The track combines a wide range of refining technology, processing of precious metals, diamond mining, and smart investment by the world's industry leaders: Krastsvetmet, JSC and ALROSA, JSC.
Largest companies in the areas with traditionally difficult and closed for startups make their proposals to projects from metallurgy, diamond mining and related industries to present their technologies and gain refinement, implementation, building of joint business, investment attraction or sale of technology. Particular attention will be paid to technical solutions in the field of energy efficiency, environmental protection, and industrial safety, simulation of technological processes at metallurgical and mining industries.
The best projects of the track will get a busy and intense preparation for inclusion in the process chain of industrial partner: industry, expertise and business program of the Innovation Infrastructure of the Ural Federal University.
The principle of work in the accelerator: 20% — educational sessions, 80% — practical project work with the experts, mentors, representatives of partners and investors, and business coaches. As a result, the start-ups will be ready for attracting investments, strategic partners, and will have a strong incentive for further development.
During the Accelerator, the project teams will receive:
- Access to expert assessment of the best technologists, analysts and business experts in the industry
- Internships with partners and the opportunity to test the project in real industrial processes
- Interaction with the representatives of various departments of industrial partners of the track with the purpose of in-depth research and development of the project
- Best coaching from sectoral and business coaches
According to the results of the acceleration program, the projects will receive all the possibilities of creating a unique infrastructure and technology transfer in the field of precious metals of the Krastsvetmet R & D-Park, which is focused on the support and implementation of commercial scientific research in collaboration with external researchers, technology corporations, institutions and venture funds.
The winners of the track will be able to:
- Become a resident of the Krastsvetmet R & D-Park, which means: – access to raw materials based on precious metals and the ability to work with them;
- Investments for the best ideas
- The possibility of organizing joint business or the implementation of its development in the real production of Krastsvetmet, JSC and ALROSA, JSC
- R&D performance together with Krastsvetmet, JSC and ALROSA, JSC
- Using the partner network of Krastsvetmet, JSC for the sale of products
- Joint participation in competitions and tenders with Krastsvetmet, JSC
- Joint promotion of products and technologies on the international market
- The sale of innovative products for the needs of ALROSA, JSC
- Participation in the international training course
- Expert support from the industry leaders
- Cash grants
- Prizes and gifts from partners
– research equipment of world manufacturers;
– tests in the existing technological processes of the company.