BIONIC Hill Innovation Park
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Website | www.bionic-hill.com |
BIONIC Hill is the first Ukrainian innovation park being constructed similarly to the Silicon Valley. Estimated project investment is to reach 1 billion US dollars.
BIONIC Hill Innovation Park will be located on 147 hectares in the Sviatoshynsky city district of Kyiv, on the territory of the former military town No. 136. Approximate distance to the BIONIC Hill site is 2.5 km from Kyiv ring road, 7.5 km from the nearest metro station Akademmistechko, 17 km from Kyiv downtown, and 20 km from Kyiv (Zhulyany) International Airport.
BIONIC Hill is meant to create an innovative ecosystem based on "Live, work, learn and play" concept. It sets the goal of creating a unique platform for business growth and providing comfortable living and business environment for hi-tech specialists. BIONIC Hill focuses on promotion and development of information and communication technologies, biotech and pharmaceutical, energy saving and clean energy solutions.
The project stipulates accommodation of local and international companies, project teams, showrooms, R&D centers, demo laboratories, clean hi-tech production, etc. Apart from that, the project will provide optimum conditions for startup development.
BIONIC Hill advantages will include a modern business and social infrastructure, high-quality real estate, full range of business services, resource support, educational initiative, and centralized park management. It is planned to introduce advantages for IT business, R&D and construction centers. Comfortable living conditions and tax preferences for residents add interest to the project.
Among BIONIC Hill partners are leading technological companies Robert BOSCH Ukraine, Cisco Systems Inc., Infopulse Ukraine. http://www.kommersant.ua/doc/2327820
One of the key components of BIONIC Hill is open intercorporate IT university BIONIC University. The institution was officially opened on December 27, 2013. Prior to official opening, BIONIC University has been working in the test mode for a year. Currently the institution works at the premises of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; as soon as the first stage of BIONIC Hill construction is finished, BIONIC University will move into its own building there. The university trains IT-specialists in three majors: Tech Skills (programming), Soft Skills (social interaction), and Entrepreneurship (starting and operating a business). http://bionic-university.com/
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