Cluster Imago-Mol

03/09/2026

🚀 Applications are open for the MedTech Funding Lab in Iași, so hurry-up to secure your seat!

On 21 October 2026, IMAGO-MOL Cluster, Innovate-EU and Rubik Hub are bringing 15 European MedTech and HealthTech startups together for a full-day practical programme focused on fundraising, investor readiness and pitching.

📍 Ramada Hotel, Iași

📅 21 October 2026 | 08:30–17:30

⏳ Apply by 9 October

What will startups gain?

💰 Fundraising Toolkit — valuation, cap tables, data rooms, P&L forecasting, VC profiling and investor targeting, with practical insights from the Rubik Hub team: Robert Cotună, Strategic Partnerships and Ionuț Amariei, Startup Programs Lead.

🎤 Pitching like a PRO — with Henk Joos, General Manager of Silver Arrow, exploring the strategic questions investors ask and helping founders strengthen their investor pitch.

🤝 Practice & feedback — startups will rework their pitches and present them in a dedicated pitching session.

Selected startups can also benefit from:

✈️ Up to €300 towards travel and accommodation

🎟️ Free access to AI4-MED 2026, connecting them with healthcare professionals, private clinics and innovation stakeholders

🌍 Access to the wider European innovation and investment ecosystem through INNOVATE-EU

🇷🇴 For Romanian pre-seed startups: participation also offers the opportunity to join the HealthTech Investors Summit 2026 regional preselection on 22 October, during AI4-MED, and compete for a place at the European summit in Bruges.

👉 Applications close on 9 October:

https://lnkd.in/dc4g33MG

Know a MedTech or HealthTech startup that should be there? Share this opportunity with them.

The MedTech Funding Lab is organised by IMAGO-MOL Cluster, INNOVATE-EU and Rubik Hub, as a side event of the AI4-MED Conference, with the support of the European Union.

02/09/2026

Join us tomorrow, 3 September, for the second Clusters4Health Brokerage Event, bringing together stakeholders from European and Ukrainian health innovation ecosystems to explore new opportunities for collaboration, partnerships and product development.

Healthcare Innovation & Product Development will be at the centre of the event, with a particular focus on:

• Matchmaking and 1-to-1 meetings

• Technology and research partnerships

• Market access and implementation

• Cross-border collaboration in healthcare and life sciences

The event is designed for healthcare startups and SMEs, research organisations and universities, hospitals and healthcare providers, technology companies, innovation centres, investors, funding organisations, clusters and business support organisations.

Event details:

📅 3 September 2026 | 11:00–13:30 CEST | 12:00–14:45 Ukrainian time

💻 Online via the Life Science Open Space (LSOS) platform

🎯 Theme: Healthcare Innovation & Product Development

The programme includes a Power Pitch session followed by structured 1-to-1 matchmaking meetings, providing participants with the opportunity to connect with relevant organisations and explore potential collaborations.

Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with new partners and take the next step towards your next healthcare innovation collaboration.

👉 Register now:

https://www.lifescienceopenspace.com/events/default/clusters4health-brokerage-event-vol-2-healthcare-innovation-product-development/p62JRza2k5

25/08/2026

🚀 European MedTech founders are coming to Iași and applications are now open!

On 21 October 2026, iMAGO-MOL Cluster, together with INNOVATE-EU and Rubik Hub, will host the MedTech Funding Lab: Fundraising Toolkit & Pitch Masterclass, a full-day practical programme dedicated to EU healthcare startups ready to strengthen their investment strategy and investor pitch.

📍 Ramada Hotel, Iași
📅 21 October 2026 | 08:30–17:30
🚀 15 startups

⏳ Applications close on 9 October
Building an innovative medical technology is only part of the journey. Founders must also understand how investors assess their business, how to build a credible fundraising strategy and how to communicate the investment opportunity behind their innovation.

That is exactly what this masterclass will address.

