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From Patenting to Attracting Investors: The Most Popular Courses of the Moscow Innovation Cluster Have Been Named

From Patenting to Attracting Investors: The Most Popular Courses of the Moscow Innovation Cluster Have Been Named

Published on: 2026-10-19

Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –

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Educational Programs Moscow Innovation Cluster (MIC) has already been attended by more than five thousand people. These are representatives of businesses from the capital and other regions of Russia, she reported Natalya Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow.

“Over the entire period, the Moscow Innovation Cluster has prepared 26 courses on topics relevant to entrepreneurs. The most popular are related to patent filing, attracting investors, and managing research projects,” said Natalya Sergunina.

According to her, applications are currently open for 17 programs. You can find ones interesting to you on the page “Practicum” the digital platform of the i.moscow cluster. The training covers five key areas — “Intellectual Property,” “Investments,” “Research and Development,” “Sales,” and “Project Development.”

All MIK courses are free. They include video lectures, instructional materials, practical sessions with experts (in-person or online), and testing. Graduates receive qualification advancement certificates.

As part of the investor training program ‘Venture Academy,’ offline intensives are held in various cities, including Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Yakutsk, and Kazan. Representatives from 65 regions of Russia have completed it in total.

The Moscow Innovation Cluster unites 41 thousand companies from the capital and 86 other regions of Russia. On the digital platform i.moscow, you can find more than 50 tools and support measures for opening, developing, and scaling a technology business. With their help, entrepreneurs apply for grants, receive expert consultations, reach new customers, thereby shortening the path from creation to the implementation of advanced developments.

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