President of the National Authority for Research

Eliza-Maria Armeanu Assistant Lecturer Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, Romania; Sub-Investigator in the European REVERT project, as a member of the team at the Regional Institute of Oncology (IRO) Iași, which served as Co-Leader of Work Package 6 (WP6), responsible for the prospective validation of the artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to personalize treatment strategies for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Startup Program Lead Rubik Hub

Octavian Andronic, MD, PhD, Habil., is a Lecturer in General Surgery at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. He coordinates the university’s Center for Innovation and eHealth (CIeH) and serves as Project Director of BioMedLake (SMIS 350221), an initiative developing biomedical data infrastructure.

General Director, North-East Regional Development Agency

Atelierul de Idei & Digital Innovation Zone

UMF

Resident physician in Epidemiology and PhD candidate at "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași, with an interest in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections, as well as in integrating artificial intelligence-based solutions into epidemiological practice.

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

Alina Căpitanu is Vice President of the IMAGO-MOL Cluster, representing the North-East Regional Development Agency, and is passionate about developing the regional healthcare innovation ecosystem. She has 24 years of experience in regional development and project management and actively contributed to the establishment of the IMAGO-MOL Cluster in 2012, as well as to its subsequent development. Connecting the regional healthcare innovation ecosystem to European networks and initiatives is one of her main professional goals. Over the years, the North-East Region has become a member of the Smart Specialisation Platform for Personalised Medicine (S3P4PM), the Vanguard Initiative, CEBR and the global ECHAlliance network, thereby helping accelerate the smart transformation of the healthcare system. Alina is also President of MEDIC NEST – Meta-Cluster in Precision Medicine, an open alliance of European clusters and business support organisations, built on the conviction that inter-cluster, cross-border and cross-sector collaboration can support the growth, global competitiveness and internationalisation of the European precision medicine ecosystem.

Affidea Medical Clinic, Cluj-Napoca

Florin Cardașim is a technology entrepreneur actively involved in growing the IT community and co-founder of Strongbytes, a software and AI company that helps organizations build secure, scalable digital solutions with real impact. With over 20 years of experience in technology and team leadership, Florin works at the intersection of software, data, artificial intelligence, and innovation. He is also a co-founder of Codecamp România, one of the country's best-known technology conference series, built around genuine idea-sharing and long-term connections. He is likewise a co-founder of Digital Innovation Zone, a European digital innovation hub in Romania's North-East region. At AI4MED, Florin brings a perspective that blends technical expertise with entrepreneurial and business experience, contributing to a dialogue on innovation, digital transformation, and how artificial intelligence is changing organizations, the way we work, and, more broadly, society.

PhD Candidate, Bucharest

Costin Chirica is a PhD candidate in Medicine, in the field of Radiology, and a research assistant at the "Prof. Ostin C. Mungiu" Advanced Research and Development Center in Experimental Medicine of "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iași. He works in radiology and medical imaging, and his research focuses on neuroimaging and MRI, with an interest in medical image processing and computational analysis. His goal is to integrate clinical interpretation with quantitative image analysis in support of research and clinical practice.

Mayor of Iași Municipality

Ixodron/Ixomed

Iulian B. Ciocoiu is a professor at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iași. He is the author of two books, three book chapters published by international publishers, and over 70 scientific papers. His research interests include applications of deep learning models, biometrics, and biomedical signal processing. Prof. Ciocoiu is a Senior Member of IEEE and of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.

Elytis Hospital

PhD Candidate, Brașov

Dr. Georgiana Constantinescu is an endocrinologist and clinical researcher, holding a PhD focused on integrating multi-omics approaches with machine learning to improve the diagnosis of adrenal hypertension. She holds a Master's degree in Clinical Research from Dresden International University and has completed training placements and collaborations with leading European reference centers in France and Germany. Her research interests include multi-omics, endocrine hypertension, and innovation in digital health.

Ovidiu Coruga, Head of Marketing at Rayscape and a resident radiologist. I work at the intersection of medicine, technology, and innovation, with a particular interest in how artificial intelligence can become a useful and natural tool in radiology practice. My role combines a clinical perspective with product understanding, technology communication, and bridging the gap between technical teams and healthcare professionals.

