The final day of the Startup SOPR innovation projects competition was held in Rostov-on-Don, during which 12 out of 52 selected projects were presented for defense.

The prize fund of the competition was 80 thousand, the amounts were distributed among the participants.

The winners are:

— Voytenko Lyubov, project for the treatment of postpartum endometriosis in high yielding cows, nomination «Ecology»;

— Rozhko Andrey, a project for the development and research of technologies for obtaining a thin film of primoskit for new generation solar cells, nomination «Urban Environment»;

— Savvina Ksenia,oncological disease rapid testing project, nomination «Social Entrepreneurship», Smolyanichenko Alla,a project of promising environmental protection technologies based on regional sorbents, nomination «Ecology».

As the head of the innovation development department of the Rostov Region Ministry of Economics, Samvel Kostoyantsev, noted at the opening of the final day of the competition, «the groundwork and developments that the participants in the competition bring, especially in such important sections as» Urban Environment «,» Sport «,» Social Entrepreneurship, " will find their advancement in the future with the support of the regional government and the Ministry of Economic Development «.

Roman Khadi — Director of the Federal State Institution of Scientific Research Institute «Spetsvuzavtomatika», public representative of ASI in the direction of «Social Projects», a member of the Public Chamber of the Rostov Region made a welcoming speech:

«The initiative of the Rostov Region Innovation Agency to hold such a competition is gradually becoming a systemic tradition for our region. We try to keep such events and contests numerous. Our goal is that every person taking the initiative receives support from the social infrastructure.»

The importance of the project and the formation of a community of socially significant and innovative projects was noted by the expert council of the competition.

«The more such events take place in our region, the higher the innovative potential of our region, the higher the potential for commercialization,» — said Roman Zabrodin, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Managing Director of Rnd Soft LLC.

Dmitry Gusev, founder of the «Rent in Rostov» chain, an expert in the development of cycling and a permanent speaker of the International Cycling Congress, expressed his opinion:

«There have been several breakthrough, truly innovative projects. It's great that with each new competition we are expanding our community of innovative projects. I believe that we need to continue to develop and expand this significant area.»

General Director of the Analytical Center «Expert Yug» Vladimir Kozlov stressed the importance of such projects.

«We really don't have many forces and institutions in the region looking for projects and growing them, — he said. — It seems to me that the competition plays a key role here, it is important to develop a community around it. Investors usually appear where there is a flow of projects, and the competition forms it.»

The solemn ceremony was conducted by Anton Alekseev, adviser to the governor of the Rostov region. He presented certificates for cash prizes to the winners.

«The event has an important and good purpose. Social entrepreneurship is the best way to make the world around us a better place without any self-interest: somewhere it is more convenient, somewhere it is safer, somewhere more beautiful, — said Anton Alekseev. — The projects that we have selected today can really make the life of our region, individual communities and groups better.»

The competition of innovative projects «Startup SOPR» is held in the Don for the second year in a row. It is organized by the Rostov Region Innovation Agency, co-organized by the Expert Yug analytical center. The competition was also supported by the Public Chamber of the Rostov Region. The partners of the competition are Rnd Soft LLC and ANO Firon. The competition is aimed at supporting and developing technological innovations in the field of sports, urban environment, ecology, social entrepreneurship among various age groups of residents of the Rostov region.

Broadcast of the final day of the competition is available link.