Kateryna Hnedina, PhD, Associate Professor, Coordinator of Startup Development, Innovation and Project-Based Learning at Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, as part of the “Insulin Without Queues” startup team, successfully completed the Science & Business Acceleration Program organised by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF) and SET University with the support of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).

The programme is part of the project “Knowledge Rise: Advancing Sustainable Blue-Green Economies via Deep Tech – Innovation Capacity Building in Higher Education”.

The intensive programme for 12 selected start-up teams lasted six months and included 37 workshops from 17 experts on business modelling, intellectual property, the art of pitching, market entry strategy, 32+ mentoring sessions with experts and ongoing support. During the final Pitch Day, seven finalist teams, including “Insulin Without Queues”, presented their innovative solutions to domestic and foreign experts.