Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs

The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs was founded during the reorganization of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies. It stimulates nanotechnology infrastructure building to support innovation in the country. The Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs primarily focuses its activity in these areas:

• Formation of infrastructure for nanotechnology
• Development of human resources for the nanoindustry
• Market development for nanotechnology products
• Improvement of the legislative framework for innovation
• Standardization and certification of nanoproducts and evaluation of their safety
• Refinements in metrology
• Popularization of nanotechnology and nano-enabled products.

The highest governing body of the fund is its Supervisory Council, which is chaired by Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Alexey Ponomarev. In accordance with the charter of the fund, the council determines priorities for its activities, establishes its strategies, and sets its budget.

The Management Committee is the fund’s collegial executive body. It is chaired by RUSNANO CEO Anatoly Chubais. Andrey Svinarenko is CEO of the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs.

Russian Nanoindustry Association

Mission:

Representing the interests of Russian nanoindustry small, medium enterprises and corporations, in public institutions and other organizations, formation of collective mechanisms aimed at protection of their rights and interests, as well as product promotion.

Activities:

Nanotechnology products promotion on the internal and international markets, infrastructure development, such as:

• improving the reputation of nanotechnology-based enterprises based as well on the demonstration of the manufactured nanotechnology solutions and products high level of safety and quality;
• enhancing regulatory framework by means of implementation of collected joint proposals from nanoindustry enterprises and corporations;
• representing the interests of the nanoindustry enterprises and corporations on the government level;
• assisting nanoindustry enterprises and corporations in human resources development;
• information about the existing opportunities of infrastructure for nanoindustry;
• assisting the enterprises in establishing cooperation, development and implementation of joint technology projects;