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• Full-Cycle Development: The Future of ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies

  ITMO University is transforming its Faculty of Biotechnologies. Starting from the new academic year, the department will be headed by Elena Koshel, a PhD in biology and author of more than 80 research papers. Her mission is to not only sustain and advance foodtech, but also transform the faculty into a unified ecosystem that performs the full cycle of development – from lab research to market launch. Key strategies for achieving these aims include early integration of students into the industry and creation of joint R&D centers with industrial partners. In this interview, Elena Koshel speaks about why biotechnologists need IT skills, how to unify fragmented laboratories, and what may encourage students to launch startups.

  23.06.2026

• PhD in Foodtech: ITMO Researcher Denis Baranenko Talks Promising Projects and Opportunities for PhD Students

  Doing a PhD at ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies means conducting research, developing new products that’ll be seen on supermarket shelves, or winning an annual 2.5 million-ruble grant for your own foodtech project. In this article, we discuss these and other opportunities for PhD students in biotechnologies with Denis Baranenko, one of the PhD supervisors at the faculty.

  07.05.2026

• From Biotech to AI: ITMO Hosts Discussion on Food Industry Trends

  The 6th China-Russia Conference of the Association of Sino-Russian Technical Universities (ASRTU) has concluded at ITMO University. At the event, experts discussed the best practices in innovative food technologies, specialized medical nutrition, food security, and eco-friendly recycling of food.

  22.07.2025

• Test Tube Meat, 3D-Printed Food: What We’ll Be Eating in 20 Years

  Various crises, famine, and population growth are already prompting humanity to reconsider its lifestyle, including nutrition. It's quite probable that in the future, we’ll be looking at some quite unusual products on our plates. Which frontier food technologies will help the industry solve global challenges and feed humanity? Anastasia Antonova, a PhD student and an assistant at the Faculty of Biotechnologies, expands on the subject.

  11.04.2025

• Smart Expiration Date Indicators Developed at ITMO

  Researchers at ITMO University have developed fluorescent, quantum dot-based indicators for smart packaging – they can detect the actual expiration date of meat, fish, and chicken. When the indicator’s glow becomes dim under UV light, the product is no longer safe for consumption. The research team behind the idea was named one of the winners of the reality show Passion for Grants, in which contestants compete for grants from the Russian Science Foundation, and secured 6 million rubles for their research.

  03.12.2024

• Truly More Than a University: ITMO Fellow Tamer El-Messery on Foodtech and Working in Russia

  Throughout his career, Tamer El-Messery has had the opportunity to work at universities in Spain, China, the UK, Turkey, and Egypt. But for the past two years, he has been collaborating with researchers at ITMO. Here, Dr. El-Messery is developing new, more efficient delivery systems for active natural components, such as vitamins and phytonutrients, to ensure that they are better absorbed by the human body. In this interview, he talks about his studies and his experiences – at times surprising – with Russian students.

  15.08.2024

• New Master’s Program at ITMO: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

  Students of the program will work on projects in more than 15 fields, from molecular biology and nanopharmaceuticals to 3D printing and bioinformatics.

  01.04.2024

• First International Conference of ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School Attracts Over 200 Participants

  BIOCON 2023 was the first international conference in biotechnologies organized by ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School (AES). Hosted in Almetyevsk, it brought together around 250 scientists and entrepreneurs from 14 countries. The conference’s main aim was to create a platform for international cooperation, interdisciplinary research, and academic exchange.

  21.12.2023

• ITMO Chemists' New Technology Detects Antibiotics in Milk

  With electrochemical analysis (a high sensitivity method for detecting target substances in solutions) and machine learning at its core, the new technology developed at ITMO can automatically detect the exact quantity of antibiotics in milk. Apart from protecting consumers from harmful substances, the new solution can be used to analyze other environments, such as oil (for revealing unwanted contaminants), coffee (for determining its quality), and wine (for verifying its authenticity). The technology with its underlying research was described in an article in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

  29.11.2023

• International Participants and Top-Tier Lecturers: Highlights of 11th SCAMT Workshop Week

  Twice a year, ITMO’s SCAMT Institute hosts a week-long workshop for students specializing in chemistry, biology, and IT. Having been launched in 2018, the workshop was recently held for the 11th time, welcoming 47 participants from Russia, Finland, Syria, Moldova, and Belarus. Here’s a recap of the latest workshop.

  11.08.2023