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• ITMO Graduate’s Startup in Top 25 of Sber500 IT Accelerator

  Predictive Sensorics is a startup that develops next gen sensors with embedded AI. Such sensors can monitor the condition of lubricants in expensive industrial machines and thus prevent potential malfunctions. Founded by ITMO alumnus Kirill Plugin, the company has recently landed in the top 25 of the IT accelerator Sber500. The best startups were recognized on October 1 during the Moscow Startup Summit.

  01.10.2025

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #88

  Twice a month, we bring you the latest in science, tech, and education from ITMO University and beyond. This week, it’s all about artificial intelligence! From AI detection to trends in the industry and academia, we’re looking at the impact of neural networks and LLMs. Plus, a new research institute, a startup success, and a primer on digital hygiene.

  22.09.2025

• ITMO Lecturer Wins Business Initiative Contest in Peru

  ITMO alumni Anton Potsulin is a lecturer and coordinator at the Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations’ Center for International Projects – but he is also now a winner of Startup Peru 12G, a major contest for business initiatives. His team’s instant quinoa surpassed around 500 competitors, earning a grant of up to $40,000 for further development.

  15.09.2025

• Startups, Metaverses, and Competitive Programming: 8th Educational Forum It’s Your Call! Kicks Off at ITMO

  On July 8-12, ITMO University will host the 8th educational forum It’s Your Call! At the event, participants of the national student competition I Am a Professional will learn how to use IT in business cases, develop digital products, and launch startups. At the case championship, students will tackle a real-world case from the event’s general partner Sberbank.

  04.07.2025

• New Experience, Team, and Startup: ITMO Master’s Student Shares His Experience

  A study reveals that over 30% of graduates in Russia believe they lack hard and soft skills – mostly because they didn’t have enough practice in the classroom. That’s one problem Rinat Tenishev had to deal with. He’d always dreamed of running a business, but once he finished his Bachelor's, he realized that he didn’t have enough competencies to launch his own project. By getting his Master’s, he got to work on real-world cases and develop his own startup idea. Read on to learn his whole story.

  27.06.2025

• ITMO Accelerator 2025 Recap: Media Investments and New Partners

  Twice a year, ITMO Accelerator runs a three-month course for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to learn more about business strategies and marketing, finalize their products with mentors, build their own business strategy, and find investors for their startups. The best teams in the program pitch their projects at Demo Day. Here's a quick look at how ITMO Accelerator 2025 went and which startup ideas were ranked best.

  21.02.2025

• MVP and Launch Sales: Finalists of ITMO’s FoodTech Accelerator Present Their Projects at Demo Day

  Over the course of three months, more than 300 entrepreneurs from all over Russia worked to create market-ready products assisted by business trackers from ITMO University. As a result, the 13 most successful teams pitched their startups to potential investors and partners at Demo Day.

  18.12.2024

• AI Interview Assistants, Ozone for Food Storage, and “Baked” Packaging: What Are ITMO Accelerator Graduates Up to Now?

  ITMO Accelerator mentors young entrepreneurs and launches over 100 startups presented at Demo Day each year, helping would-be founders in taking their projects from concepts to first sales. Startups continue to flourish beyond the program: they earn accolades, receive offers from investors, and make their debut on the global scene. Read on to discover more about the successes of ITMO Accelerators’s graduates.

  05.12.2024

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #61

  Keeping up with every bit of news can be near-impossible. That’s why we’re always here to highlight the latest in research, development, and everything in between. In today’s digest: advanced algorithms, truly “green” technologies, startup success stories, and the digital future of banking.

  12.08.2024

• Stable Influx of New Startups: How ITMO Accelerator Supports New Projects

  At ITMO Accelerator, budding entrepreneurs learn to grow their projects from ideas to their first income. Here, you can not only improve an existing project but also launch a startup from scratch: novices get mentors and help when assembling their teams. At the end of the program, the best projects get 400,000 rubles to be spent on cloud infrastructure and subscriptions from Yandex Cloud Boost, as well as other prizes from the program’s partners, such as MTS StartUp Hub and ITMO’s Technology Transfer Center. Learn more about the work of ITMO Accelerator and the opportunities it offers in this ITMO.NEWS story.

  31.07.2024