More Than 4,500 People Took Part in the Second Moscow Startup Summit

Startups and breakthrough technologies are transforming industries and the urban environment helping to scale solutions and turn technology into tangible gains in productivity resilience and quality of life These were the issues discussed by experts and participants at the second Moscow Startup Summit dedicated to technological entrepreneurship and open innovationThe second Moscow Startup Summit was held on September 29ndash30 at SberCity on the campus of School 21 The event was organized by the Government of Moscow and Sber Technology entrepreneurs investors representatives of major businesses the academic community and relevant government agencies from Russia and 21 other countries attended the event The summitrsquos online broadcasts received 50 million viewsMore than 150 Russian and international speakers took part in the business program In addition to panel discussions the program included pitch sessions an exhibition featuring more than 100 startups and a technology award ceremony One of the organizersrsquo objectives was to accelerate the adoption of new developments and facilitate deals between investors corporations and technology companiesInternational Sber500 FinalOne of the key events of the second Moscow Startup Summit was the final of the seventh cohort of the international Sber500 accelerator More than 1800 applications from 52 countries were submitted for the program with 25 teams from Russia India and South Korea selected for the final programAs part of the Demo Day the finalists presented their technologies to investors experts and major corporations The startups operate in five areas medicine and biotechnology education and creative industries agriculture and food construction and urban development and smart devices and roboticsAround 8537 of the finalists use artificial intelligence including generative models while 20 teams are deeptech startups The solutions presented included 3D bioprinting of collagen membranes robotic electronics testing an AI platform for developing new plant varieties and fiveaxis 3D printing of composite componentsHerman Gref President and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank said that Sber was ready to provide funded teams with access to laboratories and construction sites to test their technologiesFor the first time a Neurocode neuroheadset developed by one of the Sber500 participants was used at the Demo Day The device recorded the brain activity of jury members and showed how their attention and interest changed during the pitchesInnovation and Technology ExhibitionAt the startup exhibition held as part of the Moscow Startup Summit teams from Russia India and South Korea presented practical solutions for key areas of the economy Their technologies demonstrated how artificial intelligence and engineering solutions can help address specific challenges in healthcare agriculture and other industriesIndian startup XpressCBC has developed a portable analyzer that performs a fivepart complete blood count from a fingerprick blood sample in approximately 5ndash10 minutes without the need for a central laboratory The device measures at least 18 parameters and markers The solution is designed for outpatient clinics rural clinics and mobile medical units where due to sample transportation and a lack of laboratories or specialists patients may otherwise have to wait hours or days for test resultsAnother Indian startup eVerseAI presented a system for dairy farms ConnectedCow collars monitor the health and activity of cows while the GreenCow sensor measures methane emissions A digital measurement reporting and verification system shows how changes in feeding have helped reduce emissions and prepares data for carbon programs The solution is designed for dairy cooperatives large farms and government programsRussian team ELVIS V is developing an electronic vision system for people who have completely lost their sight A camera and artificial intelligence process images of the surrounding environment while a neural implant transmits signals directly to the visual cortex and creates lightbased representations of objects The technology is designed for people aged 18ndash50 who previously had sight have completely lost their vision and do not benefit from conventional corrective devicesThe second Moscow Startup Summit brought international technology teams together with investors experts and major businesses The projects presented at the event demonstrated a wide range of practical applications for artificial intelligence engineering technologies and deeptech solutions

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