The first investment fund for the development of innovative industries will be created on the basis of the military innovation technopolis “ERA”. The appropriate agreement on cooperation on these issues is concluded between the PSB and the General Directorate of the Research Activities of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Bank says.
On the bank, the document signed the chairman of Peter Fradkov, from the Ministry of Defense of Russia – Head of the Main Directorate General Major General Andrei Goncharov.
Agreement involves the participation of the Bank in the creation of an investment fund, the key task of which will be the provision of financial support to the initiative projects of the participants of the Era Technopolis in the field of high defense and industrial complex technologies at all stages of implementation – from the structuring of the transaction before the allocation of financing and further support and exit For mass production.
“Tekhopolis” Era “is a very important mission to create an innovative infrastructure and the formation of a qualitative model of the organization of scientific research in the interests of strengthening the country’s defense capability. PSB as a reference bank of enterprises of the domestic OPK stands for expanding the toolkit of supporting companies in this sector, including with The purpose of diversifying the production and issuance of civilian products, as well as to scale the most promising developments of the Era Technopolis projects, “said Peter Fradkov. – Creating an investment fund is part of the PSB strategy for the development of non-banking services in the field of analysts, consulting and directly financing OPK projects through the fund “.
The PSB Agreement also plans to conduct educational programs for employees of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, employees of enterprises of the defense and industrial complex and organizations involved in the implementation of the state defense order.
“The implementation of prospective projects using the Foundation of the Military Innovation Technopolis” Era “will lead to a new level the introduction and development of innovative and promising developments, both in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of Russia and in the interests of the civilian sector of the economy,” said Major General Andrei Goncharov.