I have just returned from a visit to Samara, in the south of Russia, on an economic mission.\u00a0 I was impressed by the country and not only by its size. We met dynamic and competent people who want to get involved for their region, in particular :<\/p>\n
The region which trains a large number of engineers and has outstanding technology, nevertheless has difficulty in reaching international markets. The sanctions against Russia, and the lack of skills in languages, marketing, intellectual property etc. do not help. I had the opportunity to make a presentation on the transfer of technology at the second Russian-Swiss Forum on Innovation, on 2 June 2016, and to discuss the advantages of an open innovation ecosystem, that is with a facilitated transfer of technology between the universities and the companies or between companies.<\/p>\n
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