The project “Commercialization of university innovations” was presented

The project “Commercialization of University Innovations” supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the European Union as part of the “Horizon Europe” scientific research and innovation program was presented on the basis of the Odesa National University of Economics.

The initiative is aimed at creating an effective interaction between science and practice, supporting scientists who, despite difficult conditions, continue their activities, provide a powerful impetus to the development of the economy. The project opens up new opportunities for scientists, enables them to monetize their developments, and gives investors access to modern technologies.

The event was attended by about two hundred representatives of Odesa institutions of higher education and various fields of business, who exchanged experience and discussed world trends in the field of commercialization of scientific research.

At the presentation, the first vice-rector of ONMedU Valeriia Marichereda noted that the project is very important for all higher educational institutions, and Odesa Medical University is ready to take an active part in it, because the university has been working in the direction of monetizing the work of scientists for many years. Thus, in January 2022, the training “Creation and development of innovations on the basis of universities” was held, at which representatives of the international company “Israeli-Ukrainian Alliance” (IUA) presented the best practices of implementation and training in entrepreneurship, which helped some university scientists to commercialize their knowledge and developments.

The project “Commercialization of university innovations” will continue until 2025 and will involve representatives of various sectors of the economy, young researchers and entrepreneurs.