Innovative developments by residents of the Technopolis Moscow special economic zone were presented at the Northern River Station

Мore than 15,000 residents and visitors to the capital attended “Technofest” at the Northern River Station on August 22. The educational event was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the special economic zone (SEZ) “Technopolis Moscow”. This was announced by Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry.

“The educational festival at the Northern River Station, which was attended by more than 15,000 people, confirmed the large‑scale results achieved by the ‘Technopolis Moscow’ SEZ over the past 20 years.” Today, over 240 high‑tech enterprises are operating on a territory with a total area of 430 hectares, and the number of created skilled jobs has exceeded 33,000. More than 30 major companies from various industries — from microelectronics to pharmaceuticals and aircraft manufacturing — joined the event. On the instructions of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, we are paying special attention to the development of high‑tech production. Products from Moscow’s enterprises are used daily by hundreds of thousands of people across the country,” noted Maxim Liksutov.

The festival guests had access to nine thematic venues. The central element was a gigabox exhibition of innovations, where racing cars capable of accelerating up to 260 kilometers per hour, as well as Moskvich and UMO electric vehicles, were presented.

In addition, at the event, you could see a fire‑fighting robot capable of operating in conditions of high smoke density and hazardous structures, and a robot barista assembled from domestic components using Russian software. Energy Boulevard was filled with the atmosphere of innovative developments by the Rosatom state corporation.

The master classes on laser engraving by the Lassard company attracted over 300 guests — each of them made a keychain with the logo of the SEZ “Technopolis Moscow”. More than 270 Muscovites underwent rapid testing at the Elti enterprise, and the Ortomoda organization conducted over 350 diagnostics.

Young guests tried their hand at master classes, experiments, and solved logic problems from the Nex‑T and Scientific Entertainment companies. About 400 children took part in these activities.

Interactive zones also aroused great interest: the guests actively photographed themselves in a selfie mirror with a shooting speed of 100 frames per minute, and also tried to play musical instruments made of composite carbon fiber — they sound no worse than classical ones, but weigh half as much.

The Hightech company staged spectacular AI duels at the event: participants controlled the characters of the iconic game with their own body movements. Medplant specialists conducted quizzes and first aid classes.

The capital creates a base for the technological sovereignty of the country. Thanks to urban solutions and support measures, residents of the Technopolis Moscow SEZ are increasing the production of innovative products and expanding their presence in global markets. This contributes to the implementation of the national project "Efficient and Competitive Economy".