AVELIFE Institute at the New Makers Event in Vinnytsia: A Focus on Innovation and Education

On May 14, a large-scale event called New Makers took place in Vinnytsia, organized with the support of Vinnytsia City Council, Business People Club, and Alterra Group. The event served as a powerful platform to unite active representatives from industry, education, and the innovation business sector — those who are currently shaping Ukraine’s new economy.

Held in the Mont Blanc conference hall, the event gathered over 100 participants, including owners, top managers of manufacturing companies, cluster representatives, educational institutions, and innovation enterprises — among them, the Institute of Nanotechnology and Organic Products “AVELIFE”. The agenda included:

🔹 Panel Discussion 1: Clusters and Collaboration
Participants discussed how clustering can reduce operational costs by up to 30% and foster business scaling. Speakers shared experiences of implementing cluster models in Ukraine and abroad.

🔹 Panel Discussion 2: Export Strategies
This session focused on practical strategies for entering new export markets, covering topics such as market selection, partner search, and ensuring uninterrupted product supply.

🔹 Panel Discussion 3: Smart Manufacturing and Education
Participants examined 2025 trends in smart manufacturing and the importance of partnerships with educational institutions to train qualified personnel. Cases of innovation implementation and production process automation were discussed.

Among the speakers were representatives of leading Ukrainian companies and educational institutions, including:

• Stanislav Vatsak, Digitalization Project Manager at Vatsak Confectionery House
• Mykhailo Hanchuk, CEO of Promavtomatyka Vinnytsia
• Ivan Vekirchyk, Co-founder of KNESS Energy
• Yurii Svirskyi, CEO of SK Industries
• Ivan Movchan, Founder of the Ukrainian Weighing Company
• Sergii Hutsol, CEO of AgroFive Ukraine
• Sergii Semeniuk, Commercial Director at Vinnytsia Food and Flavoring Factory
• Kostiantyn Kuzmenko, Director of Fruktona
• Vitalii Nikolaienko, Managing Partner at Voltage Group
• Victor Bilichenko, Rector of Vinnytsia National Technical University
• Yurii Klymenko, Director of the Instrumentation Cluster
• Valerii Diakiv, Director of Vinnytsia Vocational Education Center No.1
• Svitlana Vasiliuk, Director of Vinnytsia Technical Vocational College
• Yevhen Motolyzhenko, Head of the International Cooperation Department at the Office for Entrepreneurship and Export Development
• Sergii Bilichenko, General Director of the Ukrainian Industrial Cluster
• Vitalii Vozniuk, CEO of Park Audio, to whom we extend our sincere thanks for his organizational support, which contributed to creating a productive atmosphere for constructive dialogue among participants.

While the AVELIFE Institute participated passively in the official panel discussions, its leadership took an active role in networking with representatives from business and education, focusing on key topics such as:

• Implementation of smart manufacturing, automation, and process standardization
• Addressing labor shortages through technological solutions
• Integrating innovation within Industrial Parks
• Training the next generation of professionals in collaboration with educational institutions

The event concluded with a networking session, where participants explored collaboration opportunities and exchanged contacts for future joint projects.

The discussions repeatedly emphasized that, despite the ongoing war, industrial parks in Ukraine are being actively implemented and developed, becoming key hubs for innovative production. These parks provide favorable conditions for integrating scientific developments, reducing logistics costs, optimizing production site placement, and attracting international investors.

During networking, participants also discussed practical aspects of recycling organic and industrial waste for use in producing organo-mineral fertilizers — a direction that aligns with global trends in sustainable agriculture. Ukraine has the potential to become a leader in the organic market, even amid war, thanks to science, technology, and sustainable production models.

Associate Professor Vladyslav Kabachii, of the Department of Automation and Intelligent Information Technologies at Vinnytsia National Technical University, highlighted the critical importance of automating manufacturing and business management processes. He shared successful examples, including AI-monitored smart greenhouses, as a clear showcase of the integration between education, science, and production.

A separate set of negotiations took place with Oleksandr Safronkin, founder of GREEN SYSTEM, during which the potential for joint projects in energy storage and distribution from renewable sources was discussed. The conversation also covered developing infrastructure for electric vehicles, which is rapidly expanding in Ukraine. The integration of green energy with the agro-industrial and eco-technological sectors marks a significant step toward national energy independence.

The AVELIFE Institute continues to actively implement its innovative developments, including:

• Organo-mineral fertilizers based on the recycling of natural and industrial waste
• Bioactivators for soil and water ecosystem restoration
• Eco-technologies for rehabilitating degraded and post-conflict lands

We are convinced that the synergy of science, production, and education is the key to building a technologically advanced Ukraine. The AVELIFE Institute is open to partnerships with communities, businesses, and investors who share our values of sustainable development, environmental responsibility, and technological progress.

Tymur LYEVDA
Director of the Institute of Nanotechnology and Organic Products “AVELIFE”