Science-town
KOLTSOVO
Science-town
KOLTSOVO
3,373 км
3,960 км
4,320 км
3,836 км
distance to Moscow, Russia
distance to Warsaw, Poland
distance to Sapporo, Japan
distance to St. Petersburg
Novosibirsk
and Koltsovo location on the map
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The History of Koltsovo
The General Directorate for Microbiological Industry under the Council of Ministers of the USSR issued order No. A-1683 “On the establishment of the All-Union Research Institute of Molecular Biology”.
On August 2, 1974
Koltsovo was named after the world-famous Russian biologist, cytologist and geneticist Nikolay K. Koltsov, and it appeared on the map as a settlement in 1979.
2001
The manufacture and sale of “Reaferon –ES lipint”, the world’s first liposomal interferon
2003
Altering the status
Koltsovo settlement was granted the official status of the Science Town of the Russian Federation under the RF Presidential Edict
2009
The establishment of the first WHO National Reference Laboratory for Influenza (H5N1) in the USSR at the basis of SRC VB “VECTOR”
2013
The 1st Russian Representation of Science Towns
The first meeting of all Science Towns officials was held in Koltsovo.
2014
International OpenBio communication platform
Koltsovo Innovation Center hosted the first “OpenBio communication platform” with international participation.
2018
SKIF’s History starts
Under the President’s decision the implementation of the Siberian Ring Source of Photons (SKIF) Project, one of the largest centers of synchrotron radiation facility within the scope of project MegaScience was initiated in Koltsovo Science Town.
2021
The commencement of construction for SKIF’s facilities as a federal megascience infrastructure
1991
The election of Lev Stepanovich Sandakhchiev, the Director-General of NPO "Vector" as a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

1976-1978
The commencement of construction of the first buildings for scientific facilities
1986
The shift from the defense-related projects to medical researches
The researchers of Scientific Production Association (NPO) "Vector" have begun work on a number of such infections as HIV infection, viral hepatitis, and measles.

1994
Altering the status
NPO “Vector” has acquired the status of a State Research Center (SRC) of the Russian Federation. The full name of NPO “Vector” has been changed into the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology “VECTOR” ( SRC VB “VECTOR”).
1995
The close cooperation between SRC VB “VECTOR” and the International Science and Technology Center and US Civilian Research and Development Foundation
2000
The establishment of the Innovation Center under the support of the European Commission's TACIS Programme
Koltsovo Science Town’s
Social and Economic Development
1937 hectares
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Territory
20 862 inhabitants
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Population
RUB 13.5 Billion
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Total volume of output produced by the companies
50%
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Working-age population having higher education
37 years
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Average age of an inhabitant
RUB 13 billion
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Territory’s tax allocations to the budgets of all levels in 2021
State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology “VECTOR” of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (FSRI SRC VB VECTOR)
The uniqueness of SRC VB "Vector" consists in the fundamental researches focused on the development of novel diagnostics, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
The results of fundamental researches have been the basis for the development and implementation of more than 20 drugs in healthcare and veterinary practice.

The world-class Center for Genomic Research to develop and promoting genetic researches in the Russian Federation
The 7th WHO collaborating center for Reference and Research on Influenza in the world
The 2nd WHO Collaborating Centre for Studies on Influenza at the Animal-human Interface in the world
WHO H5 Reference Laboratory since 2009
WHO Collaborating Centre for Orthopoxvirus Diagnosis and Repository for Variola Virus Strains and DNA since 1997
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Vaccines
Liquid Measles Vaccine
Inactivated Hepatitis A Virus Vaccine
Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Vaccine
EpiVacCorona Vaccine
The HIV Vaccine Candidates (CombiHIVvac and
SalHIV “D”)
Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus Vaccine
Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)-2009 Live-Culture Vaccine
Micro-and Nano-Encapsulated Live Measles Vaccine
Smallpox Vaccines
All companies of the Research and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town are export-oriented ones.
