Through the labs
Ideas become products, services, and new formats.
From digital copies of heritage sites and music labels to biomaterials of the future, functional food, and protected digital assets.
Өnergy Creative Hub
Future at the intersection of science, technology, and art.
Өnergy is an interdisciplinary platform at Nazarbayev University where research, cultural practice, and emerging technologies become prototypes, products, and services.
6 labs
Six labs work as one system.Art & Tech, SoundLab, Content & Production, BioDesign, FoodLab, and CinemArt do not operate separately. They form one interdisciplinary environment.
Idea path
From hypothesis to pilot and implementation.Here, an idea follows a clear path: research, prototype, pilot, and implementation.
About the platform
Өnergy Creative Hub brings science, technology, and art into one applied environment.
We connect academia with applied challenges so research, cultural practice, and new technologies can become products, services, and projects.
Future at the intersection of science, technology, and art.
Өnergy is an interdisciplinary platform where complex ideas move from research and experimentation to a clear, tangible outcome for people, partners, and the city.
Why it matters
Talent gains resources, while business gets access to unique technologies.
Academic infrastructure, creative industries, and production work together here to build prototypes, pilots, and new solutions.
Our labs
Six labs where ideas take form
Each lab works at its own intersection of disciplines, but the shared principle is the same: translate complex knowledge into something clear, useful, and tangible.
Cultural heritage
Art & Tech Lab
A lab at the intersection of visual art, engineering, IT, and cultural narratives. LiDAR, AI, and AR/VR help preserve history and turn it into a contemporary immersive experience.
- LiDAR, AI, AR/VR, and digital reconstructions
- Reimagining heritage through new media
Music & events
SoundLab
A full center for music production and audio research: from its own music label and sound design to a multi-format hall for concerts, forums, and conferences.
- Music label, recording, and sound design
- Venue for events up to 200 people
Visual storytelling
Content & Production Lab
This lab translates complex scientific and business concepts into strong photo and video language, from reels to documentary and feature film production.
- Turning ideas into relevant audiovisual formats
- Content production across every format
Materials of the future
BioDesign Lab
A research site where biology becomes a design tool. The team works with mycelium, bacterial textiles, and air-cleaning systems based on algae, ceramics, and plants.
- Living materials instead of plastic and concrete
- Ecological scenarios for environment and architecture
Food as research
FoodLab
A platform at the intersection of nutrition, biochemistry, and culinary art. It develops functional food prototypes and studies local products through the lens of evidence-based medicine.
- Food-as-medicine concepts
- Experimental restaurant and edible prototypes
AI, cinema & art objects
CinemArt
A hybrid lab where cinema, AI tools, and art objects work within one production system. Inside CinemArt, NU Film Studio develops projects such as Genesis, while CineMART focuses on AI-generated works combined with canvas pieces and hand-painted finishing.
- NU Film Studio, Genesis, and other film and AI projects inside the lab
- AI works, canvas pieces, and hand-finished painting as part of CineMART
Interdisciplinary environment
Research, production, and cultural context work together here.
Өnergy is not a set of isolated departments. It is a shared environment where engineering, visual language, sound, biomaterials, and new formats develop side by side.
What we build
From digital heritage copies and music production to biomaterials and functional nutrition.
Өnergy works with cultural heritage, audio, cinema, AI tools, biomaterials, and new food formats. Here, research and creative industries turn into real products and services.
Өnergy is a bridge
Here, talent gains resources while business gets access to unique technologies
We help ideas move from scientific hypothesis to prototype, pilot, and implementation.
What the platform connects
Science, production, culture, and new technologies.
Өnergy brings research, creative industries, engineering tools, and partnerships into one ecosystem.
Scientific research
Creative industries
Technological prototypes
Cultural heritage
Ecological materials
New gastronomic formats
Why it works
What an idea gets inside the platform
Infrastructure, labs, production, and the path to a result work here as one system rather than as separate services.
- The platform is based at Nazarbayev University
- Six labs connect science, technology, and creativity
- Ideas move from research to prototype and pilot
- Talent gets resources, infrastructure, and partnerships
- Business gets access to unique technologies and teams
The platform stands on
Real foundations, not slogans
Scientific grounding, technology, production, and cultural expertise create an environment where ideas can be developed and built.
Science and researchTechnology and prototypingCreativity and cultural narrativesPartnership and applied impact
Living environment
The platform works as a shared environment where talent, labs, and partners move through one cycle.
This is not a showcase of capabilities, but a working environment where research, production, creativity, and implementation stay connected.
Who it is for
Two scenarios: for talent and for partners
On one side, this is infrastructure and resources for residents. On the other, it is a direct entry point for business, institutions, and city teams that need new solutions.
Residents
Residents and creators
Researchers, designers, engineers, authors, and teams that need infrastructure, production support, and a partner environment to turn an idea into a product quickly.
- Access to labs and equipment
- Production support and idea packaging
- Work on real cases
- Growth through interdisciplinary collaboration
Partners
Business, partners, and city institutions
Companies, institutions, and city teams that need not abstract creativity, but a clear partner for pilots, new products, and cultural-tech initiatives.
- Access to unique technologies and talent
- Prototypes and pilots with academic grounding
- New formats for cultural and business challenges
- Measurable impact and long-term partnership
Contacts
The main website is still in development
We are preparing a digital platform for residents and partners. For now, you can contact us and the labs directly.
Status
The main website is currently in development. We are building a digital platform for residents and partners.Address
Astana, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave., Block 32 (Pyramids)Phones
- +7 702 15 222 45 | Administrator
- +7 775 955 85 86 | Restaurant