Ioana Crețu holds a PhD in Education Sciences and is an independent specialist in medical communication and English for Specific Purposes, an accredited trainer for the international OET Medicine/Nursing exam, and an authorised medical translator. She was a faculty member for 18 years at "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iași, and since 2018 has worked independently with healthcare professionals, researchers and academics in areas such as clinical communication, scientific writing and medical education. Her recent work also explores the critical use of Artificial Intelligence in clinical and academic contexts.

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iași

Ionuț Adrian Duțu has worked in medical software for over 12 years and is now Sales Manager at Pixel Data. He brings AI-powered imaging solutions from international partners into hospitals and follows them from the first conversation with physicians through PACS/RIS integration and testing on real cases. Before Pixel Data, he led medical sales at HTSS. At AI4-MED, he speaks about Subtle Medical's entry into Romania: what AI applications for MRI and PET can do, and what needs to happen for them to reach daily use in clinics.

“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași, Coordinator of the Women in Data Science program

UMF Iasi

“Sf. Spiridon” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Iași

Lux-Ro, Botoșani

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

Medical physicist and radiation protection expert accredited by C.N.C.A.N., with over 15 years of experience in medical fields that use ionizing radiation, particularly radiology and nuclear medicine. Lecturer at UMF “Grigore T. Popa” Iași, Faculty of Medicine. Coordinator of the Strategy Department within the North-East Regional Innovative Cluster for Molecular and Structural Imaging (IMAGO-MOL).

Philips Romania

“Sf. Spiridon” Emergency County Hospital, Pathology, Iași

Dragoș Grama is Synaptiq's CTO. He studied Computer Science and then AI at the University of Amsterdam and spent three years as an AI researcher in the Radiotherapy department at VUMC Amsterdam before joining Synaptiq. He now runs the technical team and the development of Mediq RT.

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

Prof. Danisia Haba is a Professor at the “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași, within the Department of Surgery I. She is a Senior Consultant in Radiology and Medical Imaging at the Radiology and Medical Imaging Laboratory of the “Prof. Dr. Nicolae Oblu” Emergency Clinical Hospital Iași. She is also the Administrator of MEDIMAGIS SRL and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of IMAGO-MOL, representing the “Prof. Dr. Nicolae Oblu” Emergency Clinical Hospital Iași.

“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași

Medical Bioengineering Specialist at the "Prof. Dr. Eduard Apetrei" Municipal Hospital, Buhuși

“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași

Adrian Iftene is a Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Vice-Rector at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași (UAIC), Romania, where he previously served as Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science from 2012 to 2024. His research interests span artificial intelligence, natural language processing, software engineering, human-computer interaction, and, increasingly, the application of AI in medicine and healthcare. He also serves as MedTech Coordinator within the Imago-Mol Cluster, contributing technical expertise and research activities at the intersection of digital technologies and medicine. Since 2005, he has participated in numerous national and European research initiatives, including H2020 REVERT, EC2U, MetaNet4U, ALEAR, LT4eL, IRSmart, MEDIMAG-AI, and several COST Actions. He has coordinated research and innovation projects such as PIONIER AI, MUCKE, IRSmart, CompetIT&C, and HealthTech Connect. His recent work focuses particularly on artificial intelligence for medical diagnosis, smart health, multimodal data analysis, and responsible integration of AI into healthcare and society. Adrian Iftene has authored over 400 scientific papers and has extensive experience in organizing and chairing international conferences, workshops, and scientific events.

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

PhD Candidate

Larisa Mezinu Balan has over 15 years of experience in the social health insurance field, and has had the privilege of significantly contributing to the development and implementation of policies in this sector, as well as successfully representing her country in the works organized by the European Commission. > As Vice President, she actively participates in analyzing the performance of the National Health Insurance House (CNAS) and in building the institution's strategies and policies, thereby contributing to the improvement of health services offered to insured persons. She has also been involved in promoting the image of CNAS through collaborations with specialized departments and by organizing official communications. > Her dedication, a strong sense of patriotism, and the experience she has accumulated over the years motivate her to continue making significant contributions in healthcare, with the primary goal of ensuring equitable access to quality health services for all citizens.