Four enterprises are GMP certified manufacturers. One enterprise is ISO 9002 certified.
According to the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, two HBsAg test systems manufactured in Koltsovo have been included in the 20 best test systems for this marker in the world.
Specialization of companies
Scientific and Production Complex of
Koltsovo Science Town
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Diagnostic
test systems
Vaccines
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Pharmaceuticals
Biological Active Supplements
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Probiotic foods
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Professional Equipment
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Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
FSRI SRC VB VECTOR
> 1 bln. rubles a year
Center of Virology and Biotechnology
Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
"Vector-Best", JSC
11.6 bln. rubles a year
Test Systems
Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
“CFT”, CJSC
6.9 bln. rubles a year
Financial Technologies
Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
"Vector-Medica", JSC
> 1 bln. rubles a year
Pharmaceuticals
Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
"Vector-BiAlgam", CJSC
2.5 bln. rubles a year
Vaccines
Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
"Bio-Vesta"®, LLC
140 mln. rubles a year
Baby Foods and Probiotics
Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
"SFM Pharm", LLC
22 mln. rubles a year
Center of Electron Beam Technologies
Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
"Siberian pharmacology and biotechnology center", JSC
100 mln. rubles a year
Pharmaceuticals
Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
NPF "Research center", LLC
255 mln. rubles a year
Biotechnological Control
Scientific and Production Complex of Koltsovo Science Town
List of Companies
"Vector-BiAlgam", CJSC
2.5 bln. rubles a year
Vaccines
FSRI SRC VB VECTOR
> 1 bln. rubles a year
Center of Virology and Biotechnology
"Vector-Best", JSC
11.6 bln. rubles a year
Test Systems
“CFT”, CJSC
6.9 bln. rubles a year
Financial Technologies
"Vector-Medica", JSC
> 1 bln. rubles a year
Pharmaceuticals
NPF "Research center", LLC
255 mln. rubles a year
Biotechnological Control
"Bio-Vesta"®, LLC
140 mln. rubles a year
Baby Foods and Probiotics
"SFM Pharm", LLC
22 mln. rubles a year
Center of Electron Beam Technologies
"Siberian pharmacology and biotechnology center", JSC
100 mln. rubles a year
Pharmaceuticals
Contribution to Science
Medical diagnostic test systems of Russian origin
Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Diagnostics, Functional Food (incl. live probiotics), Food Supplements, Animal Feed
Medical X-ray scanning machines produced in Russia
75 %
60 %
The participation in abortion of the Ebola fever epidemic in Guinea
The support in managing measles outbreaks in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions (by providing measles vaccine)
KOLTSOVO as a
center of regional
biopharmaceutical cluster
The “BIOPHARM” Association integrates the companies of a regional bio-tech cluster concentrated in Koltsovo Science Town
60+ Innovative companies
11 Research organizations
Biopharmaceutics
The State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector”
Novosibirsk State University
Diagnostics
Functional Food
Veterinary Medicines
Agricultural Products
Cosmetics
Medical Equipment
Biotechnological Equipment
The Federal Reseach Center For Fundamental and Translation Medicine
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, SB RAS
Novosibirsk Chemical Engineering College named after D.I.Mendeleev
An administrative and laboratory complex and engineering-based industrial sites provide services for industry companies at any stage of their development.
