OREANDA-NEWS. October 9, 2012. A group of venture capitalists and heads of investor associations from China, Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea have visited RUSNANO as part of the 3rd Global Innovation Partnerships forum. RUSNANO’s top executives including Chairman of the Executive Board Anatoly Chubais provided the visitors with an overview of the company’s performance. The participants of the meeting outlined the areas of future collaboration. The opportunities offered by Rusnano include the access to the company’s extensive expertise in science and technology, co-investment and assistance with setting up research and production facilities in Russia.

The Global Innovation Partnerships forum, held in Russia for the third time, has brought together representatives of Asian venture capital and private equity funds with USD 60 bln under management. The conference participants also included heads of Asia’s leading investor associations who manage over USD 800 bln of funds.

The first forum, held in Russia in 2010, was aimed at drawing venture capital partners from the U.S. The second forum was focused on fostering Russia’s collaboration with Europe. These two conferences resulted in a number of cross-border high-tech investment projects with a total value of over USD 1 bln.