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Life Changing and Life Saving: Innovation Program Selects 7 Research Projects

11/08/2015

Skoltech’s Translational Research and Innovation Program (click on image to enlarge)

Developing groundbreaking Hepatitis-C treatments. MRI scanners in which electromagnetic waves interact with biological tissues. Saving babies’ lives with contactless heart rate sensors. When it comes to scientific challenges, they usually do not come much bigger than that. Yet this list of ambitious research projects details only a few of the seven proof-of-concept proposals that won Skoltech’s Translational Research and Innovation Program for 2015/16 (see full winners’ list below).

This year, for the first time, the program was open exclusively to Skoltech faculty and researchers. A total of thirteen applications was submitted including projects in energy systems, new materials, social network tools, video conferencing, smart systems, healthcare and biomed.

“We witnessed a very inspiring competition between people and ideas”, said Dmitry Peblak, a manager with the Program, “many projects feature some promising technologies that could help Skoltech have a real impact both in Russia and globally. It was a challenge, but eventually we had to choose.”

The selection process consisted of several stages and spanned four months. One of its highlights was the 6th conference of the Program held on May 20 in Moscow. Russian and foreign experts, entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, as well as Skoltech and Skolkovo Foundation staff evaluated the projects on criteria such as research data, technological and market risks, IP opportunities, the project team, and established connections with potential customers.

The seven winning teams will receive financial support for their proof of concept studies. They will also benefit from trainings and mentorship provided by the university’s Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO). Readers are welcome to follow the projects’ progress on a dedicated page at the Translational Research and Innovation Program’s web _site, where you can also find information and announcements on upcoming events.

Full winners’ list of Skoltech’s Translational Research and Innovation Program (2015/16)

Konstantin Severinov

Development of a personal genetic screening system

Victor Kotelianski

Targeted delivery of modified RNAs to the liver – an alternative Hepatitis C therapeutics

Athanasios Polymeridis

CompuLife: A simulation platform for modeling interactions of electromagnetic waves with biological tissue in next-generation MRI systems

Artem Oganov

Low-k material design

Dzmitry Tsetserukou

BabyFeel: Smart Baby Bed Platform with Contactless Heart Rate Sensing

Alexander Ustinov

Development of a novel cooling technology for power inverters

Victor Lempitsky

Learning-based Gaze Correction for Videoconferencing

5th Skoltech Innovation Program Conference

Когда: 08-10-2014 10:00

Где: Beijing-2 Auditorium, China cluster, Moscow School of Management

Innovation is a complex process but its ultimate goal is clear: bring ideas to impact. Image courtesy of Hyoin Min, Flickr

The 5th Skoltech Innovation Program Conference will take place Oct. 08-09

The Skoltech Innovation Program (SIP) was launched in 2012 by Skoltech’s CEI and developed in collaboration with the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The program helps research teams advance their scientific projects towards commercialization. It provides support with technological development, marketing and intellectual property management.

The fifth biannual SIP conference will bring together six research teams – all program participants – and their mentors (catalysts), as well as Russian and international experts in the field of technological innovation. The attendees will discuss progress achieved by the research teams for the last four months and their plans for further development.

The get-together will kick off Tuesday, October 08, with a Program overview and team work sessions. These will focus on target market identification, development of an existing or new product/technology, intellectual property management and commercialization strategies.

On the next day, October 09, research teams will report on the progress achieved so far. SIP Experts will provide professional recommendations for future strategic and technological improvement.

Professor Kelvin Willoughby of the Skoltech Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, will deliver a presentation on “Intellectual Property Management and Technological Innovation: What Can International Experience Teach Us?” Dr. Alexey Kosik, one of the SIP’s seasoned catalysts, will lead a master class on creating a fast lane for an invention from lab to the market.
In addition to supporting the research projects, the conference also aims to build a vibrant innovation community within the Program in order to make it more efficient and beneficial for its participants. This community is growing fast, as new catalysts and experts express their interest in sharing experience and helping the selected teams to succeed.

