Elsevier and Russia's Skolkovo Foundation Sign Access Agreement to SciVerse Scopus and SciVal Funding

Elsevier and Russia's Skolkovo Foundation Sign Access Agreement to SciVerse Scopus and SciVal Funding PR Newswire MOSCOW, June 18, 2012 MOSCOW, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Agreement will add to Russia's focus on R&D and its involvement in the international ecosystem of excellence in science and innovation Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today it has reached an agreement with Russia's Skolkovo Foundation, providing access to SciVerse Scopus and SciVal Funding. Skolkovo aims to strengthen the links between Russian and international science, technology, education, entrepreneurship and investment communities. The Skolkovo Foundation manages direct investments in the Skolkovo Innovation Center, Russia's hub of intellectual capital, a city of high tech industries stimulating the development of break-through projects and technologies. The development of the Skolkovo Innovation Center was initiated in 2010 after President Medvedev announced his commitment to Russia's investments in R&D. It has since attracted leading global technology companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Boeing and Ericsson, integrating Russia's R&D program into the international innovation environment. Skolkovo Innovation Center is also home to a major overarching innovation- technology university with direct involvement of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Russia's leading technology universities.