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Congratulations to IoO students Svetlana Smolina and Lilya Matsumoto for reaching semi-finals in Mayor's Entrepreneur Competition 2024 in London.

The Mayor's Fund for London is a politically independent charity which champions opportunities for young Londoners from low-income backgrounds and diverse communities across the capital. This year, there are awards across four different categories: Creative Industries, Environment, Health, and Tech.

The Mayor's Entrepreneur Programme aims to create growth that makes London cleaner, greener and ready for the future; and to ensure students see entrepreneurship as a viable career path and get the skills they need to succeed.

Svetlana Smolina is the project leader working with two other Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø students: Lilya Matsumoto, also on the MSc Bioscience Innovation and Enterprise, and Muhammad Abdullah Tariq, on the BSc Management Science. Their project idea is a patient allocation system designed for A&E departments.

As a medical doctor Svetlana decided to make a career shift and help people develop innovations and translating them into real life. That’s what led her to apply for the Bioscience Innovation and Enterprise MSc at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Ophthalmology. Before coming to London, Svetlana ran a volunteer organization and was involved in science and practical medicine, which she hopes will help her in her entrepreneurial endeavors in the sphere of healthcare and biotech. 

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø students in the semi-finals for the Mayor's Entrepreneur Competition: Lilya Matsumoto, Svetlana Smolina, and Muhammad Abdullah Tariq.

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Links

• MSc Bioscience Innovation and Enterprise

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