NTI Foundation demanded 104 million rubles from microelectronics manufacturer Micran

The case has not yet been registered; the parties have not responded to RB.RU’s question about the merits of the proceedings. The NTI Foundation collaborated with the Tomsk University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR), whose strategic partner in turn is Micran. In 2020, Micran received a grant from the Russian Venture Company for the development of domestic 5G modules for medium and large service areas, and the work was scheduled to be completed in 2022. The size of the grant was not specified. The company also manufactured equipment for MTS as part of a 5G pilot project in Tomsk.

A month earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense filed a lawsuit against Micran. The ministry demanded a fine of 16.2 million rubles from the company. The hearing of the case is scheduled for October 7 and will be held behind closed doors. In July, the Bryansk Automobile Plant (BAZ) demanded 410.8 million rubles from Mikran; the case is also being considered behind closed doors. In April, the Almaz-Antey concern filed a lawsuit against Mikran for 217 million rubles – we are talking about penalties under the 2017 contract.

In turn, Mikran is seeking to recover 14 million rubles from LLC RTKOMM.RU, from JSC Information Satellite Systems named after him, another 7 million rubles from Academician Reshetnev, and 174 million rubles from BAZ. In the last two cases, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation acts as a third party.

The Kommersant publication, citing a source, reported that in February 2024, Gazprom’s Gazprom Tech structure bought 90% of Mikran. Gazprom Space Systems published this news on its website.

Mikran is a Russian manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, semiconductors and microwave radio electronics, communications equipment, equipment for detecting unmanned aerial vehicles, navigation equipment, microwave components and microelectronics. The company operates in the civilian market and with government defense orders and holds more than 100 patents.

In 2023, Micran’s revenue amounted to 7.3 billion rubles (a year earlier – 4.4 billion rubles), net profit – 489 million rubles (in 2022 – 440 million rubles). In the first quarter of 2024, revenue reached 1.5 billion rubles, and net profit – 142.7 million rubles.