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• 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

• 55 ITMO Students Win 1 Million Rubles Each for Their Startups

  Recently, the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises has announced the results of Student Startup, a competition of technological projects. Among the winners are 55 ITMO students, who each won 1 million rubles to support the development of their projects.

  19.07.2024

• Meet Russia’s First AI Service for Outstaffing IT Teams

  Students of the Artificial Intelligence Master’s program by ITMO’s AI Talent Hub and Napoleon IT have created an AI-powered platform for browsing job offers and hiring IT experts. Talent Matcher helps novice specialists find suitable internships faster; startups and corporations can turn to the service to assemble efficient teams for their projects. Currently, the online platform is used by over 5,000 people and 89 companies, including Wildberries, Napoleon IT, Rabota.ru, RuTube, and X5 Tech.

  14.06.2024

• New Opportunities at ITMO Accelerator: 400,000-ruble Grants and More Partners

  ITMO Accelerator helps young entrepreneurs develop their projects from ideas to first revenue through courses on business strategy and marketing, mentorship, and opportunities to communicate with potential investors. This year, the Accelerator expanded its partner network, adding Uralsib, Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan, Gazprom Neft, and Netology. Thanks to these partners, participating projects can be reviewed by major players on the market, as well as get a chance for financial support.

  26.02.2024

• ITMO PhD Student Wins Entrepreneur Contest GSEA Russia 2024

  Daudi Dauddin, a PhD student at ITMO’s Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations, ranked highest in the category Breakthrough of the Year at GSEA Russia 2024, a contest for young entrepreneurs. At the contest, he presented an AI-driven service for patent registration and monitoring that will now receive support from international business communities.

  14.02.2024

• A 7 Million Ruble Idea: Diana Duglas Talks New Pregnancy Fitness App

  Diana Duglas is a graduate of ITMO Accelerator and the author of MotherFit, an app for yoga, fitness, and gymnastics for the pregnant. Recently, the startup became one of the winners of VK Start Apps, an accelerator for VK Mini Apps developers, and was shortlisted for a Skolkovo grant of up to 7 million rubles. In this interview, Diana Duglas shares her story of making an app without any prior experience and building a team from scratch.

  19.01.2024

• AI Beauty Advisor, Text Encryptor, and Noise-Canceling Materials: Results of the Latest Demo Day at ITMO Accelerator

  Twice a year, around 60 student teams pitch their ideas at Demo Day after taking a three-month training course at ITMO Accelerator. For the second year running, the creators of the best startups are granted a 400,000-ruble grant and a free subscription to Yandex services from Yandex Cloud Boost. See below which projects won this year. 

  18.12.2023

• ITMO Accelerator Launches TechNet Track

  ITMO Accelerator is introducing TechNet – a new track for startups in photonics, wireless technologies, the Internet of Things, energy transfer, and smart distributed energy systems. The program will introduce participants to entrepreneurship and assist them through all stages of project development – from ideas to first sales.

  21.08.2023

• 25 ITMO Students Win 1-Million-Ruble Grants for Their Startups

  The Russian Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises has awarded grants of 1 million rubles to 25 ITMO students who were chosen as winners of the contest Student Startup.

  14.08.2023