Carmen Mihai is the Cluster Manager of the IMAGO-MOL Cluster and has been in this role for more than 6 years, facilitating collaborations and innovation projects for members of the medical ecosystem in the North-East region. She has nearly 25 years of experience in project management, both in the non-governmental sector and in consulting. She is currently involved in projects dedicated to facilitating the implementation of concepts and good practice models in the field of personalized and precision medicine, digital transformation in healthcare for hospitals and other healthcare service providers, the development of the framework for the EHDS in Romania, and supporting medical startups in the pre-acceleration and acceleration phases.

Senior Lecturer of Nuclear Medicine (University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest), President of the Romanian Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

Medical Physicist, Rodos Lab

Iași

Bucharest University Emergency Hospital

Senior Data Scientist and PhD candidate in Computer Science at "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași, with 8 years of industry experience in Machine Learning applications. Her research focuses on Explainable AI (XAI) and the analysis of complex medical data, with the aim of developing clinically applicable solutions for real-world challenges. Guided by a vision of building trust in artificial intelligence, she actively collaborates with medical specialists to create safe technologies that clinicians can understand, use with confidence, and easily integrate into practice, thereby improving medical decisions and patient care.

Iași College of Physicians

Ecaterina Pitel is a medical doctor specialised in Public Health and Management, and an Assistant Professor at Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, where she also works within the Department of International Relations and European Integration. She is Co-founder and CEO of We4Health Association. She is actively involved in developing Moldova’s HealthTech ecosystem, fostering collaboration between academia, the healthcare system, the private sector, and European innovation networks. She represents Moldova within the EIT Health community. She is currently pursuing a European Master’s degree in Managing Digital Transformation in the Health Sector. Her main areas of interest include health data interoperability, the European Health Data Space (EHDS), artificial intelligence in healthcare, and innovation policy.

“Professor Dr. Eduard Apetrei” Hospital, Buhuși

PhD Candidate

“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași

I am a Technical Lead at Duk-Tech, and I consider myself a problem solver who enjoys finding solutions and taking on challenges. Over the past 20 years in software development, I've been driven by curiosity—always eager to understand the intricate systems I work with. This mindset has led me to explore beyond my core expertise, diving into areas like Big Data and denormalized databases, while currently focusing on transitioning from Monolith Architecture to Azure Microservices Architecture using the Event-Driven Design pattern to build more robust, scalable, and future-ready solutions.

Elytis Hospital

Constantin Roman is a veterinarian with experience in clinical practice and a strong orientation toward research. He joined the "Prof. Ostin C. Mungiu" Advanced Research and Development Center in Experimental Medicine – CEMEX in 2024, where he works in the field of experimental medicine. He graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Iași in 2014 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Computer Science, within the Innovation, Interoperability, and Digital Transformation program. In parallel, he is a PhD candidate at the Doctoral School of Veterinary Medicine, with a research focus on neuroscience.

National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest

Rector of “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

SAge Hub Programme Lead, Digital Innovation Zone

Prof. Dr. D. Cristina Stefan, MD, PhD, MSc, MBA is a physician-scientist, Professor, academic leader and medical educator with more than 25 years of international experience in oncology, medical education, research and health innovation. She holds academic appointments at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, and SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Singapore, and has held senior university and research leadership positions internationally across the globe. She is Founder and CEO of the Medical Education Research and Innovation Center (MERIC), Romania & Switzerland. Her current work focuses on integrating artificial intelligence into medical education and clinical practice, including AI literacy, responsible adoption and new models of lifelong learning for healthcare professionals.

Everyware Computing

“Grigore Moisil” Theoretical High School of Computer Science, Iași

Nuclear Medicine Specialist, Elytis Hospital, Iași

“Sf. Spiridon” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Iași

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iași

General Electric (GE)

“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași