The ISTC’s Partner & Sustainability Department’s Commercialization Group completed a second year of operation in 2004 under its mission of ‘reinforcing the transition to market- based economies responsive to civil needs’. Using business as the tool to create win-win situations for industry partners and teams of ex-weapons experts, ComSP has executed agreements to create in excess of 300 civilian, sustainable jobs for eligible beneficiaries.

ComSP provides equal opportunity for all eligible beneficiaries to seek support and provides a cost-effective program that is complementary to other non-proliferation programs. This program upholds strict adherence to the ISTC’s non-proliferation mission while providing a unique and comprehensive service to both business and scientists seeking to commercialize their technologies.

Participation in the St. Petersburg Venture Capital Event:
ISTC sponsored and exhibited at the St. Petersburg Venture Capital Event, where technical teams across Russia and the CIS were introduced to potential partners and investors. ISTC received several requests for commercialization assistance as a result of this event.

ISTC Support for Institutes:
ISTC developed programs designed to strengthen the long-term economic sustainability of institutes. ComSP is working with key institutes to develop plans for commercializing specific technologies. In addition, ISTC has developed a contract to set up technology transfer positions at 20 institutes and provide training on processes that support long-term sustainability.

Initiatives Underway

Pilot production of home radiation detectors.
Kvarta, a Russian company in the MEPhI Technopark through ISTC’s Commercialization initiative designed and produced commercially viable dosimeters for the CIS marketplace. ISTC supplied industry standard design hardware and software to enable the process and speed-up revisions.

Design Services
Veisblat Design Bureau (VDB), formerly designed and built submarine and missile delivery systems, assitsted by ComSP expanded both in Russia and foreign commercial enterprises with marketing, training, software and design workstations to produce commercial aircraft and shipping systems.

Semiconductor Gases Pilot production of WF6 &NF3 gases for microprocessor production.
The Siberian Chemical Combine (SCC, Seversk), will produce semiconductor fabrication gases in the growing industry of customizing and editing commercially available microprocessors. ISTC provided the necessary quality and safety assurance systems for SCC to demonstrate their products to meet the requirements of customers.

Production for a hi-tech beauty product.
A US/Russia company developed an interesting beauty industry product based upon VNIIEF technologies from the closed city of Sarov. ISTC supplied critical equipment to turn prototypes fast, as well as pilot production units.