Launching the PRECISEU Personalised Medicine School: Advancing Healthcare Innovation
PRECISEU Personalised Medicine (PM) School is a key initiative under the Horizon Europe-funded PRECISEU project, set to create the bases for personalized medicine advancement across Europe. Designed as an annual training program, the PRECISEU PM School targets ecosystem players—including scientists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers—equipping them with the necessary skills to drive personalized healthcare forward. Each year, two consecutive cohorts participate in week-long sessions strategically scheduled at the end of each project year, aligning with key milestones.
📍 Iași, Romania
📅July 7–11, 2025
💡 Format: Hybrid (on-site + Microsoft Teams)
This event marks a significant step in advancing personalized healthcare education across Europe. The topics for the first week encompass five areas:
- Foundations of Personalised Medicine ;
- Genomics, Data & Health;
- AI, Digital Tools & Innovation Ecosystem;
- Ethics, Trust & Regional Collaboration;
- Translating Personalised Medicine into Practice.
These topics are drawn from the regional needs identified by the partners during project activities and aim to raise the awareness of personalized medicine for the participants. Project experts and regional strategic partners will contribute to the content, ensuring a comprehensive and up-to-date learning experience.
By facilitating these annual encounters, the PRECISEU PM School strengthens the interconnectedness of Europe’s health innovation ecosystems, promoting a more cohesive and efficient advancement towards personalized healthcare.
Interested individuals are encouraged to register for the event to secure their participation.
🔗 Registration link: AVAILABLE HERE.
Event agenda
📅 Monday, July 7, 2025
⏰ 09:00 – 10:00 | PM School opening Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
- Cristina Baghiu (EDIH DIZ Coordinator)
- Assoc. Prof. Simona Caraiman (Vice-Rector for IT&C, ”Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi)
- Prof. Dr. Cipriana Stefanescu (president of IMAGO-MOL Cluster)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ionuț Nistor (Vice Dean, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași, Coordinator of the MAVIS Technology Transfer Center, Consultant in Nephrology, Co-Leader of the Health Group at Digital Innovation Zone)
- Prof. Dr. Bogdan – Ionel Tamba (Coordinator of the Advanced Center for Research and Development in Experimental Medicine “Prof. Ostin C. Mungiu” – CEMEX, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași)
- Prof. Dr. Liviu Oprea (Professor, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași, President of the College of Physicians Iași)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gabriela Tătărîngă (Professor, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași, President of the College of Pharmacists Iași)
- Cristian Cezar BURUIANĂ (Vice-president of the College of Pharmacists Iași)
⏰ 10:00 – 13:00 | Foundations of Personalized Medicine Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
10:00 – 10:20 PRECISEU project presentation María Cejas (Project Manager at BIOCAT)
10:20 – 10:50 Introduction to Personlised Medicine David Walsh (Director and Business Transformation Lead for Precision Medicine at AstraZeneca)
10:50 – 11:10 Q&A
11:10 – 11:40 Genomics and personalised medicine Assoc. Prof. Dr. Monica-Cristina Panzaru (“Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași, Medical Genetics Department)
11:40 – 12:00 Q&A
12:00 – 13:00 Interactive activity María Cejas (Project Manager at BIOCAT)
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch break
⏰ 15:00 – 18:00 | Policy & Funding Sessions Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
15:00 – 15:30 Legislative innovation in PM Dr. Marius Geantă (President and co-founder of the Center for Innovation in Medicine)
15:30 – 16:00 Evaluation Framework for Personalized Cancer Medicine Rossana Alessandrello (Value-based procurement Coordinator, AQuAS – Agency for Health Quality and Evaluation of Catalonia)
16:00 – 16:20 Practical exercise on the evaluation framework
16:20 – 16:40 Break
16:40 – 17:00 Public & Private European funding for Personalized Medicine María Cejas (Project Manager at BIOCAT)
17:00 – 17:15 Interactive discussion
17:15 – 17:35 Public & Private Regional funding for Personalized Medicine Lidia Mocanu (Head of One Stop Shop Office @ North-East Regional Development Agency)
17:35 – 18:00 Interactive discussion
📅 Tuesday, July 8, 2025
⏰ 10:00 – 13:00 | Genomics, Data, and Health Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
10:00-10:45 Biomarkers in Personalised Healthcare: Navigating a Changing World Emanuela Oldoni (Scientific Lead for Personalized Medicine at EATRIS)
10:45-11:30 Challenges in the translational pipeline and how EATRIS supports academics Rosan Vegter (Senior Innovation Officer for Rare Diseases at EATRIS)
11:30-12:30 Personalized treatment for colorectal cancers’ patients – the REVERT successful story – Prof. Dr. Adrian Iftene (AL. I. Cuza University of Iasi/IMAGO-MOL Cluster)
12:30-13:00 Development of an AI-based solution to assist clinicians, patient and caregivers in management of ischemic stroke – Sara Zullino (Scientific Lead for AI in Medical Applications at EATRIS)
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch break
⏰ 15:00 – 18:00 | Health Data in Practice Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
Session: The Molecular Revolution in Patient-Centered Care
