The Ministry of Health, the G6-UMF University Alliance, and the Local American Working Group have signed a Memorandum of Collaboration to create a Health Innovation Hub in Romania, aimed at increasing the resilience and sustainability of the country’s healthcare system.
The objectives of the Health Innovation Hub in Romania are:
Developing programs and projects dedicated to health innovation, in line with the strategic priorities set out in the National Health Strategy 2023–2030 – “For Health, Together.”
Encouraging Romanian research teams and entrepreneurs to carry out complex, interdisciplinary projects that make a net contribution to the development of Romania’s healthcare system and economy.
Facilitating access to and the exchange of best practices in health innovation, in an accelerated manner, with similar structures at the international level.
Stimulating the development of pragmatic, innovative solutions for selected healthcare priorities.
Expanding research, development, and innovation capacity in the healthcare sector, aiming for results that can be integrated into the delivery of health services for the benefit of Romanian patients.
The signatories of the Memorandum have agreed to hold a series of working meetings in the near future to implement this initiative and to outline a framework for collaboration to operationalize the Health Innovation Hub in Romania.
“A Health Innovation Hub is a central and necessary component of a modern healthcare ecosystem, aiming to stimulate research and innovation in this field in Romania by promoting partnerships between public authorities, academia, non-governmental entities, and the innovative pharmaceutical industry. The Ministry of Health strongly supports this initiative, and by signing this Memorandum together with the G6-UMF University Alliance and LAWG, we are launching a project with a major positive impact on society as a whole.”
— Prof. Dr. Alexandru Rafila, Minister of Health
“The partnership between the G6-UMF University Alliance, the Ministry of Health, and the Local American Working Group for the creation of the Health Innovation Hub is a central element in implementing Romania’s vision for innovation in healthcare. Through this initiative, we have the opportunity to bring together some of the brightest Romanian minds to work on transforming Romania’s healthcare system for present and future generations. By signing this Memorandum of Collaboration, we mark a particularly important moment that brings medical innovation closer to Romanian patients.”
— Radu Rășinar, President of the Local American Working Group
“By creating the Health Innovation Hub, we are making a decisive contribution to the modernization of Romania’s healthcare system. We thus have the ambition to establish a unique framework that encourages young researchers and entrepreneurs in Romania to initiate and carry out complex, interdisciplinary projects that will transform current medical practice, based on active collaboration between the G6-UMF University Alliance, the Ministry of Health, and the private sector through LAWG. By signing this Memorandum of Collaboration, we are taking the first step in this strategic direction.”
— Prof. Dr. Viorel Jinga, Rector of the “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
— Prof. Dr. Viorel Scripcariu, Rector of the “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iași and Acting President of the G6-UMF University Alliance
“Health innovation is a priority at both the European and national levels, and the Universities of Medicine and Pharmacy are on the front line in this regard. The experience gained and the results achieved by each of us in implementing innovation projects are a guarantee that the partnership between the Ministry of Health, the G6-UMF Alliance, and LAWG will have a major positive impact on clinical and research practice in Romania. The Health Innovation Hub is truly a national project, and the signing of the Memorandum of Collaboration is the cornerstone of this endeavor.”
— Prof. Dr. Leonard Azamfirei, Rector of the “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș
“Romania and its healthcare system are facing multiple opportunities, and it is up to us to make the most of them for the benefit of patients. By signing the Memorandum of Collaboration for the creation of the Health Innovation Hub in Romania, we are seizing these opportunities while also looking toward the future to create new ones. Together with our partners, the Ministry of Health and LAWG, we aim to stimulate the development of pragmatic, innovative solutions for strategic priorities in the healthcare sector.”
— Prof. Dr. Dorel Săndesc, Vice-Rector of the “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Timișoara
“The Health Innovation Hub will build bridges between public and private entities in the healthcare sector, promoting partnerships between public authorities, academia, non-governmental organizations, and the pharmaceutical industry. These partnerships will not only facilitate Romanian patients’ rapid and continuous access to medical innovation and healthcare services but will also create multiple opportunities for the development of medical research.”
— Prof. Dr. Dan Gheonea, Rector of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova
“By signing the Memorandum of Collaboration, we support the creation of a Health Innovation Hub in Romania—a collaborative forum designed to facilitate access to and the exchange of best practices in health innovation, in an accelerated manner, with similar structures at the international level. Through the development and implementation of such projects, we will directly contribute to strengthening research, development, and innovation capacity in Romania’s healthcare sector.”
— Prof. Dr. Nadim Al-Hajjar, Representative of the “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca
The signatories of the Memorandum have agreed to hold a series of working meetings in the near future to implement this initiative and to outline a framework for collaboration for the operationalization of the “Health Innovation Hub in Romania” initiative.
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