If you’d like to attend and for more info please write to

Full program:

Day 1 – October 8

09:00-09:30	Registration Welcome coffee-break
09:30-09:40	Raj Rajagopalan, Professor, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of Skoltech Welcome address
09:40-09:50	Ilia Dubinsky, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of Skoltech; Igor Seleznev, Director of Research Programs and Technology Transfer of Skoltech Welcome address
09:50-10:00	Dmitry Pebalk, Skoltech Innovation Program Manager of Skoltech Plan and format of the conference
10:00-13:00	First Section: Teams Working With Catalysts Topic: Target market and competition
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-16:00	Second Section: Teams Working With Catalysts Topic: Target characteristics and development of the either existing or a new product/technology
16:00-16:20	Coffee-break
16:20-17:40	Third Section: Teams Working With Catalysts Topic: IP strategy and commercialization way
17:40-18:00	Summary

Day 2 – October 9

09:00-09:30	Coffee-break
09:30-10:50	Presentations by teams: Konstantin Severinov (Skoltech) A platform approach to develop new antibiotic leads based on microcins Petr Gorelkin (MSU, Department of Chemistry) Nanopipette electrochemical biosensors Marat Gallyamov (MSU, Department of Physics) Superhydrophobisation of synthetic fabrics by deposition of ultrathin fluoropolymer films from solutions in supercritical carbon dioxide
10:50-11:10	Coffee-break
11:10-12:30	Presentations by teams: Stanislav Evlashin (International Laser Center of MSU) Perspective graphene-based materials with high absorption index in visible and near IR range Dmitry Kirsanov (ITMO University) Multisensor device for instrumental toxicity assessment Anton Kotov (MISiS) Superplastic aluminum sheets
12:30-14:00	Lunch
14:00-16:00	Alexey Kosik, CEO, Quantum Cure, Inc. Training: “From Lab to Success”
16:00-16:20	Coffee-break
16:20-16:50	Professor, Kelvin W. Willoughby, Skoltech “Intellectual Property Management and Technological Innovation: What Can International Experience Teach Us?”
16:50-17:00	Summary and Closing Remarks

* The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university in Skolkovo, Russia, a suburb of Moscow. Established in 2011 in collaboration with MIT, Skoltech educates global leaders in innovation, advances scientific knowledge, and fosters new technologies to address critical issues facing Russia and the world. Applying international research and educational models, the university integrates the best Russian scientific traditions with twenty-first century entrepreneurship and innovation.

The 4th Skoltech Innovation Program Conference

Когда: 03-06-2014

Bridge the gap between lab and market, laptop and the real world. That’s what innovation is essentially about. That’s what Skoltech’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is about. And that’s what 6 projects supported by the center have to achieve.

Innovation can be found in the most unexpected places. Image courtesy Dan Mason, flickr

On June 3rd half a dozen teams will present their progress so far and hear expert advice on the way forward. Should these young researchers change course or push ahead in the current direction?

The 4th Innovation Program Conference is due to coincide with the Startup Village events, and take place on June 3, from 10:00 to 17:30, inside the Skoltech tent.

Research teams will present their projects and receive feedback on their progress since last autumn, when they were awarded a year of funding by the Skoltech Innovation Program (SIP). Projects will be assessed by their potential to translate research into market and to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in Russia.

While each project is unique in its focus, all projects share a general mission of using proven scientific findings to create practical real-world applications.

Participation in the conference is open to anyone sharing the center’s enthusiasm for early stage innovative projects and a willingness to support them. The Program aims to develop a common methodology and a series of novel approaches to organizing research and development in universities and research institutes. This year’s gathering is organized with support from the Skolkovo Foundation and API Moscow, Moscow Innovation Development Center.

ABOUT the SIP

The SIP provides critical support for participating teams. We help establish proof of concept and assist advancing technology towards commercialization, including pre-start up identification of high potential market opportunities, intellectual property management, and, if appropriate, team development. The Program helps reduce two major types of risk – technical and marketing, ensuring that the invention meets the market’s tech requirements and finds its niche. Thus, SIP promotes applied research and motivates research teams to take risk and be entrepreneurial.

The Program is developed in collaboration with the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Deshpande Center and MIT have an unparalleled track record of success in tech commercialization. Projects are selected in

the following areas: IT, Energy, Biomedicine, Space, and Peaceful Nuclear Technologies. Successful outcomes for each participating research team will be licensing its technology to industry. Skoltech provides support and assistance to the participants until they reach this result.

* The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university in Skolkovo, Russia, a suburb of Moscow. Established in 2011 in collaboration with MIT, Skoltech educates global leaders in innovation, advance scientific knowledge, and foster new technologies to address critical issues facing Russia and the world. Applying international research and educational models, the university integrates the best Russian scientific traditions with twenty-first century entrepreneurship and innovation.