From left: Mikhail Kovalchuk, the Director of the Kurchatov Research Institute, and Academician Zhores Alferov, the Chairman of the St. Petersburg Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466798

From left: Digital Sky Technologies (DST) CEO and Founding Partner Yury Milner and Director General of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Sergei Kiriyenko before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466797

ONEXIM Group President Mikhail Prokhorov before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466796

ONEXIM Group President Mikhail Prokhorov before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466795

Russian Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466794

Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466793

Academician Zhores Alferov, the Chairman of the St. Petersburg Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466792

From left: Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin and Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466791

From left: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov and Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Government Executive Office Sergei Sobyanin before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466790

Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Government Executive Office Sergei Sobyanin before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466789

First Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office Vladislav Surkov before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466788

President of the Kurchatov Research Institute Yevgeny Velikhov, foreground, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, background, before a meeting of the Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of Russia's Economy and the Presidium of the Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466787

President Dmitry Medvedev, second left, at the meeting of the Commission on Modernization and Technological Development of the Russian Economy and the Presidium of the Presidential Council on Science, Technology and Education. First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Vladislav Surkov is on the right.

30.09.2009#466687

September 30, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev chairing a meeting of the Commission on Modernization and Technological Development of the Russian Economy and the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466686

September 30, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev chairing a meeting of the Commission on Modernization and Technological Development of the Russian Economy and the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466582

September 30, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev chairing a meeting of the Commission on Modernization and Technological Development of the Russian Economy and the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466581

September 30, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev chairing a meeting of the Commission on Modernization and Technological Development of the Russian Economy and the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466580

September 30, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev (second right) chairing a meeting of the Commission on Modernization and Technological Development of the Russian Economy and the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Education.

30.09.2009#466579