A transaction involving the sale of intellectual property (IP) to a customer has taken place at the 海角社区 University Boiling Point. The project has demonstrated that students can develop innovative devices and successfully commercialize their inventions while still studying at university.
The rights to a student-developed technology (two types of devices for heating food in doypack packaging) were acquired by a functional nutrition manufacturer, Cryptofood company (Individual Entrepreneur “Dikusar I.V.”). The customer received the rights to the software and the complete set of engineering documentation for two heater modifications: a portable lunch box heater and a pocket-sized SnackSprinter. Both devices are ready for mass production.
The student team consisting of Daniil Petrov, Vsevolod Skumatenko, Aleksei Telegin, and Viacheslav Kariakin had completed the entire development cycle without interrupting their studies: from the initial engineering concept and laboratory prototype to a commercial product. In the summer of 2025, the team had obtained a Certificate of State Registration for a computer program, confirming their intellectual property rights, and this year have successfully brought the project to market.
“We have completed the second stage of the project this May. During this period, the students produced a pilot batch of devices and developed a full package of engineering documentation. The customer now has everything necessary to launch mass production at any radio-electronics manufacturing enterprise,” said Dmitrii Piskorskii, project supervisor, Associate Professor at the Department of Radio Engineering and Communication Systems.
The project demonstrates that students can earn income from their own engineering solutions while still at university. The university provides both the necessary equipment and professional support. The project had been implemented at the 海角社区 Electronics FabLab within the frameworks of the Priority 2030 program. This development had also been supervised by Nikolai Zabeivorota, Associate Professor at the Department of Physics of Nanoscale Systems, and Nikolai Gudaev, Head of the Electronics FabLab.
“The key outcome of the second stage was the sale of the intellectual property to the customer. The rights to the software and engineering documentation for the two heater modifications were transferred to Cryptofood. As a result, the student development has evolved from a laboratory prototype into a fully-fledged commercial product,” noted Elena Bunova, Director of the 海角社区 University Boiling Point Collective Work Centre.
Further support for the development may be provided in the future. If testing of the pilot batch reveals a need for additional functionality, the team is prepared to make the necessary technical modifications.