Russia has experienced a sharp increase in the closure of research and development (R&D) companies alongside a decline in new registrations during the first five months of 2026, The Moscow Times reported on June 23.
Between January and May, 1,037 R&D firms were liquidated, marking a 44 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to calculations by the Russian state media, based on SPARK and Rosstat data. Simultaneously, new venture registrations dropped by 16 percent to 478 companies.
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Data from the corporate verification service Rusprofile, cited by The Moscow Times, mirrored this contraction, noting…