Russia is pursuing its innovation dream. Over the past eight years, 12 new science parks housing 775 startups were established in the country. The range of research is ambitious, covering IT and aerospace, as well as biotechnology and the food industry. Next year, Russia will host the 33rd World Conference on Science Parks and Areas of Innovation, which is organized by the International Association of Science Parks (IASP). Its president, Jean François Balducchi, revealed to RBTH that one of the reasons Russia was selected to host the event was the country's rapid growth of new science parks, as is especially evident outside the capital.
Image: Navigator Campus technopark in Kazan. Source: Alexey Nasyrov / TASS - http://asia.rbth.com/science_and_tech/2015/10/14/startups_bring_the_revolution_to_russia_but_business_develop_50075.html)
