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of

Most the scientific research is done in the research institutes that are under the Romanian

Sciences . The academy has four research institutes in the field of bio-medical
Academy of 12
research:

1. Institutul de Cercetări Antropologice „Francisc I. Rainer“, Bucureşti

2. Institutul de Virusologie „Ştefan S. Nicolau“, Bucureşti

3. Centrul de Imunologie, Bucureşti

4. Centrul de Cercetari Biomedicale, Iaşi

4.3 Research and development

Biomedical research and development is of a limited scope in Romania. Most prominent are

the research departments of some of the pharmaceutical production companies. Some of the

pharmaceutical production companies have their own R&D department and medicine

development. The best example is Antibiotice that has extensive research facilities and is also

offering contract research services. The Romanian subsidiary of Gedeon Richter has a R&D

profile, claiming that 60

medicines have been Case: bioROne - the first biotechnology cluster in Romania

developed and produced. In

bioROne the first biotechnology cluster in Romania. It is

is
opened a new centre
2016 it
the North-Eastern city of Iași. The inspiration for
located in

for R&D in Târgu-Mureş,

creating the cluster came from foreign examples, especially

partially financed with CIMIT Boston US was inspiring. The goal of the cluster is to

in

European funds. Biotehnos integrate actors in the biotech field to collaborate instead of

(see: Annex E) is a R&D each actor working on its own, to improve translational

oriented pharmaceutical research and economic development. bioROne was founded
group of 12 members, which includes top universities

by a
It
producer. produces

and research centres, key national or regional industry

original drugs and

players, development agencies and strategic partners.

pharmaceutical active

ingredients, that are bioROne aims to act as a network and common platform to

patented. help maximise the innovation potential of North Eastern

The innovation landscape in Romania, and strengthen the innovation process from an

original idea to a product. bioROne has secured several

the bio-medical field is not

project grants and research contracts, cumulative budget

widely developed, it lacks

50m euro, among others from the EU structural funds.

investment from the

business side, openness to www.biotechnologie.ro

cooperation from the

academic side and facilitation from the governmental side. However, there are a number of

the form of clusters of business, research and health institutions. A total of three

initiatives in
companies, research institutions and hospitals are found . The first bio-medical
clusters of 13

12 Academia Românâ, www.acad.ro

13 Clusterro is the platform for clusters from various sectors in Romania: www.clustero.eu

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