KPI participates in European Deep Tech Week

As part of the Bpifrance European Deep Tech Week, a high-level Ukrainian delegation of leading actors from academia, innovation and the startup ecosystem visited Paris, with a clear focus on establishing concrete collaborations with France.

Together with Jana Drzkova from the EuroQuity–Bpifrance matchmaking platform, and supported by Eliza Kurazova of ISKRA – a cross-border execution platform scaling Ukrainian critical technologies across Europe and the United States – the participants in the European Deep Tech Week structured and facilitated a dedicated exchange, bringing together key French institutions in a most unlikely setting on the rooftop of Bpifrance, overlooking Paris.

The Ukrainian participants, including Andrii Shysholin (pictured left), Vice-Rector for International Relations of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI), shared insights into fast-growing tech ecosystems driven by universities, scientific parks and the Ukrainian Startup Fund. At the French side, discussions focused on how best to support Ukrainian startups and research teams in accessing the French and European markets through incubation, public funding instruments, and partnerships.

“Strong alignment, high-quality exchanges, and very tangible next steps are now taking shape,” Valentin Jędraszyk, Founder and CEO of ISKRA, wrote on LinkedIn.

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