Tomsk University students presented 9 startups to experts at the U-NOVUS forum
Tomsk, Russia - May 23 (RIA Tomsk)
Four Tomsk universities presented their winning startup projects to experts at the U-NOVUS forum, following their success in the "Student Startup" competition. The projects include a development kit for children, a complex of bandages for burn treatment, and a medication delivery system, according to a press release from the Tomsk State University (TGU).
The U-NOVUS forum, taking place in Tomsk, focuses on technological leadership and the implementation of regional national projects. The student startups presented their projects based on new materials and chemical technologies at a pitch session during the forum for young scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs, U-NOVUS - 2025. Nine startups from TGU, TPU, TUSUR, and TGASU were evaluated by experts from the industry, venture fund representatives, and research scientists specializing in these topics, as per the statement.
The forum's evaluators included Maxim Luchev, a deputy of the Tomsk regional Duma; Alexander Ratakhine, president of the AWT group of companies and endowment fund benefactor at TGU; Marcel Kurbonov, first deputy director of the Investment and Venture Capital Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan; and Vladimir Palchikov, executive director of the Department of Strategic Industrial Assets at Gazprombank, among others.
One of the presented projects, Healthy_skin, developed by Anastasia Bryuzgina, a graduate student in the Chemistry Faculty at TGU, won 1 million rubles in 2024 in the "Student Startup" competition. "We are developing a set of bandages for treating sunburn and chemical burns using polymers containing different medications. The use of these bandages for pain relief and moisture in the wound area helps alleviate the unpleasant sensations during healing and closure. We are currently conducting clinical trials to register the product," Bryuzgina said.
Other projects presented include the development of a medication delivery system based on chitin, a chemical-based development kit for children, and other innovations.
"Student Startup" is a program run jointly by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Foundation for Supporting Innovations in the framework of the federal project "University Technological Entrepreneurship Platform." Its goal is to provide grant support for startup projects by students of Russian universities.
While there is no specific information about innovative medical bandage projects by Tomsk students beyond these presentations, the field of medical bandage development is continually evolving worldwide. Research and development continue in the areas of smart bandages, hydrogel bandages, antimicrobial bandages, advanced materials, biodegradable materials, and 3D printing in medical devices, offering potential for future groundbreaking solutions.
- The presented projects at the U-NOVUS forum, including Anastasia Bryuzgina's Healthy_skin project, showcase the intersection of science and education-and-self-development, as they aim to innovate medical treatments through the use of new materials and chemical technologies.
- The ongoing research and development in the field of medical bandages, such as smart bandages, hydrogel bandages, antimicrobial bandages, and 3D printing in medical devices, underscores the importance of ongoing education and self-development in the realm of science, particularly in the medical industry.