Koltsovo Biotechnopark
Koltsovo’s Innovative Infrastructure
Инновационная инфраструктура Кольцово
Экспертиза, упаковка проекта, поиск партнеров и инвесторов
Инновационный центр Кольцово
Специализированный имущественный комплекс для размещения малого и среднего инновационного бизнеса
Бизнес-инкубатор
Инновационная инфраструктура Кольцово
Доступ к специализированным сервисам:
•Центр сертификации
• Лаборатории и пилотные площадки
• Магистратура НГУ
Центр коллективного пользования
Инновационная инфраструктура Кольцово
Ассоциация по развитию инновационного территориального кластера Новосибирской области в сфере биофармацевтических технологий
АССОЦИАЦИЯ "БИОФАРМ"
Инновационная инфраструктура Кольцово
Инновационная инфраструктура Кольцово
Доступ к специализированным сервисам:
•Центр сертификации
• Лаборатории и пилотные площадки
• Магистратура НГУ
Центр коллективного пользования
Биотехнопарк Кольцово
Инновационная территория для производственных объектов: долгосрочная аренда земли с инженерными коммуникациями + сетями электричества, газа, воды и канализации
Инновационный центр Кольцово
Экспертиза, упаковка проектов, поиск партнеров и инвесторов
АССОЦИАЦИЯ "БИОФАРМ"
Отраслевое объединение по развитию регионального биокластера. Более 60 участников
Бизнес-инкубатор
Условия роста: льготная аренда и услуги
Koltsovo Innovation Center (ICK)
Koltsovo Innovation Center is a part of the innovative infrastructure of the Novosibirsk region, and considered as a development institution for the of Koltsovo Science Town. The ICK has been promoting the creation and development of innovative companies for more than 20 years.
The ICK is an entry point for international companies wishing to collaborate with Koltsovo and Novosibirsk companies in the life sciences.
Koltsovo Innovation Center has cooperation agreements with the institutions of development in Bulgaria, China, Belarus, Spain, Finland, Mongolia, and interacts with more than 50 Russian trade representations abroad as well.
The SRF “SKIF” project is open the path to creating novel scientific projects, supporting young scientists, developing transport and social infrastructure, changing the boundaries of Koltsovo Science Town.
30 stations
over 500 jobs
6 stations
(including ones for 200 researchers)
the 2nd phase (the future prospect: up to 50 stations)
the 1st phase (the launching in 2024)
The SRF “SKIF” is a huge microscope with photon beams allowing scientists to gain new knowledge about the structure and properties of matter at the micro- and nano levels.
“SKIF” Center for Collective Use
“SKIF” Center for Collective Use
€5 million in funding
Over 300 jobs
30 working stations
3 gigaelectron volts of the energy
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Длительность - 10:52
СКИФ: описание работы
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Exposition of biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies
Openbio is a complex of Industrial events.
The commercialization of ideas and the business development in life sciences
OpenBio
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Forum for business, science, government and infrastructure
Openbio is a complex of Industrial events.
The commercialization of ideas and the business development in life sciences
OpenBio
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Business negotiations
Openbio is a complex of Industrial events.
The commercialization of ideas and the business development in life sciences
OpenBio
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Scientific Conference of molecular
biologists, virologists and biotechnologists, bioinformaticians, biophysicists
Openbio is a complex of Industrial events.
The commercialization of ideas and the business development in life sciences
OpenBio
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Children's Science Track
Openbio is a complex of Industrial events.
The commercialization of ideas and the business development in life sciences
OpenBio
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Exhibition Art & Science
Openbio is a complex of Industrial events.
The commercialization of ideas and the business development in life sciences
OpenBio
As it was at OPENBIO 2022
Длительность - 07:06
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Koltsovo Innovative Companies
Pharmaceuticals, Bioactive Supplements and Cosmetics, Functional Foods
28 companies
Diagnostic test systems
4 companies
Agriculture, Veterinary medicine, and Ecology
14 companies
Catalogue
Catalogue
Medical devices
4 companies
Equipment
Science and Education
7 companies
7 companies
Catalogue
Catalogue
Catalogue
Catalogue
The Mayor of Koltsovo Urban Okrug
Nikolay Krasnikov
N. Krasnikov was born in 1955 in Siberia, near Lake Baikal. He graduated the Novosibirsk State University, the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics.
Since 1977, Nikolay Krasnikov held various positions in FSRI SRC VB VECTOR.
Since 1996, he has not lost any elections; Koltsovo is under his directions for over 20 years. Under his guidance, Koltsovo was granted the status as Science Town (Naukograd) of the Russian Federation.
