Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
Over five thousand participants registered to take part in the Moscow Innovator competition. Based on the results of an independent innovative-technological, scientific, legal and economic assessment, 90 most promising projects, the authors of which will present their solutions to industry experts on July 14.
The Moscow Mayor’s Competition is aimed at those who offer real technologies of the future — from crop protection without chemicals to systems against voice deepfakes. Its participants are young inventors, startup teams, scientists, and students. Thanks to the competition, science-intensive projects can attract partners, investors, and help Muscovites.
Competition nominations
Participants of the “Moscow Innovator” competition compete in three nominations. These are “Project of the Future” – ideas at the prototype stage (prize – from 100 to 500 thousand rubles), “Reality Changers” – MVP and ready-made models (prize – from 150 thousand to one million rubles), “Innovation Leaders” – finished products with revenue and with a created legal entity (prize – from 200 thousand to 1.5 million rubles).
Each nomination includes six areas: improvement and construction, industry, medicine and pharmaceuticals, transport and logistics, ecology and environmental protection, public projects. On July 14, the participants will present their developments at a demoday. Based on the results of the final defense, the expert committee will select 36 winners and prize winners, who will be awarded the Moscow Mayor’s Prize.
Finalist projects
Some finalists have made real technological breakthroughs. Among them is CropPhage, a biogel with bacteriophages that protects fruits from pathogenic bacteria without harming people. It extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables for retailers, and also helps farmers prevent seed infections. The drug is still in development, but has already proven its effectiveness: phages act precisely and remain effective for more than seven days. This is an alternative to chemicals that can reduce food losses and their price.
Another development is Kolobox, a mobile application that saves food from being thrown away. Cafes and bakeries place surprise boxes with sets of ready-made meals at a discount of up to 70 percent. Users take away tasty and cheap food without knowing in advance what is inside. This has become the service’s specialty. 700 establishments have already connected to it, and 7.5 tons of food have been saved in nine months.
Among the developments is a smart app for apartment maintenance called Tools. Using a photo, you can get a forecast: where a pipe might leak or an outlet might break down soon. All this is recorded in a digital technical passport of the home. Thus, the AI service helps with accepting an apartment, renting it out, and arranging insurance.
In addition, one of the finalist projects is BlockPrint, a 3D printing technology for houses. The panels, like Lego, are printed on a printer and assembled on site. This allows you to save energy, quickly and without harm to the environment to build a house. The solution is suitable for eco-villages, temporary housing and the development of new areas.
The development of the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov — an intelligent system for scanning urban air — is also in the final. Special sensors are installed on trams and electric buses, creating a map of Moscow’s air pollution in real time. This allows monitoring the environmental situation in the capital and responding to its deterioration in a targeted and prompt manner.
Another solution that made it to the final was “Barn Owl” — an artificial intelligence that can distinguish a deepfake from a real voice. The technology has already been tested: it recognizes fakes in calls with an accuracy of up to 99 percent. The development is suitable for banks, telecom operators, and security services.
The finalists’ developments also include monitoring of urban infrastructure based on a fiber-optic distributed sensor — high-tech sensors on already laid fiber-optic lines. They track leaks, dips, voids, vibrations and can prevent accidents. Suitable for metro, roads and tunnels.
Paper sorbent for oil spill response — developed by the Russian State University of Oil and Gas named after I.M. Gubkin — is a budget tool for collecting oil spills. This solution can be used both in the city and at offshore fields. The sorbent is made from recycled paper, absorbs better than its analogues and does not harm the environment.
The Moscow Innovator competition has been held since 2020, and over 16,000 people have taken part in it. 174 projects won prizes, sharing over 100 million rubles. The list of the 90 best projects can be found at the link.
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