The article is devoted to the most common forms and mechanisms of interaction between the business and academic organizations: small innovative enterprises (IIP) and clusters. The experience of participation of SB RAS Institute of Coal Kemerovo in the formation and development of the regional cluster of heavy machinery in the Siberian Federal District, and the creation of the IIP. This article was prepared with the support of the Russian Foundation for Humanities as part of the grant «Quasi-PPP projects as a factor in the formation and development of the institution of public-private partnership in Russia» № 13-12-42009.
Keywords: applied science, small innovative businesses, clusters, regional experience