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New Luminescent Aerogel Production Method Opens Up Possibilities for Unique Materials

Researchers from ITMO University have developed a new all-purpose method for the production of metal-oxide-based upconversion aerogels doped with rare-earth elements erbium and ytterbium. The use of this method has resulted in the production of a material with an improved structure and unique luminescent properties that has potential applications in various fields from optics to medicine, including biodiagnostics. This research has been published in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s "Chemical Communications"

ChemBio Cluster Master’s Students on Their International Internship Experience

Each year SCAMT students discover the world as part of academic exchanges and research internships at a wide range of international universities. This year, several Master’s students of ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster worked on projects in state-of-the-art laboratories at universities in Belgium, Germany, and Israel.

Magnetically controlled protein nanocontainers as a drug depot for the hemostatic agent

SCAMT researchers Vladimir Vinogradov and Arthur Prilepsky, together with first-year MCs Alexandra Shchekina, published an article in the journal Nanotechnology, Science and Applications: Dove press.

ITMO University Begins Partnership With Italian Embassy’s Trade Promotion Office

This June, SCAMT Laboratory staff member Elizaveta Anastasova and Faculty of Physics and Engineering specialists Ivan Iorsh and Mikhail Mukhin took part in the NanoInnovation 2019 scientific conference in Rome, Italy. Their visit was made possible thanks to ITMO University’s collaboration with the Trade Promotion Office of the Italian Embassy (ICE). In the future, the two parties plan to develop more joint projects.

Synthesis of Plasmin‐Loaded Fe3O4@CaCO3 Nanoparticles: Towards Next Generation of Thrombolytic Drugs

Nikita Serov - SCAMT First-Year MCs, together with colleagues from the laboratory "Nanofarmaceutics" published an article in the journal ChemNanoMat.

Results of Mendeleev 150 International Conference at ITMO University

ITMO University has recently hosted the Mendeleev 150 International Conference. Held as part of the International Year of the Periodic Table, the conference brought together leading specialists in the field of chemistry, physics, and history of chemistry from Russia, the USA, the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, Israel, China, and other countries.

Intermetallic Species in the Negishi Coupling and Their Involvement in Inhibition Pathways

New article by TheoMAT group leader Evgeny A. Pidko in "Catalysis Science & Technology" Journal

SCAMT Workshop Week: English-Language Summer School on Topical Research and Cutting-Edge Equipment

On June 24-30, ITMO University’s SCAMT Laboratory held the international summer educational course SCAMT Workshop Week. Participants from Greece, Iran, China and Russia attended lectures and workshops and collaborated on projects in groups. The main goal of the course was to help the young scientists obtain experience of working with modern equipment and achieve a practical, real-world result.

ChemBio Cluster’s Small Innovative Enterprise Innocolloid Started Paying Dividends to ITMO

The small innovative enterprise “Innocolloid” was created by the staff of ITMO University’s ChemBio Cluster in 2017. In the year and a half of its existence, the company has signed several deals with major representatives of the business community and, beginning from the first quarter of 2019, started paying dividends to its co-founder, ITMO University.

SCAMT hosted world-known scientists during the Workshop "From Genes to Drugs"

The colleagues from the University of South Carolina together with Russian scientists gave pitches on the advanced topics of Cancer Therapeutics.

“Expert” Analytical Center Subject Rankings: ITMO University Becomes 2019 Leader in Computer Science, Engineering and Chemistry

ITMO University retained its leadership position in the field of Computer Science (including the Artificial Intelligence subject area), and also took the lead in chemistry, chemical technologies and management among Russian universities. The rankings focus on research work at universities and the quality of publications.

ITMO University’s Young Scientists Win SIE Support Grants - SCAMT second-year Master’s student Aleksandra Paramonova is one of them

Eight Master’s and PhD students have been named among this year’s winners of the grant program UMNIK (Russian: “brainiac”), organized by the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE). We’ve spoken to Aleksandra Paramonova to learn what she plans to do with her grant.

Business Model Canvas: Visualizing Your Business Ideas

What is Business Model Canvas and how can it help startupers in forming and developing their business ideas in the shortest amount of time possible? This was the focus of an intensive workshop recently hosted by ITMO University, the participants of which included over 20 students (including SCAMT students) from Russia and Finland. The workshop was delivered by experts from Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), who also shared about other tools for management of business processes and the difference in business approaches in Russia and Finland.

The Results of Workshop Week at SCAMT Lab

SCAMT Workshop Week is a summer school in a unique new format. Over the course of a week, its participants work on one of the six research projects and hone their practical skills. This year’s students have synthesized a nanopharmaceutical drug and magnetic bacteria, printed an optical sensor, built a nanobot and worked on other hi-tech inventions. 40 students were selected from among 200 applicants from Russia and neighboring countries.

SCAMT students were awarded with SCAMT SCHOLARSHIP

SCAMT scholarship is a unique grant which is given to the 1st year master’s students who already showed scientific results and aiming to achieve more with their projects.