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• Lasers for Medicine: ITMO Alumna’s Startup Aims to Improve Cancer Treatment

  After studying laser technology at ITMO, Iulia Ruzankina applied her skills in the fields of metal processing and mineral resources. Everything changed when she lost her father to cancer – from then on, she decided to devote herself to improving cancer treatments. Today, her team is working on a photonic endoscope that could provide a minimally invasive way to destroy tumors without harming healthy tissue. With the prototype ready, the startup team is planning to conduct animal and then clinical trials. ITMO.NEWS spoke to Yulia about her path as a researcher and the role of lasers in medicine.

  05.06.2025

• Startup by ITMO Alumnus Attracts 5 Million Rubles in Funding

  The Russian startup mymeet.ai, an AI assistant for online meetings, has recently secured a 5-million-rubles investment from AIK Invest foundation. The startup was first presented at ITMO Accelerator by Fedor Zhilkin, a graduate of the university.

  06.02.2025

• Success Story: ITMO Student Attracts 10 Million Rubles in Investments for His Startup

  Together with his team, ITMO Master’s student Daniil Maklakov developed an app for diagnostics and control of dental health based on photos. Recently, the startup attracted 10 million rubles from the Voskhod venture fund through DIT Korolev and a business angel. How can toothache turn into a promising project? What steps can you take to win in the SberStudent accelerator and secure millions in funding? Learn from Daniil Maklakov in this interview. 

  06.08.2024

• Highlights From ITMO Supervisory Council’s Session

  Who is the driving force behind university development? How can schools and businesses interact more efficiently and boost their mutual engagement? Do universities need joint product partnerships? And what is in the future for ITMO University? These and many other questions were the subjects of discussion at the recent session of ITMO’s Supervisory Council, which took place in ITMO Highpark on August 29.

  05.09.2023

• No Limits: Visually Impaired ITMO Graduate on Working as DevOps Engineer and Launching His Startup

  As a teen, Evgeny Nekrasov lost his vision and his right hand in an accident. Having learned to live with his disability, Evgeny successfully completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees. He has since landed a job as a DevOps engineer at VK and launched his own project. Now he is working on a special armband that would make smart home technologies accessible to visually impaired users. Learn more about his recovery and career in this interview. 

  26.07.2023

• A Greenhouse for Startups: ITMO Accelerator Opens Applications

  The ITMO Accelerator is an initiative that helps young entrepreneurs take their startups through all stages of development, from mere ideas to first sales. Having updated its format three years ago, the project has nurtured over 190 startups. In that time, over 3,700 teams from universities across Russia have applied to join the accelerator – and now is your chance to join, too. Learn more about the project’s opportunities in this article.

  16.03.2023

• ITMO PhD Student Daria Durneva Wins GSEA Russia 2023

  Daria Durneva, a PhD student at ITMO’s Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations, has won in the category Best Student Entrepreneur at GSEA Russia 2023 with her project on a new textile production method. Now, she gets to present her idea at the GSEA Global finals in Istanbul.

  22.02.2023

• Startup by ITMO Alumni Attracts $900,000 in Investments

  Forbes Russia reports: WeGoTrip, an audio tour service founded by ITMO alumni, attracted $900,000 in investments from Joint Journey foundation, Tripster app for travellers, and an anonymous founder of a unicorn startup from Silicon Valley.

  12.12.2022

• Startups by ITMO Students Win 1 Million Rubles in Funding

  Projects by eleven ITMO students were named best in a student startup contest held by the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises, with each of the projects being supported by a 1 million ruble grant to see it to fruition. Read on to learn more about these star ideas.

  14.11.2022

• How To Efficiently Pitch a Business Idea

  You may already have your dream team and product but what about funding? What can you do to get investors interested in your idea and, most importantly, convince them to do business with you? In this article, Artem Stupak, a business coach, psychologist, and expert at the Entrepreneurial Competence Training project, shares his tips and tricks to a successful business pitch.

  03.11.2022