At present, Nikolay Krasnikov continues to develop a high-quality urban environment for scientists and entrepreneurs.
In 1990, he was elected as the Chairman of the Koltsovo Work Settlement Council of Deputies.
The author of more than 20 scientific articles on the Municipal Governance and development of science towns.
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The member of Presidential Council for the Local Self-Government Development.
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He writes poems and loves running.
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Being an active sportsman to this day, he is winning at Russian championships, the World and European Athletics Championships amongst athletes aged 65 and older.
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Was tedx speaker in 2002
Official trade network of Koltsovo Science Town
“IZKOLTSOVO: innovations for life”
Health and beauty products developed by Siberian scientists
Quality control
Newest technologies
Natural composition
Scientific researches
Koltsovo Landmarks
One of the world’s largest scientific virological and biotechnological centers provides counteraction against global infectious threats.
FSRI SRC VB VECTOR
Science
The research and production site is covered over with a glass shell in the bionic style. The glass shell contains 4 thousand insulating glass units, each of which has a unique shape.
CCU “Biotechnopark”
Technologies
A modern innovative lyceum, where extracurricular special-purpose courses in basic engineering and biotechnology are available to schoolchildren.
«Technopolis» lyceum
Education
A unique sculptural composition of a young woman on the globe symbolizes Siberia. She is like a young plant emerging from the deep earth and ascending up. She is full of energy, strength and hopes, and gives the good and peace to people.
“My Siberia” Monument
Culture
The monument is devoted to the eminent life scientist, the author of a hypothesis of the molecular structure and template-type reproduction of chromosomes (”hereditary molecules”). The Koltsovo Science Town is name in honour of this famous scientist.
Monument to Nikolay Koltsov
Science
A formidable and dark monument preserves the memory of a war as a reminder for the living that war is an evil emblemized by charred bronze branches of a dead tree, and soldiers “pass away” fading into eternity through the crown of this tree.
Bronze monument "Tree of Life"
History
The General Director of the “Vector” Center, who was the first in Russia who arranged manufacture of the recombinant interferon, hepatitis A vaccine and diagnostic kits for HIV.
Monument to Lev Sandakhchiev
Science
A unique infrastructural object of the MegaScience class, which allows scientists to conduct advanced interdisciplinary researches in a wide range of domains of world’s science.
The Siberian Ring Photon Source (SKIF)
Science
The church in colours of Heavenly Сity was designed by Irina Ivanovna Rudenko, the Novosibirsk architect The money to build the church was contributed by the local citizens and companies of the science town. The ceremony of consecration was held in 2009.
Church in Honor of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
Culture
This building is considered as the legacy of the Soviet era. This is a place to held mass cultural events, performances of creative and folk groups, concerts, and film screenings.
Koltsovo House of Culture
Culture
Katren Headquarter is impressive with its grand view. “Katren” is one of the leaders of the Russian pharmaceutical market over three decades.
The Head office of NPK “Katren”, JSC
Business
Novosibirsk Sites & Historical Landmarks
The NOVAT holds the title of the largest theatre not only in Russia, but also in Eurasian area. Throughout its existence, there have been over 300 ballets and operas staged at the theatre.
The Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (NOVAT)
Culture
The square is a perfect place to enjoy the unique architecture, bustling atmosphere and reach culture of Novosibirsk.
The Lenina Square
Culture
This historic cathedral built in 1898 is one of the first stone constructions in Novosibirsk.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Culture
The Zoo named after Rostislav Shilo is one of the largest in Russia. The zoo covers an area of more than 63 ha and has around 11 000 animals representing 738 species. More than 350 species are inscribed in the International Red Book.
The Novosibirsk Zoo
Culture
The Roerich Museum is devoted to the life and works of this remarkable man. He was nominated more than once for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Nicholas Roerich Museums
Culture
The Museum of Local History
This museum is home to numerous exhibits of the local history and nature. It is one of the most important museums in Siberia.
The Museum of Local History
Culture
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