This document discusses universities and innovation in Transylvania, Romania. It provides details about the major universities in Cluj-Napoca including Babes Bolyai University, the Medical University, Technical University, and Agronomical and Veterinary University. In the last 4 years, the universities have opened towards innovation by starting hackathons, innovation labs, and technology transfer offices. Several entrepreneurial programs and societies have been established for students and scientists. Additionally, FreshBlood HealthTech helps innovators and organizations supporting innovators through training programs. The role of universities in the innovation ecosystem is providing talent and supporting programs like MIX THE STUDENTS and MIX THE UNIVERSITY STAFF to build bridges between students,

1. Dr. Ion-Gheorghe PETROVAI
Project Manager&CoFounder
DRIVE Program – Delft July 9 2020
Universities and innovation
- a transylvanian story-

2. June 23 2020

3. Where are we? In EU!Transylvania (ro)
Erdely (hu)
Siebenburgen (de)
Cluj (ro)
Kolozsvar (hu)
Klausenburg (de)
Napoca (latin)6 Mil+ inhabitants
500 k + inhabitants
Top IT&Industrial Center
Top Romanian Hospitals
Startup community
Bistritz

4. „Babes Bolyai” University
31K Students in 21 faculties
Largest and highest ranked
UMF - Medical University
7 K Students in 3 faculties
Highest ranked and proudest
Technical University
15 K Students in 12 Faculties
Motivated
Agronomical and Veterinary
University
6 K Students in 5 Faculties
Dynamic
BIG 4
+7 more

5. In the last 4 years
• Opening towards innovation
• Entrepreneurship Support
• FreshBlood HealthTech

6. Opening towards innovation
• Hackathons&innovathons
• „Innovation Labs” extended
• Technology Transfer Offices established
• OECD HEInnovate 2019 Report
People begin to believe

7. Student Entrepreneurial Societies/Entrepreneurial
Programs for Scientists
• Government competitive funding
• Low internal support, high variation
• Providing support, prizes and grants
ACAMED – Medical University Cluj-
Napoca
Technical University Cluj-Napoca
Babes Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca
Public Health Department

8. Helping innovators to grow their skills and projects
Helping organisations that aim to support innovators (inside/outside)
FreshBlood HealthTech
Training
Innovation at
UMF Cluj-Napoca
Octombrie 2017
www.asaih.ro

9. www.eithealth.eu
https://echalliance.com/ www.rohealth.ro
We are connected:

10. We help the evolution in the ecosystem
2019 2020
RIS Local Innovation
Competition for University
Innovation (75k/project)
2 4
Innostars Awards
(up to 25K/startup)
1 4
Funding 175+ K EUR 450+ K EUR
In Innostars Awards 4 of 15 projects are from Romania
In RIS Local Innovation Call 4 of 15 projects are from Romania
1 startup in Headstart, 1 startup in Bridgehead

11. 2012

12. Role of universities in Cluj ecosystem: Talent&EGO
“4 T”: Talents,
Technology, Trust and
Tolerance
Mr Emil BOC,
University Professor
Babes Bolyai University
Since 2004 Mayor of Cluj
Beware the Ivory Tower
https://www.themayor.eu/en/i-describe-cluj-napoca-with-4-letters-t-talents-
technology-trust-and-tolerance

14. Starship.eithealth.eu
Building people in 2017/2018

15. Building bridges/mindset in 2019
Cluj Hub
Student Startups in the
main amphiteater of UMF
Validation/need
finding with Roel

16. GIPIA – Interuniversity Group for
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Under Collaboration with:
- Cluj City Hall
- North West Developement Agency
- Transylvania IT CLuster
MIX THE STUDENTS – EITHealth Innovation Day 2018+2019+2020
MIX THE UNIVERSITY STAFF - 2020
Building bridges/mindset in 2020

17. Universities attitude towards collaboration:
- Medical University is training the Agronomy and Veterinary
University PhD in Entrepreneurship (no SAS available)
IMPROVING
- Universities invites FreshBlood HealthTech and other ecosystem
members to share opportunities and expertise (here SAS UTCN)
- „Babes Bolyai” University invites professionals that have less
academic credentials but have extensive practical expertise (Public
Health Students)

18. WHAT NEXT?...
2 MIL EUR/Program
300 Students Minimum
2% contribution
Submission until August
31st 2020

19. Conclusion:
G.I.P.I.A