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Vernadsky Challenge
Oct 19, 2020

Meet the Vernadsky Challenge 2020 Finalists

The Vernadsky Challenge is a unique engineering startup competition, organized by Noosphere since 2015. This year, Noosphere continued the same competition format from the year before – with a focus on active bioelectronics and space technology projects.

Vernadsky Challenge
Mar 26, 2020

Vernadsky Challenge, Where Startup Innovation Begins: A Conversation with Finalists

The Vernadsky Challenge is an engineering startup competition organized by Association Noosphere since 2015 and provides opportunities to develop promising projects and innovative ideas. We interviewed a few finalists to see how the projects have developed since the Vernadsky Challenge. Three innovative Ukrainian startups, whose success proves that nothing is impossible on the path towards your goals, shared their plans, tips and achievements with us. Read their stories and get inspired!

Vernadsky Challenge 2019 by Noosphere
Apr 22, 2019

Vernadsky Challenge 2019: new cities, new rules, new talents

After a break from 2017, the engineering startup competition Vernadsky Challenge took place in Kyiv as a part of Noosphere Space Summit.

Feb 08, 2019

Noosphere prepares two global events in April

Noosphere Space Summit and Vernadsky Challenge are going to take place in Kyiv in same date and venue.

Vernadsky Challenge accepts applications
Oct 05, 2018

Applications are welcome: Vernadsky Challenge update

Vernadksy Challenge, one of the biggest annual startup competitions, is accepting applications for the next contest.

Feb 20, 2018

Max Polyakov Invited to the Medical & Biological Startup Challenge as a Judge

Max Polyakov, co-founder Association Noosphere, will judge the medical-focused projects in London in May 2018. He shared some of his thoughts about the future of medical and biological technologies and talked about the impressive technological developments.

Jun 02, 2017

World Air Sports Federation (FAI) Holds Student Hackathon “Best Deviсe For FAI” with Help from Noosphere and Max Polyakov

On May 27, 2017, Association Noosphere hosted the student innovation tournament “Best Deviсe For FAI”. The tournament was dedicated to a specific tech challenge FAI is currently facing in Ballooning, which was tackled by six teams from the most prominent Ukrainian universities.

Jamie Hyneman and Max Polyakov
Apr 25, 2017

Jamie Hyneman Joins Max Polyakov to Judge Best Hardware Startups at Vernadsky Challenge 2017

April 22 marked the finals of the third exciting engineering competition, Vernadsky Challenge 2017. After the prize fund was doubled to 2 million UAH in 2016, competition for the Vernadsky Challenge stiffened in 2017. This year’s competition finals were momentous for everyone involved as the legendary Mythbuster, Jamie Hyneman, attended the event.

May 02, 2016

Max Polyakov announces the Vernadsky Challenge 2016 Winners and Doubles Grand Prizes

On April 24, the Ukrainian Youth National Aerospace Education Center in Dnipropetrovsk hosted the final event for the engineering startup competition, the Vernadsky Challenge. This was the second time the international competition has taken place. This year organizers received twice as many applications as 2015. Applicants hailed from a wider range of countries as well, including Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Israel, Albania, India, and Armenia. The added interest of engineers and inventors, and increased publicity of the event, proved that we have found a meaningful and effective way to make the world a better place.