The third CRDF Global Innovation Forum in Ukraine presented advanced Ukrainian technologies and promoted development partnerships between companies and teams of scientists. It took place on Nov. 18, 2011 in Kyiv, within the framework of the annual Global Entrepreneurship Week.

At the Forum, 12 innovative projects -- selected by Ukrainian and U.S. experts during the Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP) Business Partnership Grants competition -- were presented. The best projects received grant awards from CRDF Global and State Agency of Science, Innovation and Informatization of Ukraine. The Forum brought together Ukrainian experienced scientists and young researchers, representatives of educational institutions, commercial companies, local and foreign experts in intellectual property rights, high-tech business and technology commercialization.

The Innovation Forum was organized by CRDF Global in partnership with the State Agency of Science, Innovation and Informatization of Ukraine, with the support of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) and Sigma Bleyzer Company, and information support of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, OBI-Consulting Ukraine and other business and media companies.