Summary
Nikolay Khokhlov is an associate professor and innovation management executive with 13 years of experience bridging Russian academia, government and industry to commercialize technologies and build innovation ecosystems. He has led R&D and investment functions—from heading an R&D department and serving as a regional representative for FASIE to advising biotech and startup ventures—specializing in technology commercialization, risk management and early-stage venture projects, particularly in Life Sciences. Nikolay combines deep technical roots (PhD in Biological Physics, M.S. in Electronics from MIPT) with hands-on public-sector innovation policy experience, including a stint as acting deputy minister for investments and innovations. He teaches technology commercialization and risk management, has authored practical guides for economists, and has repeatedly moved academic R&D toward market-ready outcomes. Notably, he has experience founding and financing tech startups (CFO of a low-power multicore processor startup) which informs his pragmatic approach to venture and R&D project structuring.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Professional Retraining, Technology Management, Diploma of Professional Retraining, Technology Management at Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation
Ph.D., Biological Physics, Ph.D., Biological Physics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)
German