Mission
To develop a new environment where science, technology, and knowledge become core values for the society in addressing social and technological challenges.
Goals
Promoting science and scientists
To make scientists more visible, to put them in the spotlight, and to bring scientific research and achievements into the focus of public attention.
Science for all
To dismantle the perception of science as something inaccessible, incomprehensible, and exclusive. To highlight that science matters to everyone and that scientific discoveries can be presented in a clear and engaging way through unconventional formats.
Attracting scientist to Russia
To attract talented scientists from around the world by demonstrating that Russia has created favorable conditions for their professional growth and development.
Russia's science diplomacy
To use science diplomacy tools in order to underscore that Russian scientists are an integral part of the global scientific discourse, thereby contributing to the enhancement of the competitiveness and progress of the Russian science.
Governance structure
CEO
Natalya Tretyak

The Vyzov Foundation CEO
Bio
2025: CEO, Vyzov Foundation for the Development of Scientific and Cultural Relations; Deputy Chair of the Board, Prosveshchenie JSC
2023-2024: Director General, Prosveshchenie JSC
2018-2023: First Vice President, Gazprombank JSC
2016-2018: Deputy Director General, Stroygazmontazh LLC
2012-2016: First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation; State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
2012-2012: Chair, St. Petersburg Committee for Education
2008-2012: First Vice Rector, National University of Science and Technology (MISIS)
2004-2008: Deputy Director, Department for Government Policy and Regulation, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
2000-2004: Deputy Chair, St. Petersburg Committee for Education
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees: Our governing body that oversees the Foundation’s activities, decision making and implementation by Foundation management, application of funds, and compliance with applicable law.

Dmitry Chernyshenko
Chair, Board of Trustees, VYZOV Foundation; Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

Alexey Likhachev
Director General, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM

Anton Kobyakov
Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation

Dmitry Peskov
Director General, National Technology Initiative Platform Autonomous Nonprofit Organization

Konstantin Ernst
Director General, Channel One Russia

Alexey Komissarov
Rector, Presidential Academy

Natalya Popova
First Deputy Director General, Innopraktika LLC

Andrey Akimov
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Gazprombank
Foundation Council
Foundation Council: Our governing body that plays a key role in outlining the main areas of activity for the Foundation and makes strategy decisions. The Council consists of proven experts who assist the Foundation in implementing its projects. Main functions of the Council: Supervising the Foundation’s activities, adopting plans and budgets, interacting with the Founders and the public.

Ruslan Yunusov
Chairman of the Foundation Council; Co-founder, Russian Quantum Center; Advisor to Director General, Rosatom State Corporation

Dmitry Zauers
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, Gazprombank

Ekaterina Solntseva
Director of Quantum Technologies, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM

Pavel Salugin
Executive Vice President, Gazprombank

Gregory Velikikh
Deputy CEO for Expert Analysis, Roscongress Foundation

Andrey Serov
First Vice President, Gazprombank; Director General, Meidapraktika Autonomous Nonprofit Organization

Leonid Shlyakhover
General Producer, VYZOV Prize Award Ceremony, 2023-2024
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Scientific Committee is an independent expert body of the foundation, which is formed in order to organize and conduct the VYZOV Prize for Future Technologies. Scientific Committee analyzes, selects and evaluates applications for the prize and chooses the laureates.
Structure
Heads
Scientific Committee Members




















Artem Oganov
Chairman of the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee
h-index
96

Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Head of the Department of Semiconductors and Dielectrics at the National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Member of Academia Europaea, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Physical Society.
Areas of interest
- Chemistry
- Materials science
- Geology
Achievements
- USPEX – a method for crystal structure prediction
- High-temperature superconductivity
- A theory of the origin of water on Earth
Yuri Oganessian
Advisor to the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee Chairman
h-index
65

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Chairman of the Scientific Council for Applied Nuclear Physics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Professor at Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Doctor of the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia.
Areas of interest
- Physics
Achievements
- The 118th chemical element, oganesson (Og), was named in his honor
- Discovery of superheavy chemical elements: rutherfordium, dubnium, seaborgium, bohrium
- Fundamental work on the synthesis of new elements using heavy ion beams
Aleksey Fedorov
Deputy Chairman of the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee
h-index
34

Head of the Quantum Information Technologies research group at the Russian Quantum Center, Head of the Quantum Information Technologies Laboratory at the National University of Science and Technology MISIS, the youngest professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
Areas of interest
- Physics
- Quantum information theory
Achievements
- First ever quantum blockchain
- Qudit-based quantum processor
- Youngest professor at the MIPT
Evgeny Adamov

