels
Skoltech’s production line launched in 2024 manufactures large aluminum honeycomb panels at a much lower cost and with lower capital expenditures than foreign companies. It also produces panels with end-to-end inner channels for liquids and gases. This technology could be used in construction, aviation, shipbuilding, and transportation engineering.
Biological age calculator
Technology for predicting flashovers in overhead power line insulators
Skoltech Bio developed a unique technology for calculating biological age, which has been delivered to Pirogov University and recommended for use by Moscow gerontologists.
In collaboration with the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Skoltech Omics Technologies developed a prototype of a mass spectrometer with femtosecond laser ionization for analyzing materials for optics and microelectronics. The solution was presented at the 18th International Exhibition of Laser, Optical and Optoelectronic Technology: “Photonics. World of Lasers and Optics 2024.”
Mass spectrometer with femtosecond laser ionization
Skoltech Applied Photonics is developing and implementing photonic integrated circuits for industrial applications. In 2024, the center’s team collaborated with industrial partners to develop and test the prototypes of a fiber-optic information and sensor system for aerospace applications; a photonic chip trap for quantum sensor systems, such as gravipotentiometers and autonomous navigation systems; and optical interrogators for sensor systems. The photonic integrated circuits were manufactured using Skoltech’s production facilities and the industrial infrastructure of Russian and international partners, including those in China.
Prototyping photonic devices
A team from the Plasmonics Laboratory at Skoltech Physics developed technological solutions for assembling photonic integrated circuits containing active and passive waveguide elements in order to create compact, high-coherence laser generators. In 2024, the team demonstrated a laboratory prototype of a hybrid A3B5 laser (superluminescent diode) and photonic integrated resonance structure with a spectral line width reduced from 200 kHz to 0.4 kHz. The research was supported by a Russian Science Foundation grant.
Laser prototype
The Skoltech Petroleum team researched the oil and gas potential of relatively unexplored regions in Russia and discovered a new oil- and gas-bearing area in the north of the Omsk Region. The researchers found that a unique type of kerogen generates oil and gas in specific geological environments of the southern edge of the West Siberian oil and gas basin. This new region is estimated to contain over 2 billion tons of hydrocarbons.
Exploring oil and gas reserves
The Nanomaterials Laboratory at Skoltech Photonics developed and patented the electronic nose technology that can identify volatile chemicals in gas mixtures, including air. The device mimics the mammalian nose to analyze all the compounds in an odor and requires pretraining to identify specific smells. The patented software evaluates the current-voltage characteristics of gas sensors or detectors in real time, spotting changes in the environment above the device’s working surface.
E-nose gas analyzer secures patent
Skoltech Energy Transition and Gazprom Neft are jointly developing design tools for underground carbon dioxide storage to help decarbonize Russian heavy industries. The research team created a coupled hydro- and geomechanical simulator to design the geological carbon dioxide storage technology and assess the capacity, injectivity, and tightness of underground storage. The simulator’s core models take into account the associated geomechanical leakage risks, such as loss of tightness in the covering rock at high pore pressure, activation of nearby tectonic faults and fractures, and changes in the ground’s surface level near the well. The researchers ran test calculations and compared the results with the analytical and numerical solutions from other simulators for the stressed reservoir, obtaining closely matching results. To improve the storage model’s geomechanical accuracy, the team proposed modeling rock elasticity moduli using dynamic field measurements. An energy company in the Orenburg Region has requested a carbon dioxide injection pilot project for 2027-28.
Geological storage of carbon dioxide
The Skoltech Energy team developed the technology, software, and hardware to predict flashovers in overhead line insulation. Following pilot testing at Rosseti, the solution was put into full-scale operation at NLMK. The technology enables targeted string replacement, saving up to 6 million rubles per 1,000 kilometers of overhead lines per year in replacement and accident management costs.
Investment in targeted drug delivery technology
Skoltech and the Lift Center are developing functional microcontainers for targeted drug delivery, as well as antibacterial coatings for implants and prostheses to prevent infection. In 2024, they secured 250 million rubles in investment for the project.
In 2024, the software platform developed by Skoltech’s 01Mathematics startup was granted the status of “official Russian AI software.” Since September 2024, the Moscow Electronic School system has been using 01Mathematics under the brand name Digital Teacher. As of today, all Moscow schools regularly use the platform. The project has a nationwide user base of over 530,000 students.
Skoltech startup’s product secures ‘official Russian AI software’ status and integration into Moscow Electronic School
In 2024, Skoltech’s NeurOmix startup partnered with the Moscow Center for Innovative Technologies in Healthcare (Medtech) and received a 13-million-ruble investment. NeurOmix is developing a testing system that can detect the likelihood of mental disorders based on the lipid content in blood plasma. The solution was tested in psychiatric clinics in Moscow and other Russian cities. In 2024, it was validated using data from over 3,500 subjects. The system is currently being prepared for registration with the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare.
Skoltech startup supported by Medtech
Skoltech-born startup Labadvance is the only CIS-based developer of high-pressure and high-temperature microfluidic technology with a complete set of unique components for its advancement. In 2022, the company received a substantial investment from the New Industry Corporate Venture Fund. In 2024, Labadvance signed a large-scale research agreement with Gazprom Neft. The Russian Direct Investment Fund plans to invest in Labadvance to support its entry to BRICS markets. This announcement was made at the BRICS Business Forum in October 2024.
Major investment in a Skoltech startup
The Skoltech-born startup FiberPipe and its industrial partner are preparing to implement a fiber optic sensor system based on Russian photonic integrated circuits to monitor oil pipelines in the Arctic. Another startup, PICsTech, is developing and manufacturing photonic integrated circuits for 100 Gb telecom transceivers at foreign partner factories.
Oil pipeline monitoring in the Arctic and photonic telecom chips
Skoltech Startup Club
In October 2024, Skoltech inaugurated its Startup Club, which now has over 200 members.
Smart Gaming is a one-of-a-kind space that brings together classic gaming and opportunities for research and startup pilots. It hosts esports tournaments, master classes, and educational sessions, and generates ideas at the intersection of science, technology, and gaming. The participants gain access to the latest scientific developments and insights, as well as trends in the gaming ecosystem.
Skoltech Smart Gaming club
In April 2024, 10 teams presented their projects that addressed major social issues in the finals of the Skoltech Triple Point Social Tech Accelerate startup competition. The SafeFoot project took first place, receiving 200,000 rubles. The team presented a prototype of a home scanner that uses computer vision and neural networks to detect foot injuries in diabetic patients at an early stage. Over the last two years, more than 150 teams have participated in the Skoltech entrepreneurship support program and 29 innovative projects received a total of about 3.5 million rubles worth of funding. In 2024, 10 projects were successfully completed and nine new teams received support for their projects under the Skoltech Translational Research and Innovation Program (STRIP).
Support for Skoltech startup projects with high social impact
As part of the international Games of the Future, Skoltech startup Game-R provided the final game analytics at the Counter-Strike 2 phygital tournament in Kazan. Game-R calculated metrics for each team member, evaluating their individual contribution to the game outcome. Unlike other existing solutions, Game-R provides detailed analytics based on a combination of metrics. The company’s main goal is to demonstrate the players’ individual contributions, regardless of the game outcome.
Skoltech startup contributes to major esports tournament
Skoltech projects and advanced solutions presented at the Future Technologies Forum (Moscow, February 2024), Open Innovations (Moscow, April 2024), St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (June 2024), Eastern Economic Forum (Vladivostok, September 2024), and the fourth Congress of Young Scientists (Sochi, November 2024.)