💰 The Fundraising Toolkit by Rubik Hub
Robert Cotună, Investment Manager at Rubik Hub, and Ionuț Amariei, Startup Program Manager – Rubik Garage Accelerator, will deliver an intensive practical session covering:

▪️ valuation methods and cap tables
▪️ data room structure
▪️ P&L forecasting
▪️ VC profiling and investor targeting
▪️ fundraising tips based on real-life experience

🎤 Pitching like a PRO

In the second masterclass, Henk Joos, General Manager of Silver Arrow, will challenge founders to look beyond the technology and build the strategic foundations of an investor-ready company:

Product or technology? Who pays? What is your GTM? Who are your competitors and KOLs? What is your roadmap? Can your team deliver?
Participants will then move from learning to practice: reworking their own pitches and presenting them during a dedicated startup pitching session.

And there is more. 👇
Selected startups can benefit from:
✈️ Up to €300 for travel and accommodation
🎟️ Opportunity for free access to the AI4-MED Conference and direct exposure to healthcare professionals, private clinics and innovation stakeholders

🌍 Access to a wider European innovation and investment ecosystem through INNOVATE-EU

🇷🇴 For Romanian pre-seed startups: the opportunity to participate in the HealthTech Investors Summit 2026 regional preselection on 22 October, during AI4-MED, and compete for a place at the European summit in Bruges, with support from INNOVATE-EU.

👉 Apply here by 9 October:
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/d5020985-9e55-2321-eceb-0fec935436f6

Through this initiative, iMAGO-MOL continues to connect the regional healthcare and MedTech ecosystem with expertise, investment networks and opportunities at European level, helping innovative ideas move closer to the market and, ultimately, to healthcare practice.

The MedTech Funding Lab is organised in partnership with INNOVATE-EU and Rubik Hub, as a side event of the AI4-MED Conference, with the support of the European Union.

📢 Know a promising MedTech or HealthTech startup? Tag them or share this opportunity with their team.

17/08/2026

Romanian HealthTech companies: your next big opportunity could be in Bruges!

Are you building the future of healthcare? Then this opportunity is for you! 🇷🇴🌍

IMAGO-MOL Cluster, as a knowledge partner of the HealthTech Investor Summit, invites HealthTech companies from Romania to apply for the opportunity to showcase their solutions to Europe’s leading investors, entrepreneurs and industry leaders at the:

📍 HealthTech Investor Summit – Bruges, Belgium
📅 30 November – 2 December 2026

Who can apply?

Private HealthTech companies at:
🔹 Pre-Seed
🔹 Start-up
🔹 Scale-up stage

🇷🇴 Romania’s national selection will take place on 22 October 2026 in Iași, during the AI4-MED National Conference: “Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Medicine – The Future of Precision Medicine.”

🏆 The top 1–3 companies in each category will earn the opportunity to pitch in Bruges with reduced participation fees.

💡 And there’s more!

Companies from the IMAGO-MOL ecosystem benefit from an EXTRA 15% discount on the pitching package contribution fees! 🎯

💶 After the Romanian winners’ discounts, fees start from:
➡️ €699 for Pre-Seed winners
➡️ €1,399 for Start-up winners
➡️ €2,099 for Scale-up winners

⏰ Application deadline: 16 October 2026

👉 Apply now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSNnvsPvHPK3ULkrF2PvcpK6fbiG5oSGnQH1On-KLcy4aL5A/viewform?usp=header

This is your chance to put your HealthTech innovation in front of the European investment and industry community. 🌍💡

Build. Pitch. Connect. Scale.

13/08/2026

Join us for the next Clusters4Health training!

IMAGO-MOL Cluster is pleased to invite you to the next session of the Clusters4Health Cluster Management Training Series!

This time, we’re diving into an essential topic for anyone involved in building and managing clusters:

💡 Cluster governance: roles of the cluster management team, advisory board and membership

🎙️ Our speaker will be Dr. John Hobbs, Director of the V-LINC Cluster Research Group at Munster Technological University.