Scientific Director of the «Proryv» Project and the Dollezhal Scientific Research and Design Institute of Energy Technologies (NIKIET), former Minister of Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist and Engineer of the Russian Federation.
Areas of Interest
- Nuclear energy
- Nuclear safety
- Nuclear industry management
Achievements
- Leadership of the Russian nuclear industry.
- Participation in major international projects in the field of nuclear energy, including the construction of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
- Reforms in the management system of the Russian nuclear industry.
Emil Akhmedov
h-index
28

Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics, Head of Chair for Theoretical Physics, MIPT
Areas of interest
- String theory
- Quantum field theory
- Quantum gravity
Achievements
- Expert in physics of the very early universe in the context of primordial black holes, and in Quantum Field Theory for nonstandard situations
- Author of dozens of popular-science articles published on PostNauka, Elementy, Arche, etc
Valentin Ananikov
h-index
80

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of Academia Europaea, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Head of the Laboratory at the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Head of the Chemistry Section of the Department of Chemistry and Materials Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Areas of interest
- Fundamental research on catalysis, organic chemistry and physicochemistry of nanoparticles
Achievements
- Created highly efficient next-generation catalysts
- Discovered the phenomenon of dynamic catalysis
- Created a unique method for comprehensive experimental and theoretical study of catalytic processes
Vsevolod Belousov
h-index
46

Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biology, Director of the Federal Centre for Brain Research and Neurotechnology of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia.
Areas of interest
- Biology
- Medicine
Achievements
- Developed new approaches to neuron activation by thermooptogenetics using thermosensitive ion channels
Evgeny Burnaev
h-index
45

Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics, Director of the Skoltech Applied Artificial Intelligence Center, Professor of Skoltech, Head of the AIRI Scientific Group
Areas of interest
- Artificial intelligence
- Deep neural networks
- Neural visualization
Achievements
- Developed and teaches three full courses for Skoltech’s CDISE curriculum: Machine Learning, Bayesian Machine Learning, Foundations of Data Science
- Laureate of the Moscow Government Prize for Young Scientists (2017)
- Laureate of the Ilya Segalovich Yandex Science Prize as the Best Research Director for Postgraduate Students in the Field of Computer Sciences (2020)
- Winner of the Best Paper Award at the International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks in Pattern Recognition for his research on point cloud modeling and 3D-shape prediction (2020)
- Winner of the Best Cooperation Project Leader Award from Huawei (2021)
- Winner of the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Internet of People conference for his research on eSports (2019)
Alexander Gabibov
h-index
40

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Director of the Shemyakin – Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry.
Areas of interest
- Biochemistry
Achievements
- President of the Russian Biochemical Society
- Discovered natural catalytic antibody activity and ways to utilize it in medical research
Raul Gainetdinov
h-index
108

Candidate of Sciences in Medicine, Director of the Institute of Translational Biomedicine, Head of Laboratory for Neurobiology and Molecular Pharmacology, Head of Research with the Pirogov Clinic of High Medical Technologies at the St. Petersburg State University, Head of Research Area for Neurobiology with Sirius University’s Research Center for Genetics and Life Sciences, Adjunct Professor with Sirius University, Professor with the St. Petersburg State University.
Areas of interest
- Neurobiology
- Dopamine pharmacology
- Mental and neurological brain disorders
Achievements
- Invented brand-new medication therapy methods for treating brain disorders
- Invented new medicines for treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease
- A pioneer and a global leader in research in dopamine pharmacology and trace amine-associated receptors
- Three times named one of the world's Highly Cited Researchers by Web of Science (WoS)
Vadim Govorun
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53

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biology, Head of the Laboratory of Simple Systems, Head of the Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Member of the Federal Russian Presidential Council for Science and Education.
Areas of interest
- Molecular diagnostics
- Genomics
- Proteomics
- Systems biology
- Synthetic biology
Achievements
- Led the development and implementation of the test system for the diagnostics of SARS-CoV-2
- Developed the IZASCRIN8 analyzer for rapid diagnostics based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification. The analyzer can be used for detecting the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen
- Identified the full metabolite scope for Mollicute bacteria
- Created a new branch of physico-chemical medicine related to the application of omics in biology and medicine in normal and pathological conditions
Alexander Grek

Editor-in-chief of TechInsider magazine, founder and editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of Popular Mechanics magazine
Areas of interest
- Journalism
- Science popularization
Achievements
- Head of National Geographic Russia (2010-2016)
- Shaped the identity of the Russian edition of Popular Mechanics magazine
Sergey Kilin
h-index
25

Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Doctor of Physics Mathematics, Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor at Belarusian State University.
Areas of interest
- Physics
- Quantum technology
Achievements
- Wrote the first review of quantum computing in Russian
- Was one of the first scientist in the world to study single photons
- Developed a theory of quantum fluctuations in in nonlinear-optical interactions
Andrey Konyaev

Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, publisher of the N + 1 popular science portal
Areas of interest
- Mathematics
- Science popularization
Achievements
- Publisher of the N + 1 popular science portal
- Science communicator
Simon Matskeplishvili
h-index
23

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medicine, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director for Innovation and Head of the Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Clinic of the Lomonosov Moscow State University
Areas of interest
- Medicine
- Cardiology
- Cellular technologies in heart research
Achievements
- Created a hardware and software system for modeling the mechanics of myocardial contractions
- Developed a method for preoperative risk stratification of cardiovascular complications in extracardiac surgical procedures
- Introduced new methods for assessing the connection between physiologic processes of myocardial contraction and perfusion
- Proposed a new scale for assessing life quality in acute heart failure
Aleksey Payevsky

Co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Neuronovosti.Ru portal, editor-in-chief of the Mendeleev.info portal, Board Member of the Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society, Expert of the project office of the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.
Areas of interest
- Journalism
- Science popularization
Achievements
- Founder of Mendeleev.info portal
- Co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Neuronovosti.Ru portal
- Co-founder of the popular neuroscience lecture project Izviliny znaniy [Knowledge gyri]
Andrey Reznichenko

Head of Science Desk, TASS News Agency
Areas of interest
- Journalism
- Science popularization
Achievements
- Founded a Science Desk and an Environment Desk at two major Russian news agencies
- Laureate of the Russian Union of Journalists’ Award
Aleksey Semikhatov
h-index
18

Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Head of the Laboratory of Theoretical Fundamental Interactions at the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Areas of interest
- Theoretical physics
- Quantum field theory
- String theory
- Cosmology
- Mathematical physics
- Science popularization
Achievements
- Contribution to the development of quantum field theory and string theory.
- Active involvement in science and physics popularization, author of popular science books and lectures.
- Recipient of the Russian Academy of Sciences Prize in 2022 in the category «Best Popular Science Book about the Life of Scientists and the Logic of the Development of Science».
Alexander Sergeev
h-index
85

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, former President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of the Federal Russian Presidential Council for Science and Education, Scientific Director of the National Center for Physics and Mathematics.
Areas of Interest
- Plasma physics
- Femtosecond optics
- Nonlinear optics
- Laser physics
- Biophotonics
Achievements
- Fundamental results in plasma physics, femtosecond optics, high-field physics, and nonlinear optics.
- Development of powerful laser systems and their application in various fields of science and technology.
- Leadership of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Andrey Shevelkov
h-index
38

Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Chemistry, Distinguished Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Head of the Inorganic Chemistry Department at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Member of the American Chemical Society.
Areas of interest
- Inorganic chemistry
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Inorganic synthesis
- thermoelectric
- Materials
- Superconductors
Achievements
- Synthesis and structural studies of various inorganic compounds
- Development of synthetic alternatives to certain minerals
- Chairman of the Specialized Dissertation Council at Lomonosov Moscow State University
Georgy Shlyapnikov
h-index
56

Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Head of the research group at the Russian Quantum Center, Director of the research branch of the Theoretical Physics Laboratory at the National Center for Scientific Research, Professor at the University of Amsterdam.
Areas of interest
- Quantum physics
Achievements
- Discovered a new type of phase transition in many-body systems
- Discovered new topological many-body quantum states
- BEC Prize
Olga Tarasova

Co-founder of the NASHA LABA project, Director of the Center for the Development of Scientific and Educational Initiatives, member of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Presidential Council
Areas of interest
- Technology entrepreneurship
- Scientific volunteering
Achievements
- Co-founder of the NASHA LABA project for the creation of a People's Catalogue of Scientific Equipment and Consumables
- Author of the All-Russian Open Lesson project on “Inventive Activity and Intellectual Property” for school students and young people for the International Intellectual Property Day
- Member of the Public Council, Federal Agency for Youth Affairs
- Participant of President Putin’s meeting with young scientists and the attendees of the Managerial Pool Program for Science, Technology and Higher Education as part of the Second Congress of Young Scientists
Alena Mastiukova
Secretary of the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee
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5

Postgraduate student at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, researcher for the Quantum Information Technologies group at the Russian Quantum Center and the Laboratory of Quantum Information Technologies at the National University of Science and Technology MISIS, holder of the Presidential scholarship for young scientists and postgraduates.
Areas of interest
- Quantum information technology
- Machine learning
- Many-body theory
Achievements
- Studied decoherence in many-body quantum systems, proposed a noise protection scheme
- Winner of the Russian Academy of Sciences medal and the prize for young scientists and students in information technology, computer science, and automation
- Presidential scholarship for young scientists and postgraduates conducting promising research