In early May, a senior-level U.S. delegation representing US business and academia attended this year's "From Science to Business" Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Forum, now in its fifth year, closely monitors current trends in cooperation on innovation between academe and the private sector and was co-organize this year by a Russian EURECA grantee institution, the St. Petersburg University for Information, Technology and Optics (ITMO).
Details of the agenda can be view in Russian at www.fs2b.ru.
This year's Forum was attended by 206 individuals, representing universities, governments, and private investors from 70 cities across 10 countries. Sessions took place over three days, with EURECA-sponsored sessions on "university innovation for social good" delivered by US EURECA delegates from UCLA, as well as additional presentations and an all-day workshop conducted by the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds and "Innovation America".
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