📅 28 August 2026
⏰ 10:00–11:00 CEST / 11:00–12:00 EEST

Whether you are part of a cluster management team, advisory board or membership community, this session offers an opportunity to better understand how different roles contribute to effective cluster governance.

👉 Register here: https://www.letsreg.com/no/register/clustermanagementatrainingserieswithclusters4health_25112025022758 #/

📌 Already registered for a previous module?
No need to register again and your registration covers the entire training series!

🔗 Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84751744348

See you online! 👋

04/08/2026

Clusterul Imago-Mol vă invită să participați la cea de-a II-a ediție a Conferinței Naționale AI4-MED – „Inteligența Artificială și Medicina Augmentată: Viitorul Medicinei de Precizie”!

În perioada 21–23 octombrie 2026, la Iași, vom reuni profesioniști din domeniul medical, cercetători, specialiști IT, antreprenori și reprezentanți ai companiilor din healthtech și medtech pentru a explora modul în care inteligența artificială transformă medicina și contribuie la dezvoltarea medicinei de precizie.

💡 Ce vă așteaptă la AI4-MED 2026?
🔹 Prezentări și studii de caz despre implementarea inteligenței artificiale în sănătate
🔹 Workshop-uri introductive dedicate profesioniștilor din domeniul medical
🔹 Sesiuni dedicate startup-urilor din ecosistemul healthtech și medtech
🔹 Paneluri de dezbatere privind etica, reglementarea și digitalizarea în sănătate
🔹 Expoziție și sesiuni de networking cu experți din medicină, cercetare și tehnologie

📅 21 octombrie – Sesiune introductivă interactivă (UMF Iași)
📅 22–23 octombrie – Conferința AI4-MED
📍 Congress Hall Palace, Iași

Parteneri ai evenimentului: Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iaşi, Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie Grigore T. Popa Iași, Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași, Agentia pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Nord-Est, Digital Innovation Zone, Strongbytes si Universitatea POLITEHNICA din București

🎓 Conferința este în curs de acreditare la Colegiul Medicilor din România (CMR).

📢 Locurile sunt limitate!

🌐 Mai multe informații:
https://medcongresses.eventsair.com/ai4-med-2026/

📝 Înscrieți-vă aici:
https://medcongresses.eventsair.com/ai4-med-2026/inregistrare

Vă invităm să fiți parte din comunitatea care modelează viitorul medicinei prin inovație, colaborare și inteligență artificială. Ne vedem la AI4-MED 2026!

27/07/2026

📢 Suntem bucuroși să fim parteneri în cadrul unei noi ediții a seriei , dedicată Apelului VINNOVATE 2026.

Evenimentul este o oportunitate pentru companiile inovatoare din Regiunea Nord-Est de a afla informații actualizate despre oportunitățile de finanțare interregională, dezvoltarea de proiecte colaborative și identificarea de parteneri europeni în domenii strategice de inovare.
📅 5 august 2026
🕙 10:00–12:00
💻 Online
🎟️ Participarea este gratuită, cu înregistrare prealabilă.
Vă invităm să vă înscrieți și să descoperiți cm puteți valorifica oportunitățile oferite de VINNOVATE 2026!
👉 Înscrie-te completând formularul de aici:
https://lnkd.in/dBxKZ4ts
👉 Mai multe informații despre eveniment și agenda completă regăsești în acest articol: https://lnkd.in/dPCd6-Ta

Webinarul este organizat în cadrul programului EDIH-DIZ 2.0, cu sprijinul Agenției pentru Dezvoltare Regională Nord-Est și IMAGO-MOL Cluster.

Speakeri: Manuela Ciora - Expert ADR Nord-Est | Diana Plugaru - Coordonator proiecte IMAGO-MOL Cluster.

