Kontrakt, Ltd. This company works on contract basis, offering R&D services. This is a Moscow based Research and Development firm with wide spectrum of expertise. Particularly, Kontrakt ltd. specializes in the field of organic materials and their applications in optical components and electronics.

D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia. Mendeleev University trains specialists for almost all branches of industry. Main lines of investigation at the university are development of the theory for chemistry, theoretical principles of chemical technology, processes and apparatus, inorganic materials, synthesis and investigations of high molecular weight compounds, synthesis and investigation theory of organic substances, development of technological processes and physicochemical theory, etc.

Lomonosov Moscow State University. Moscow State Lomonosov University is a major traditional educational institution in Russia, it offers training in almost all branches of modern science and humanities. Its undergraduates may choose one of 57 qualifications, while doctoral students may specialize in 168 different areas. The total number of MSU students exceeds 40,000; besides, about 10,000 high school students attend various clubs and courses at MSU. Moscow State University comprises 29 faculties and over 350 departments, 15 research institutes, 4 museums, the Science Park, the Botanical Gardens, The Library, the University Publishing House and printing shop, a recreational centre and a boarding school for talented children. The University's scientific potential creates a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary research and pioneering work in various branches of science. The recent years have been marked by achievements in the fields of high-energy physics, superconductivity, laser technology, mathematics and mechanics, renewable energy sources, biochemistry and biotechnology. In humanities new problems arise while studying various aspects of sociology, economics, history, psychology, philosophy and the history of culture. On average 800 doctoral and 200 higher doctoral degrees in various fields of science and humanities are awarded at MSU every year.

People Friendship University of Russia. Special features of the University determining its place in the system of Higher education of Russia are: standards for the advanced centers of the world higher school, a wide combination of faculties – from humanitarian, social and natural - scientific up to medical, ecological, agricultural and applied engineering, - almost of all scale of the specialties representing an unlimited choice for those willing to receive modern and quality degree education, involving into educational process a wide circle of the scientists and the experts in various areas of human activity; Multi-nationality of the collective of teachers, students, post-graduate students and trainees - representatives of 450 nationalities and tribes from more than 130 countries of the world. The joint study, rest, leisure at the University - promoting to mutual acquaintance and enrichment of cultures and traditions of many nationalities. This is indeed the school of friendship and mutual understanding, basis of the further development of personal contacts and professional communications at the international level for each of the graduates of University. Currently over 4000 international undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates from over 130 countries of the world study here. There are 2112 academic staff members including 330 Professors (Doctors of Science) and more than 900 Ph.D holders. Such a ratio of the university academic staff and student enrollment allows to form small groups of students, thus providing an advanced and profound training of specialists.

The Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IC RAS) was officially given the name of its founder and first director, Full Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences Professor Aleksei Vasil'evich Shubnikov, in 1971. In 1969, the Institute was awarded the Order of Red Banner of Labor. The Institute is located in Moscow in buildings on Leninskii pr. 59 and ul. Butlerova 17a and has a division in the city of Kaluga.

The Institute of Crystallography performs research along three main directions

• The study of the processes of crystal formation and crystal growth, the development of methods for synthesizing crystals and designing corresponding apparatus.
• The study of ideal atomic and real defect crystal structures.
• The study of symmetry and physical properties of crystals, search for crystals with valuable properties.

Priorities

• The search for new crystals and structures with preset properties and the development of methods of their growth.
• Interaction of the X-ray and the synchrotron radiation, electrons, and neutrons with condensed media. Development of methods for studying structure and properties with the use of synchrotron radiation.
• Biological materials science (methods for synthesizing, crystallization, and studying structures and properties of biological objects) and organic systems.
• Space materials science.
• Surface, subsurface layers, interfaces, and thin films. Synthesis, study of structures and properties, development of methods for crystal diagnostics.
• Innovation activity in the field of crystal growth and designing apparatus for crystal growth and X-ray studies.
• Designing of equipment for the above priority researches.
• Preparation of scientific staff for research in modern fields of crystallography and crystal physics.