MV-INNOVATIONADVISORY

Science. Strategy. Development.

Scientific depth.
Practical progress.

We help ambitious teams turn technical questions into research plans, working prototypes, and stronger funding applications.

An accomplished team working alongside startups and established companies—from the first question to the next meaningful result.

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The people behind the work
Matching pencil portraits of Yury Maximov on the left and Aleksandr Volkov on the right
Yury MaximovResearch & strategyAleksandr VolkovHardware & applied research
Different perspectives. Shared purpose.

Our team leader’s
research experience

Los AlamosNational LaboratoryUniversitéGrenoble AlpesInriaResearch & innovation
Shared executive educationStanford GSB · LEAD

01 / Our expertise

The next step,
grounded in evidence.

Start with a specific technical challenge, a funding opportunity, or a development goal. We shape the work around the decision you need to make.

01

R&D strategy

A research plan you can put to work.

Assess feasibility, compare technical approaches, and identify the questions that need answering. We help turn uncertainty into an executable research plan.

Typical workResearch roadmaps · Feasibility assessments · Experimental plans · Independent technical reviews

02

Government funding

A clear technical case for your work.

Find relevant programs, assess fit against published requirements, and prepare competitive funding applications. We support technical engagement with agencies, including program discussions, presentations, and responses to technical feedback.

Typical workOpportunity research · Technical narratives · Work plans & milestones · Budget narratives · Agency meeting preparation

03

Technical research

Understand what the evidence supports.

Resolve scientific questions through literature review, data analysis, modeling, and factual technology comparisons. Our methods draw on applied mathematics, optimization, statistics, and machine learning as the problem requires.

Typical workResearch briefs · Computational models · Data analysis · Documented assumptions & limitations

04

Prototyping

Build something you can test.

Move from analysis into proof-of-concept builds, prototype iterations, and small-batch development for testing and evaluation. We agree on the requirements and test criteria, then use the results to guide the next iteration.

Typical workProofs of concept · Prototype development · Small-batch evaluation runs · Test planning

05

Scientific advisory

A scientific perspective at the decision table.

Experienced scientific input for founders, executives, and boards. We assess technical claims, prioritize R&D, and connect research findings to product and business decisions, through focused engagements or ongoing support.

Typical workTechnology assessments · R&D prioritization · Decision briefs · Ongoing scientific advice

Experience across

Aerospace · Energy services · Microelectronics · Metallurgy

02 / Our people

Research depth meets
engineering judgment.

Complementary expertise, shared research, and experience turning complex technical questions into practical work.

Research & strategy01

Yury Maximov

Team Leader

Yury holds a PhD in Mathematics and brings about 15 years of research experience with leading U.S. and French institutions, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, Université Grenoble Alpes, and Inria.

Principal investigator on more than 20 government-funded projects with a substantial combined research budget. He has published more than 100 papers across energy, climate science, medicine, and applied and computational mathematics, with several thousand scholarly citations.

His experience includes C-level startup leadership, board service, and advisory work for startups and established companies, including businesses with more than $1 billion in revenue.

Research background

Erdős number 4 · Applied & computational mathematics · Energy

Executive education

Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford LEAD

LinkedIn
Hardware & applied research02

Aleksandr Volkov

Mechanical Systems & Technology Development

Aleksandr holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, with expertise in dynamics and the strength of machines. His background spans mechanical systems, engineering research, and academic leadership.

His invention experience includes bearings, impellers, and vibration-damping systems. This mechanical foundation complements the team’s computational and scientific expertise when evaluating hardware concepts and planning development work.

He has published more than 30 papers. His research also connects applied AI with engineering problems. He and Yury collaborate on research and materials-science inventions, bringing complementary perspectives to technology development.

Research background

Mechanics · Materials science · Applied AI

Executive education

Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford LEAD

LinkedIn

03 / How we work

A clear scope.
A useful result.

We agree on the work, responsibilities, timing, and fees before a project begins. The engagement can be a focused assessment, a defined development project, or ongoing advisory.

Find the right starting point
  1. 01

    Frame the challenge

    Tell us what you are working on, the evidence you have, and the decision or deadline ahead.

  2. 02

    Define the work

    A focused working session establishes the key questions, success criteria, and concrete deliverables.

  3. 03

    Develop & review

    We carry out the research, proposal support, or prototype work and review the findings with your team.

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