A 2 and a half day workshop organized by the New York Academy of Sceinces and OpUS for Russia’s brightest young scientists. The workshop will be designed so that mornings will be devoted to student and young scientist training in the areas of career development and entrepreneurship and commercialization, and the afternoons will provide opportunities for experts to present relevant work – including job opportunities in government and private industry, and best practices for entrepreneurship, venture capital, and forming public-private partnerships.