Medical technologies, AI and environmental solutions: the final of "UzhNU Future Labs" took place at UzhNU
- Anastasia Kolomoiets
- May 11
- 4 min read
On Monday, May 11, the final stage of the "UzhNU Future Labs" innovative ideas competition took place at Uzhhorod National University. The event was organized to stimulate innovative and entrepreneurial activities of young people, develop the creative potential of students, as well as quickly and effectively implement innovative solutions that will contribute to increasing the defense capability and post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
In the finals of the competition, teams of students, young scientists, and teachers from various faculties of the university presented their startup projects. The participants presented developments in the fields of medicine, digital technologies, environmental monitoring, sports analytics, and engineering solutions.
At the beginning of the event, the Vice-Rector for Scientific Work of UzhNU Ivan Myronyuk addressed the participants . He emphasized that all teams went through a long selection process before reaching the finals of the competition: "Our startups went through many stages to reach the finals. Out of 17 applications, only 7 projects were selected. Therefore, you have already achieved a lot today. Now we will work together with a respected jury that will evaluate your work. You have already passed the startup school, preliminary reviews, and clearly understand how the implementation of your ideas should take place. I wish you successful presentations, fruitful work, and confidence in your own ideas."
The finalists were evaluated by an expert jury, which included the Rector's Advisor on Innovation, Head of the Department of Medical and Biological Disciplines Nadiya Boyko , Head of the Department of Geodesy, Land Management and Geoinformatics Vladyslav Peresolyak , Head of the Research Department Kateryna Skubenych , Deputy Head of the Research Department Kateryna Kovalchuk , Associate Professor of the Department of Finance and Banking, Coordinator of the "Startup Center of UzhNU" Hanna Kostyoviat , Director of the Startup School "StartUP School – UzhNU", Stanislav Sukhan , Head of the Department of Organization of Medical and Preventive Work, Monitoring the Quality of Medical Care of the Department of Health of the Zakarpattia Regional State Administration Volodymyr Kuzmyk , Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Linguistics Antonina Devitska , Private Entrepreneur and Business Mentor Vitaliy Matveyev, and Deputy Mayor of Uzhgorod Mykhailo Margita.
The first to present her project was Andriana Chopey, a student at the Faculty of Health and Physical Education . Her startup, StumpReady, is a device for assessing the readiness of a stump for prosthetics. The development involves a system that translates medical indicators into a digital format and generates an integral indicator of the patient's readiness. The functionality includes assessing the condition of tissues, analyzing healing, and tissue tonometry - measuring the density and elasticity of soft tissues to detect edema.
Gabriella Kondruk, a student at the Faculty of Mathematics and Digital Technologies, presented the project "EcoRoute Uzhhorod" - an ecological navigation system that analyzes air quality, noise levels, traffic, and weather conditions to build the safest routes for health in the city. The project involves creating a mobile web application with a dynamic map of ecological zoning, an environmental risk assessment system, and an analytical panel for Open Data.
Another representative of the Faculty of Mathematics and Digital Technologies, Oleksandr Rylsky , presented the digital educational platform "Collainer Pulse." Thanks to its modular architecture, the system can adapt to the needs of schools, universities, and private educational institutions.
A student of the Faculty of Information Technology, Maksym Rosul, presented the BilliardHub platform, which forms an objective player rating and a centralized database of tournament statistics in billiards. The project already contains a database of over 52 thousand matches over the past ten years, an adapted ELO rating system, and functionality for holding official and commercial tournaments. According to the author, the platform has the potential to scale both in Ukraine and on the international market.
The AquaSentinel project was presented by Volodymyr Levit, a student at the Faculty of Engineering . It is an autonomous platform for collecting floating debris in city canals and reservoirs. The development also includes water quality monitoring, which will allow for rapid detection of pollution or blooms in reservoirs without the need for lengthy laboratory studies.
Medical student Yevgeniya Sakulych presented the project "PE Predictor" - a machine learning system for clinical decision-making in cases of suspected pulmonary embolism. The platform provides rapid AI-based assessment of PE risk based on clinical features, supports analysis of computed tomography results, and automatically generates a personalized treatment protocol in accordance with international recommendations.
Assistant Professor of the Department of Clinical Laboratory and Morphofunctional Diagnostics Oleksandra Kolesnyk presented a project of rapid indicator systems for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus. The startup has already created a prototype of a system for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus, conducted laboratory validation and started negotiations with representatives of the food and cosmetic industries. The developers also note the growing demand for rapid diagnostics against the backdrop of the spread of MRSA.
Summing up the competition, Ivan Myronyuk noted that the level of presentation of startup projects has increased significantly in recent years, and the developments themselves are increasingly focused on practical application and the needs of society.
According to the results of the jury's evaluation, the prizes were distributed as follows: 1st place - the project "StumpReady" by Andrian Chopey; 2nd place - the project "BilliardHub" by Maksym Rosul; 3rd place was shared by Oleksandr Rylsky with the project "Collainer Pulse" and Oleksandra Kolesnyk with the development of rapid indicator systems for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus.
Anna Feltzan,
Information and Publishing Center
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