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KEY SERVICES Innovation Factory (creation of spin-off companies): ROIC will hire scientists, researchers, and field experts to explore original scientific hypotheses, conceive and refine unconventional approaches to research problems, discover market niches where a technological breakthrough can take place, and develop revolutionary solutions. A prototype - a breakthrough concept - will be developed in the Experimentation Area and, going through other areas of ROIC, a new company will be created. Testing and experimentation: The ROIC team (scientists, field experts) will perform tests and experiments using the Experimentation Area’s facilities on behalf of the customer. Companies from other areas (Incubation, Acceleration) can also use the Experimentation Area to further improve their products/prototypes. Providing the facilities to partner universities and their students: ROIC will host students from abroad, providing them with the opportunity to spend a summer or a semester and gain practical knowledge and experience in the ROIC environment. Students from Armenian universities and research institutes can also join their peers from foreign universities and exchange knowledge, create joint teams, collaborate and work on prized competitions and research grants. ROIC collaboration platform: Bringing academia, industry, and students together. This is designed as a collaboration platform where companies in need of research, development of a new product or testing some new ideas, assign the work to ROIC, who will invite students from partner universities to form teams, work on the task and pitch the results to the company by the end of program. For students, it is a unique opportunity to take part in creating a more meaningful future as they solve compelling real-life cases. KEY STAKEHOLDERS Government Universities Research Centers Scientists Students Private industry STATS 6000 sqm 16 labs 200 employees cost in USD 16 mln revenue in USD 65 mln