January 27, 2010 Director of JSC Technopark of St. Petersburg Ilya Tolstoy and rector of St. Petersburg State University ITMO, Vladimir Vasiliev, opened business incubator Ingria-ITMO on the territory of St. Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics at the Birgevaya Line, 16. This is a pilot project under the program of cooperation "Ingria" with the universities of St. Petersburg «I2U Center».
Business Incubator "Ingria", a unit of the same name in the industrial park area of high technology, operates since January 2009. The project aims to support novice business in the field of high technology to the stage of obtaining financing and market entry. Currently, the business incubator has 12 innovative companies residents, and until the end of January it is planned to sign several agreements for incubation.
Program «I 2 U Center» starts in 2010 and focuses on the interaction of business incubator "Ingria" with the leading St. Petersburg universities, research centers and organizations engaged in research and development (R & D) and development work (ROC). The program is planned to sign an agreement on strategic partnership with the above organizations and create a representation of Business Incubator "Ingria" at the sites of partners.
The purpose of the program «I 2 U Center» - development of entrepreneurial activity of the society by attracting talented young people in high-tech business. This will be accomplished through the provision of services to the business incubator and holding special events in local concentration of research activities.
Currently established partnerships with St. Petersburg State University ITMO and SPbGUT them. prof. Bonch-Bruevich, created a business incubator site with total area of 922 sq. m, recruited staff and prepared lists of projects - candidates for the residents of the universities. In the near future will be a plan for joint activities to attract students, graduate students and staff of departments and laboratories of universities in high-tech business. Also, is development of the technology of search, selection and maintenance projects at established venues.