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Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –
Representatives of the State University of Management took part in the largest event of the venture industry of our country – the XIX Russian Venture Forum, which was held from April 9 to 11 in Kazan.
Our university was represented at the forum by the Director of the Business Incubator Dmitry Rogov and students of the State University of Management, residents of the Academy of Innovators: the founder of the HolterTech startup (a wireless Holter for monitoring heart function) Mikhail Zorin and the CEO of the MedTech startups m.GEN (a digital service for health monitoring based on genetic testing) and AXON (innovative gloves for electrocurrent therapy for the rehabilitation of people with brain injuries) Varvara Karamysheva. It is worth noting that in 2025 Mikhail Zorin will defend his final qualification work in the “Startup as a Diploma” format, which will be a very important step for the development of technological entrepreneurship at the State University of Management.
The “zero” day of the Russian Venture Forum was held at the A.S. Popov Technopark of the Innopolis SEZ. Representatives of the State University of Management were able not only to get acquainted with the infrastructure of the first IT city of Russia, but also to communicate with experts, exchange useful contacts, create a foundation for scientific collaborations and receive feedback on startup projects. In particular, the investment attractiveness of our students’ innovative solutions was highly appreciated by Veniamin Kizeev, a member of the board of directors of the WINbd Management Academy, and business angel Martin Kohlhauser, who gave the students valuable advice on developing and scaling their startups into a real working business. The panel discussions of the “zero” day of the forum were devoted to the role of regional clusters and economic zones in shaping the flow of venture deals, as well as the implementation of technological projects – from scientific research to industry.
The main part of the business program at the Kazan Expo IEC was opened by the plenary session “Technological Entrepreneurship – a Space of Higher Competencies” with the participation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov and the Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Invited experts and government officials discussed the transformation of the venture market, growth paths for university projects and new national priorities in technological development. During his speech, the Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov noted that the country has created a full-fledged infrastructure to support technology startups, which gives young entrepreneurs the opportunity to move forward and become small technology companies.
Today, the ecosystem of projects of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia includes 142 universities, 50 advanced engineering schools, 38 technology transfer centers and more than 900 youth laboratories. The Minister paid special attention to the federal project “Technologies”, in which our university is integrated. The State University of Management implements acceleration programs for NTI markets, conducts trainings in entrepreneurial competencies, our students participate in and become winners of the Foundation for Assistance to Innovations “Student Startup” competition.
On the first day of the forum, more than 10 thematic sessions were held – from industrial transformation to investments in sustainable development. Representatives of the State University of Management visited a startup exhibition, a conference dedicated to technological leadership, startup battles Venture Games, where experienced entrepreneurs competed for the attention of authoritative investors and representatives of the business community, as well as educational lectures from venture market experts in the Tech Shorts format.
The final day of the forum began with the session “Opportunity for growth: from “Student Startup” to IPO”, organized by the Platform of University Technological Entrepreneurship of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia. The discussion was attended by young entrepreneurs who have gone from an idea to their first revenue.
Other thematic sessions attended by the representatives of the State University of Management were devoted to DeepTech startups, development of the intellectual property market and technology transfer. Our students also gave an interview for the FranchCamp entrepreneurial platform, telling about their projects and shared their impressions of the Russian Venture Forum, which this year brought together over 5 thousand participants from 25 countries of the world – startups, corporations, universities and everyone who is building the technological future right now.
Subscribe to the TG channel “Our GUU” Date of publication: 11.04.2025
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