CC: Parteneri eDIH 2.0

Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iași | Strongbytes | Grapefruit | Atelierul de Idei | B Corp™️ | Social enterprise | North-East Regional Development Agency / Agentia pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Nord-Est | IMAGO-MOL Cluster | Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Grigore T. Popa” din Iași | Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași | Universitatea Nationala de Arte "George Enescu"​ Iasi | Universitatea de Științe Agricole și Medicină Veterinară „Ion Ionescu de la Brad” din Iași | ANIS Romania – Asociația Patronală a Industriei de Software și Servicii | RO-DIH – Romania EDIH Association

Află cm poți accesa finanțări europene prin 𝐀𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐥 𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

Seria de webinarii „𝐌𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭̦𝐚̆𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫” revine cu o nouă ediție dedicată companiilor inovatoare din Regiunea Nord-Est!

👉 Organizat de Digital Innovation Zone, în parteneriat cu Agentia pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Nord-Est și Cluster Imago-Mol, evenimentul își propune să ofere informații actualizate despre oportunitățile de finanțare interregională și despre modul în care poți dezvolta proiecte colaborative alături de parteneri europeni.

📅 Când? Miercuri, 5 august 2026
⏰ Ora: 10:00 - 12:00
📍 Unde? Online

👉 Domeniile prioritare vizate de Apelul VINNOVATE 2026:
● Bioeconomie;
● Producție sustenabilă și eficientă;
● Producție avansată prin imprimare 3D;
● Tehnologii pentru medii industriale dificile;
● Sănătate inteligentă;
● Tehnologii bazate pe hidrogen.

🎟️ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐀̆, 𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚̆ 𝐢̂𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐚̆.
👉 Înscrie-te completând formularul de aici:
https://2g7rvj.share-eu1.hsforms.com/27SKw5uKwT06xVKUZVXIuGw

👉 Mai multe informații despre eveniment și agenda completă regăsești în acest articol: https://digital-innovation.zone/webinar-miercurea-finantarilor-vinnovate-2026/

*Webinarul este organizat în cadrul programului EDIH-DIZ 2.0, cu sprijinul Agenției pentru Dezvoltare Regională Nord-Est și Clusterul IMAGO-MOL.

CC: Parteneri eDIH 2.0
Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iaşi | Strongbytes | Grapefruit | Atelierul de Idei | Agentia pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Nord-Est | Cluster Imago-Mol | Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie Grigore T. Popa Iași | Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași | Universitatea Națională de Arte "George Enescu" Iasi | Universitatea de Ştiinţele Vieții „Ion Ionescu de la Brad” | ANIS Romania – Asociația Patronală a Industriei de Software și Servicii | RO-DIH – Romania EDIH Association

22/07/2026

🚀 Healthcare innovation starts with the right partnerships.

Turning great ideas into market-ready healthcare solutions takes more than innovation, it takes collaboration.

Join us for the Clusters4Health Brokerage Event Vol. 2: Healthcare Innovation & Product Development, an online matchmaking event bringing together stakeholders from the European and Ukrainian health innovation ecosystems.

Whether you're a:
🔹 Healthcare startup or SME
🔹 Research organisation or university
🔹 Hospital or healthcare provider
🔹 Technology company or innovation hub
🔹 Investor or funding organisation
🔹 Cluster or business support organisation

This event is your opportunity to connect with potential partners through pre-arranged 1-to-1 meetings designed to spark meaningful collaborations.

📅 Agenda highlights
✔️ Welcome & project introduction
✔️ Power Pitch on healthcare innovation and product development
✔️ Two hours of structured matchmaking with carefully selected participants
💡 From research and product development to clinical validation, implementation, and scaling, collaboration is the key to bringing innovative healthcare solutions closer to patients.
📍 Online via the Life Science Open Space (LSOS) platform

👉 Register now and start building your next collaboration:
https://lnkd.in/d-EaY4sg