Evgeny Sobolev

• Russian-Chinese scientific and technical accelerator of innovative projects in the Sanyang Hi-Tech Zone (China, 2023)
  First place
• Startup Wheel - one of the largest startup competitions in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, 2023)
  Finalist
• K-Startup Global Acceleration by KISED & Investible Solutions (Israel – South Korea, 2023)
  Finalist for Israel market entry
• Lomonosov Academy of Innovators (Russia, 2023)
  Finalist among the best startups of Russia
• Korea Startup Grand Challenge (South Korea, 2021-2022)
  Third place among 2,568 applicants from 129 countries
• Moscow City Hall "StartHub" accelerator (Russia, 2021-2022)
  Top startup in every year of participation
• Venture Academy by Stanford Venture Capital Unlocked & GVA (USA – Russia, 2021)
  First startup studio in Moscow City Hall for venture investors
• Startup School by Y-Combinator (Global, 2020)
  Online acceleration
• Archipelago 20:35 by Agency for Strategic Initiatives (Russia, 2020)
  Winner in AI startups competition among 797 companies
• China tech exchange (Chongqing and Shenzhen venture ecosystem, 2018)
  Twice selected as a startup for exchange at governmental program 
• TAVtech by NYU (Israel, 2018)
  Startups, Cybersecurity, AI
• Generation-S by RVC (Russia, 2016)
  Winner in Life Science startup competition
• Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland, 2013-2016)
  MD in Strategy, Innovations, and Sustainability
• Kaplan School of Business (USA, 2011)
  International business English
• University of Turku (Finland, 2011)
  Marketing exchange student
• Engineering Formula by MSU & Rusnano (Russia, 2015)
  Supervisor of 6 startups in startup studio
• Plekhanov International School of Business (Russia, 2012-2014)
  MD in Innovational Management
• Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (Russia, 2007-2012)
  Specialist in Applied Math, Marketing, Logistics
• Bell International (UK, 2007)
  International language College

CEO and co-founder of Scanderm (2015 to present) scanderm.pro
🔬 Scanderm is a biotech venture studio since 2015.
📱The key technology is artificial intelligence recognition of skin, face and nail problems through a phone camera. Over 10 solutions under RnD for healthcare, beauty, retail, education, and agricultural technologies.
🌐 More than 2.7 million users in 120 countries. Our companies in Moscow, Seoul, Xi'an. Our representative offices in Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia.
👾 Unfair advantage — cooperation with the largest CIS region universities and the biggest RnD Center for Dermatology in Europe.
🏆 Over 20 awards in the USA, Europe, China, Korea, Vietnam, and Russia. Previously, we took 3rd place in the K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021 among 2.568 companies from 129 countries, winners of other 3 Korean accelerators in 2022, 4 competitions in China, Israel, Vietnam, Korea in 2023. We win the biggest accelerators and innovation competitions in Russia and the CIS annually.
👩‍🚀 More than 40 people (doctors and programmers) are working on technologies. Previously we created high-tech solutions for Stanford University, Tesla, Huawei, Yandex.
📈 $400k —  total studio projects income since 2020.

Subject-matter expert at VEB (2020 to present) вэб.рф
I am launching a “social impact project” in medicine and assisting for the National Project “Science and Universities” 2021-2030. The goal is to nurture and co-finance deep-tech startups in universities for international markets.

Subject-matter expert at ASI and NTI (2020 to present) nti2035.ru
Member of working groups to improve the biomedical industry in Russia.
Lecturer at Healthnet NTI accelerators.

CDO at “A Day Without Turnstiles” (2017 to present) turniketovnet.ru
The first platform in Russia for recording and conducting excursions with the aim of developing the HR brand of technological and industrial enterprises of the city. Developed for the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development.

Board advisor at the “Ot Vinta!” found (2015 to present) otwinta.com
The first Russian STEM festival to popularize scientific and technical creativity of young people under 35, since 2005. I have been helping on a project basis since 2007.
Organized more than 40 international events for the export of the developments of young inventors within the framework of the world's largest exhibitions (Hannover Messe, GMIS, China International Import Expo, SPIEF, MAKS, WFMS, etc.) in countries such as China, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Mongolia, Vietnam.

Head of the project development department at the Industrial Development Fund (2018-2019) frprf.ru
Since 2017, we created a department of 15 people under the Department of Strategic Development and Corporate Policy of the Ministry of Industry and Trade with the aim of supporting youth technological entrepreneurship and the industrial acceleration.

Development Director at the Cosmeceutical Incubator (2014-2016) cosm-incubator.com
Created a biomedical startup studio with Moscow State University and Rusnano from scratch.
Oversaw the development of more than 10 startups based on the technologies of academics from Science cities throughout Russia and joint R&D with the USA, Italy, Scotland, and Armenia. Created and presented toothpaste for space flights to Putin and made a military cosmetics.

Cosmetic association "SVOBODA" (2012-2018) svobodako.ru
From brand manager to the CFO's consultant.
Created the best licensed product among 500 partners of The Walt Disney Company, CIS LLC in 2014: Disney Baby dermatocosmetics of 42 items for mothers and babies 0+.
Developed the concept of Technopolis with annual savings up to $650k, annual energy costs optimization by $92k, reactive power compensation by 19% per month. Raised more than $3m for R&D subsidies.