09/11/2013

US-Russia Innovation Corridor: Model for Bilateral Cooperation and Regional Economic Development

EURECA 2.0

Ann DomoradManaging DirectorAmerican Councils

GEOGRAPHIC REACH

we operate inapproximately 60 countries

around the world

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Bosnia-Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria China CroatiaEgypt EthiopiaGeorgiaIndia Israel Japan Kazakhstan Kosovo

Kazakhstan Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Libya Lithuania Macedonia Mali Moldova MongoliaMontenegro

OmanPalestinian Territories Poland Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovenia South Africa South Korea

Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan UkraineUnited States

Morocco Mozambique NepalNigeria

United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Yemen

•A tech audit confirmed sharedinterests and capacity in the biomedical industry•Recognition within State of Maryland and Oblast•Recognition within BPC as model for replication with other clusters•Advances mature US-Russia relationship of mutual interest

•Model fits alongside other EURECA 2 projects in 2013-2016 •Future University Entrepreneurs and Leaders (FUEL) (ITMO)•UNN Innovation Ecosystem – Developing, Replicating, and Moving to Market•Training and consulting universities for growth in regional innovation ecosystem (New Eurasia)

Grows from EURECA 1 partnership;Complements other EURECA 2 activity

With its first presence at the Maryland International Incubator (MI2), USRIC is a staffed office that deploys the resources of the University of Maryland, the State of Maryland, and networks USRIC accesses on behalf of companies and innovative projects to further research and commercialization collaborations which have the potential to accelerate success in business. USRIC serves navigational and connector functions. UMD, American Councils -- and the networks it pulls in -- are familiar with resources and partners in U.S. regions outside Maryland and the U.S., and will make appropriate connections.

USRIC provides navigational and expert services and opens access to

important university, state, and national and international networks.

Nizhegorodskaya Oblast and the State of Maryland are deepening and intensifying their cooperation in biomedical equipment during EURECA 2, using USRIC as one tool. As founding members, their experiences will be instructive for other cluster-focused partnerships.

American Councils through USRIC will broaden partnerships to other institutions (Russian companies and university projects), helping them to identify and advance concrete projects (research collaborations, commercialization, and Corridor partnerships):

USRIC for Startups – servicing individual projects and start-ups USRIC Regional Corridors – servicing regional university-to-university

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USRIC is a tool for DEEPENING and BROADENING partnerships, using an “international soft landings” approach

Key U.S. Collaborators

USRIC Landscape: Innovation to Commercialization

Research and Development

Demonstration

Pre-Commercial

Supported Commercial

Commercial

MARKET PULL

G o v e r n m e n t : P o l i c y

I n t e r v e n t i o n s

I n v e s t o r s : I n v e s t m e n t s

Consumer

Academia

Business

Training and familiarization is best complemented by experience

Partners to universities are motivated by concrete projects

Lesson Learned: University Project/

Start –Up Orientation

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•www.usric.org•Opened April 1•Short application •USRIC received 68 eligible applications from 30 cities in Russia•USRIC selected 12 candidates to interview; 3 finalists/ 6 alternates •Residencies will begin and new application period will open in autumn 2013•Initial 3-month participation can be virtual or a physical residency•Projects may be renewable•Nominal participation fee•No equity

USRIC for Startups

USRIC for Startups

Within three years, at least 10 projects will have been served and 4-6 companies or innovative projects from Russia’s regions, will be engaged in commercialization-chain activity with US institutions. Activity can include entering the US marketplace or advanced collaborative research and commercialization activities with US partners.

•Dedicated USRIC staff to help navigate resources and develop a tailored and structured approach•Facilities support (office space, etc.)•Visa and logistical support•Assistance with filling out documents / applications (bank accounts, patents, funding)•Access to top research (universities) and advice on developing joint research•Assistance with registering as a US Company•Advice and access to funding/investors•Developing partnerships with US companies (for licensing, production, distribution etc.) as clients, partners, investors•Access to U.S. market for sales•Access to global market via U.S for sales

USRIC Services for Startups/ Projects

Within two years, 2 or more new state-regional partnerships between US states and Russian regions around defined cluster collaborations will be established.

Regional Economic Development /Cluster

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•Industry clusters will foster regional economic development based on industry-based strengths of universities: new materials, IT, energy, environment, and healthcare.•Leading Russian and US research universities have expressed interest in establishing industry clusters collaboration and are now ready to take on active roles. USRIC is currently developing collaborations involving:

•Maryland, California, Ohio, Washington, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Virginia, Illinois•Sverdlovsk Oblast, Nizhegorodskaya Oblast, Tatarstan, Tomsk Oblast, Primorskiy Krai, Mordovia, Novosibirsk, Moscow, and St. Petersburg

In 2014-16 EURECA will establish Regional Industry Corridors to assist universities, governments, and businesses in pursuing their own self-interests more effectively and productively

Regional Industry Corridors

Russian Corridor PrioritiesRegion (14 federally funded*) Specialization

Research Universities (*EOI to AC)

Kaluga region* Medicine, pharma, radiation MEPhIMoscow/ Zelenograd* IT electronics MIETMoscow region/ Dubna* Nuclear, new materials MSUMoscow region/ Pushchino* Medicine, pharma, biotech N/AMoscow region/ Dolgoprudny and Khimki* New materials, medicine, pharma, IT

FizTech*St. Petersburg, Leningrad region* Radiation, medicine, pharma SP Politech*Nizhny Novgorod region/ Sarov*

Nuclear tech, supercomputing, lasers MEPhI

Republic of Mordovia* Instrumentation, intelligent lighting Ogarev Mordovia StateRepublic of Tatarstan* Oil & gas, automotive Kazan Technological*, Volga FederalSamara region* Aerospace KorolevUlyanovsk region* Nuclear, radiation, new materials MEPhIKrasnoyarsk region* Nuclear, aerospace, medicine,

pharma Siberian Federal, MEPhINovosibirsk region* IT, medicine, pharma Novosibirsk State*Tomsk region* Medicine, pharma, IT, electronics Tomsk State*, Tomsk Politech*

U.S. Industry Cluster Mapping

Example of automotive industry clusters by region, 2010Source: US Cluster Mapping, mvp.clustermapping.us

Clusters are geographically concentrated groups of interconnected companies, universities, and related institutions that arise out of linkages across industries.

ContactAnn Domorad

Managing Director, Field Operations and Programs

adomorad@americancouncils.org+1-202-833-7522