BIOdyssey was launched - the first HealthTech innovation hub in Romania

BIOdyssey was launched - the first HealthTech innovation hub in Romania, founded by experts from Stanford University, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and University Politehnica of Bucharest with the support of the Romanian-American Foundation and the Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation, Digitalization. 

The objective of the program is to prepare students with entrepreneurial aspirations to develop their own startup in MedTech, but not exclusively.

 Participants with various academic backgrounds are encouraged (e.g. technical, medical, design, business, administration, legal, etc.), one of the objectives of this program being the creation of multidisciplinary teams.

The structure of the program (practical activities, courses, teamwork, networking opportunities) is designed to contribute to the development of creative and innovative thinking, as well as the entrepreneurial skills of the students.

 =► You will find more information about the program by accessing the following link: https://biodyssey.eu/foundational-program/

    What does the Germination program offer?

·        Participants will have access to the innovation methodology developed by Prof. Ezri Tarazi and taught for over 10 years in the innovation hub of the Israel Technion University;

·        A series of workshops which will take place in a hybrid format - some meetings will take place physically, in Bucharest, others online) with the founders of the program and their guests;

·        Ideas validated by international experts; the best teams will move on to the 2nd program of the hub, called Acceleration where, together with the BIOdyssey team, they will build their own startup, being exposed to the innovation ecosystems of Israel, Silicon Valley and Japan (access to mentors, investors, as well as other resources).

=►Applications for the hub's first program, called Germination, are open until October 28 at https://biodyssey.eu/application/