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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22184/1993-8578.2023.16.1.8.12
The Advanced Technologies Center has been working for over 30 years on probe microscopy, which allows to see cells, bacteria, viruses, and even atoms and molecules. At the Physical department of Moscow State University, with the support of the Moscow government, the Youth Innovation Creativity Centre "Nanotechnology" was established, where schoolchildren and students learn how to use a 3D nanomicroscope, computer numerical control machines (CNC machines), 3D printers and a laser engraver. At the YICC, we talk about nanotechnology and why we need to build factories. This activity will continue in the Lomonosov cluster.
The Advanced Technologies Center has been working for over 30 years on probe microscopy, which allows to see cells, bacteria, viruses, and even atoms and molecules. At the Physical department of Moscow State University, with the support of the Moscow government, the Youth Innovation Creativity Centre "Nanotechnology" was established, where schoolchildren and students learn how to use a 3D nanomicroscope, computer numerical control machines (CNC machines), 3D printers and a laser engraver. At the YICC, we talk about nanotechnology and why we need to build factories. This activity will continue in the Lomonosov cluster.
Теги: biosynthesis microorganisms nanoparticles nature-like technologies recovery кластер мгу имени м.в.ломоносова нанотехнологии
INTRODUCTION
On January 25, 2023, the Lomonosov cluster of Science and Technology Innovation Center "Vorob'evy Gory" at Moscow State University was inaugurated. In the run-up to its opening there was intensive business discussion about the problems in research and innovation activities aimed at practical results and ways of solving them. Moreover, even small thoughtful actions can have a significant beneficial effect on accelerating scientific and technological development of Russian innovations.
What problems do arise in scientific and scientific production activities? What do scientists worry about and prevent them from moving forward effectively? In brief, it turns out that:
A single science support window is needed. All announcements of contests and support measures for science should be presented on one portal.
The Russian Foundation for Basic Research is a fund of trust, an example of the effective support. Let’s restore it!
Federal Law 44 and Federal Law 223 produce a reverse effect. Shackles on creativity.
100 bids per a participation in a tender and tons of reports for the winner. This situation should be simplified considerably.
Customs gives the go-ahead! Imported components, consumables, reagents arrive to scientists and innovators without delay.
From a school desk to innovation and creativity! How to build a chain of success?
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
It is very good that the Science and Technology Innovation Center "Vorob'evy Gory" is emerging next to Moscow University [1]. Most of employees at our Advanced Technologies Center company, are MSU graduates. MSU means everything: knowledge, skills, training, and science. Talented teachers and creative scientists.
A scientist means an inner state of a free person engaged in creativity - the works he loves. He will work hard and always! Does he need trust and help from the state? Yes, of course! For the benefit of both the scientist and the state. Is there anything that needs to be corrected? Yes, there is!
A single support window should be arranged for scientists and for all innovative institutions. There is no need to organise a contest with dozens of applications per place. Forming an application is a long, labour-intensive and time-consuming process. It is inefficient for most scientists who apply, but do not pass the competition.
We need a single system for companies, start-ups, scientists containing pages with all their publications, projects and achievements, a working network where you can apply to the development institutes. Like the "Istina" information system, such an analogue of a working social network, which helps to establish interaction both with the government agencies, development institutes and within the community. Everything becomes transparent.
The RFBR has been actively supporting young scientists and small research groups which then form start-ups, creating future MVPs. As we know, MVP or Minimum Viable Product is the earliest version of a product which has a set of features sufficient for presentation to the public and testing with the first customers. This product already demonstrates value and is a good criterion for the performance of a research project, as opposed to patents. RFBR helped post-graduate students, supported young candidates of science, and the system of the fund was as simple and easy to fill in as possible. For example, one entered the number of the article – DOI (Digital Object Identifier) – and all the data about it in the application. The RFBR enjoys the highest level of confidence in scientists. All money, except for the organisation overheads, was transferred to the personal account of the head, ensuring efficient and unencumbered by bureaucracy scientific work management. There was no "slumbering guardianship". Complete trust and, as a result, effective creativity of the free scientist. Despite the objections of the scientific community, the RFBR has been abolished, and the Russian Science Foundation has failed to fill the gap. The Foundation needs to be revived.
Federal Laws 44 and 223 are really slowing down the work of scientists. Same as customs. The Federal Law 44 has ended in the situation when scientists have to buy materials, reagents and components out of their salaries. Universities and innovative companies need a green light regime for customs clearance of goods [2].
Do we need tons of paper reports?
We talk a lot about digitalisation, it is high time to move away from paper versions of documents, because there are public services and tax authorities where electronic signatures are easily accepted. Is it reasonable to generate paper reports of hundreds of pages when the results have already been published? Are paper drawings and GOST frames needed if the parts were made on CNC machines and the documentation is the digital twin of the product in electronic form?
There are questions, we are looking for solutions. As in science, we believe that problems exist precisely to find ways of overcoming them.
There is also a common concern. It is our concern too. How are we to make the chain: school pupil – undergraduate and postgraduate university student – passionate and creative employee of an innovative company work? We seem to have succeeded at times. Otherwise, how would the FemtoScan probe microscopes and the FemtoScan Online software have come about? This is the work of many undergraduate, postgraduate and young employees [3].
CONCLUSIONS
How to solve the problem of involving creative young people in intensive and highly productive research activities is an open and not trivial question. Certainly, removing the barriers we mentioned in the paper would help to solve the problem. Allowing more freedom for creativity is very important. Controls must be exercised in a sensible and caring way.
In conclusion, a few words about Moscow, the Moscow government, and the Moscow innovation cluster. We feel the care of caring people here. One of the real results is the Lomonosov cluster building. For us, it is the joy of creativity in 24 × 7 mode.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development, Moscow Innovation Cluster Foundation and Innovative Promotion Foundation for their substantial support.
PEER REVIEW INFO
Editorial board thanks the anonymous reviewer(s) for their contribution to the peer review of this work. It is also grateful for their consent to publish papers on the journal’s website and SEL eLibrary eLIBRARY.RU.
Declaration of Competing Interest. The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
On January 25, 2023, the Lomonosov cluster of Science and Technology Innovation Center "Vorob'evy Gory" at Moscow State University was inaugurated. In the run-up to its opening there was intensive business discussion about the problems in research and innovation activities aimed at practical results and ways of solving them. Moreover, even small thoughtful actions can have a significant beneficial effect on accelerating scientific and technological development of Russian innovations.
What problems do arise in scientific and scientific production activities? What do scientists worry about and prevent them from moving forward effectively? In brief, it turns out that:
A single science support window is needed. All announcements of contests and support measures for science should be presented on one portal.
The Russian Foundation for Basic Research is a fund of trust, an example of the effective support. Let’s restore it!
Federal Law 44 and Federal Law 223 produce a reverse effect. Shackles on creativity.
100 bids per a participation in a tender and tons of reports for the winner. This situation should be simplified considerably.
Customs gives the go-ahead! Imported components, consumables, reagents arrive to scientists and innovators without delay.
From a school desk to innovation and creativity! How to build a chain of success?
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
It is very good that the Science and Technology Innovation Center "Vorob'evy Gory" is emerging next to Moscow University [1]. Most of employees at our Advanced Technologies Center company, are MSU graduates. MSU means everything: knowledge, skills, training, and science. Talented teachers and creative scientists.
A scientist means an inner state of a free person engaged in creativity - the works he loves. He will work hard and always! Does he need trust and help from the state? Yes, of course! For the benefit of both the scientist and the state. Is there anything that needs to be corrected? Yes, there is!
A single support window should be arranged for scientists and for all innovative institutions. There is no need to organise a contest with dozens of applications per place. Forming an application is a long, labour-intensive and time-consuming process. It is inefficient for most scientists who apply, but do not pass the competition.
We need a single system for companies, start-ups, scientists containing pages with all their publications, projects and achievements, a working network where you can apply to the development institutes. Like the "Istina" information system, such an analogue of a working social network, which helps to establish interaction both with the government agencies, development institutes and within the community. Everything becomes transparent.
The RFBR has been actively supporting young scientists and small research groups which then form start-ups, creating future MVPs. As we know, MVP or Minimum Viable Product is the earliest version of a product which has a set of features sufficient for presentation to the public and testing with the first customers. This product already demonstrates value and is a good criterion for the performance of a research project, as opposed to patents. RFBR helped post-graduate students, supported young candidates of science, and the system of the fund was as simple and easy to fill in as possible. For example, one entered the number of the article – DOI (Digital Object Identifier) – and all the data about it in the application. The RFBR enjoys the highest level of confidence in scientists. All money, except for the organisation overheads, was transferred to the personal account of the head, ensuring efficient and unencumbered by bureaucracy scientific work management. There was no "slumbering guardianship". Complete trust and, as a result, effective creativity of the free scientist. Despite the objections of the scientific community, the RFBR has been abolished, and the Russian Science Foundation has failed to fill the gap. The Foundation needs to be revived.
Federal Laws 44 and 223 are really slowing down the work of scientists. Same as customs. The Federal Law 44 has ended in the situation when scientists have to buy materials, reagents and components out of their salaries. Universities and innovative companies need a green light regime for customs clearance of goods [2].
Do we need tons of paper reports?
We talk a lot about digitalisation, it is high time to move away from paper versions of documents, because there are public services and tax authorities where electronic signatures are easily accepted. Is it reasonable to generate paper reports of hundreds of pages when the results have already been published? Are paper drawings and GOST frames needed if the parts were made on CNC machines and the documentation is the digital twin of the product in electronic form?
There are questions, we are looking for solutions. As in science, we believe that problems exist precisely to find ways of overcoming them.
There is also a common concern. It is our concern too. How are we to make the chain: school pupil – undergraduate and postgraduate university student – passionate and creative employee of an innovative company work? We seem to have succeeded at times. Otherwise, how would the FemtoScan probe microscopes and the FemtoScan Online software have come about? This is the work of many undergraduate, postgraduate and young employees [3].
CONCLUSIONS
How to solve the problem of involving creative young people in intensive and highly productive research activities is an open and not trivial question. Certainly, removing the barriers we mentioned in the paper would help to solve the problem. Allowing more freedom for creativity is very important. Controls must be exercised in a sensible and caring way.
In conclusion, a few words about Moscow, the Moscow government, and the Moscow innovation cluster. We feel the care of caring people here. One of the real results is the Lomonosov cluster building. For us, it is the joy of creativity in 24 × 7 mode.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development, Moscow Innovation Cluster Foundation and Innovative Promotion Foundation for their substantial support.
PEER REVIEW INFO
Editorial board thanks the anonymous reviewer(s) for their contribution to the peer review of this work. It is also grateful for their consent to publish papers on the journal’s website and SEL eLibrary eLIBRARY.RU.
Declaration of Competing Interest. The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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