Russian and Dutch academia tie-up accelerates stem cell research

russian_dutch_stem_cell_researchThe Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), the University Medical Centre Groningen in the Netherlands and the Russian Vavilov Institute of General Genetics have set up the first Center for Research, Education and Innovation (CREI) in Moscow.

This academia tie-up positions both countries as leaders in stem cell technology and there will be strong financial support for the CREI from the Russian government to commercialise the resultant research. This is the fist of 15 five-year long research projects to be founded by 2020 and possess a total budget of $675 million. Continue reading