The Sirius Innovative Scientific and Technological Centre (ISTC) is a unique ecosystem for advanced research and high-tech companies on the Sirius Federal Territory. Established in 2019 on the initiative of the Talent and Success Educational Foundation, the ISTC serves as a platform for research, scientific and technical, and innovation activities.
- Digital and intelligent manufacturing technologies, robotic systems, big data processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, including research in mathematics;
- Life sciences, including genetics, biomedicine, immunobiology and computational biology;
- Interdisciplinary research, including pedagogical and cognitive sciences.
Residents include leading Russian high-tech companies, small and medium-sized innovation and technology enterprises, as well as student start-ups and companies founded by staff of Sirius University of Science and Technology. The experimental legal regime of the Sirius Federal Territory allows them to pilot scientific solutions that cannot be implemented in other regions of Russia.
Access to unique infrastructure. Residents can use state-of-the-art laboratories, resource centres and the technology park, as well as sports and educational facilities.
Support in commercialising and developing projects. Acceleration programmes, help with registration, business planning and fundraising.
Tax incentives. For ten years residents are exempt from VAT, corporate income tax and property tax. Social insurance contributions are reduced to 15%.
State support and venture funding. Subsidies for applied research are available, as well as venture investment through the Sirius.Innovations fund.
Community and collaboration. Integration into an ecosystem of leading Russian and international companies, exchange of experience and joint interdisciplinary projects.
The Centre hosts modern laboratories, resident company offices, a technology park and all the infrastructure needed for work, life and leisure. The Sirius Science and Technology Campus, combining residential and production infrastructure, will soon appear on the federal territory. These advantages make the Innovation Centre a platform for the effective growth of high-tech companies and research teams, strengthening their competitiveness in Russian and global markets.
In 2026 the ISTC launched an accelerator programme designed to bring together fundamental science, applied research and the needs of the real economy. Innovation Centre residents and research groups of Sirius University complete an intensive year-long course on commercialising science-intensive projects and creating products that are in demand with markets and investors, contributing to the country’s competitiveness.
Key indicators
- Number of residents and partners of the Innovation Centre;
- Number of jobs created by residents and partners;
- Revenue of residents and partners from sales of products;
- Investment raised for research and development by ISTC residents and partners;
- Commissioning of new and reconstructed infrastructure supporting the Innovation Centre;
- Number of research centres established at the ISTC by major technology companies;
- Number of completed pilot tests of innovative solutions on the Sirius Federal Territory;
- Number of intellectual property items created by ISTC residents;
- Number of events organised for residents and partners of the Innovation Centre.
Information as of 1 June 2026.