15:00 – 15:30 Pyrrol-Sulfonamide Molecules: Innovations in Drug Design Dr. Al-Matarneh Maria Cristina (Scientific Researcher at the “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry)
15:30 – 16:00 Image-Guided Nanoplatforms for Targeted Diagnosis and Therapy in Personalized Medicine ACS Drd. Silviu-Iulian Filipiuc, CS III Dr. Cristina-Mariana Uritu (Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine „Prof. Ostin C. Mungiu” – CEMEX, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași)
16:00 – 16:20 Interactive discussion
16:20- 16:30 Break
Session: Health Data and Cybersecurity
16.30 – 17.00 Big Data in Medicine: Transforming Healthcare Through Data-Driven Insights online Dr. Octav Andronic (Assistant Professor – General Surgery, Coordinator BigData Analysis Department – CieH, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest)
17.00 – 17.20 Health Data Space Use- case, VELES pilot project Carmen Mihai (Cluster Manager, IMAGO-MOL Cluster; Co-Leader of Health Group and Medical Innovation Expert at Digital Innovation Zone)
17.20 – 17.50 Cybersecurity regulations in health Lecturer dr.eng Cătălin Mironeanu (Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași, Senior Expert at Digital Innovation Zone)
17.50 – 18.00 Romanian Cyber Care Health (RO-CCH) project Nicoleta Negulescu (Romanian National Directorate for Cyber Security)
⏰ 18:30 – 21:00 | International networking session with Health Innovation Zone stakeholders – Part of EDIH DIZ project
📅 Wednesday, July 9, 2025
⏰ 10:00 – 13:00 | AI, Digital Tools & Innovation Ecosystem Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
10:00 -10:10 Introduction Florin Cardasim (Co-founder, Strongbytes)
10:10 – 10:30 Happening now – AI factories in Europe Kristina Eskenazi (Chair of the AI Cluster Bulgaria, Chairwoman of MB, Health and Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria)
Montserrat Daban Marín (Director of Strategic Foresight and International Relations, Biocat; PRECISEU Coordinator)
10:30 – 11:00 AI in the healthcare system Daban Marín (Director of Strategic Foresight and International Relations, Biocat; PRECISEU Coordinator)
11:00 – 11:20 From theory to fact: Introducing the AI Programme for Catalonia’s Healthcare System Júlia Aznar Roig (Project management officer – Artificial Intelligence department Fundacio TIC Salut Social)
11:20 – 11:40 Interactive discussion
11:40- 12:10 The price of artificial intelligence Kristina Eskenazi (Chair of the AI Cluster Bulgaria, Chairwoman of MB, Health and Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria)
12:10 – 12:40 AI, Fluent in Clinical Language. Apollo’s virtual assistants for professionals who can’t afford delays Mihaela Onofrei (CEO, Apollo AI Technologies)
12:40 – 13:00 Discussions and closing remarks Florin Cardasim (Co-founder, Strongbytes)
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch break
⏰ 15:00 – 18:00 | Market Access & Case Studies Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
15:00 – 15:20 Adoption of digital health in Europe Chus Castillo (General Manager IGES Consulting in Lifesciences (Strategy, Market Acces, Innovation ,Transformation, Digital, AI, Clinical, Commercial)) – Digitial Access in European countries
15:20 – 15:40 Digital Health in Eastern Europe market access challenges and solutions Ion Petrovai (Director of Innovation and Co-Funder FreshBlood HeathTech) – Stakeholder mapping and managing
15:40 – 16:10 Interactive session
16:10 – 16:00 Break
16:50 – 17:10 From lab to market: How to lead the next generation of spinoffs? Kristina Eskenazi (Chairwoman of MB, Health and Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria)
17:10 – 17:30 PASS fast-track program: Facilitating and accelerating the access of innovation to market and healthcare system. Núria Martí (Director of Innovation & Business Development, BIOCAT)
17:30 – 18:00 Interactive session
📅 Thursday, July 10, 2025
⏰ 10:00 – 13:00 | Ethics, Trust, and Regional Collaboration Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
10:00 – 10:30 Introductions to medical ethics and trust Prof. Dr. Liviu Oprea (Professor, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași, President of the College of Physicians Iași)
10:30 – 11:00 Interactive discussion with Prof. Dr. Liviu Oprea (Professor, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași, President of the College of Physicians Iași) and Kristina Eskenazi (Chairwoman of MB, Health and Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria)
11:00 – 11:30 Ethics in practice Kristina Eskenazi (Chairwoman of MB, Health and Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria)
11:30 – 12:15 Q&A
12:15 – 12:45 Regional collaboration & public infrastructureKristina Eskenazi (Chairwoman of MB, Health and Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria)
12:45 – 13:00 Closing remarks
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch break
⏰ 15:00 – 18:00 | Increasing Accessibility to Advanced Therapies AKKODIS Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
15:00 – 15:10 Welcome & Introductions Karen Rizks (Akkodis Belgium)
15:10 – 16:30 Advanced Therapies for Treating Rare Diseases. What are the associated accessibility issues? Dr. Samir Nuseibeh (KU Leuven, Belgium) Moderator: Dr. Patrick Tjok Joe (Akkodis Belgium)
16:30 – 16:45 Break
16:45 – 17:30 Increasing Accessibility to Advanced Therapies. How can accessibility be improved? Dr. Samir Nuseibeh (KU Leuven, Belgium) Moderator: Dr. Patrick Tjok Joe (Akkodis Belgium)
17:30 – 17:50 Q&A with Dr. Samir Nuseibeh (KU Leuven, Belgium) Moderator: Dr. Patrick Tjok Joe (Akkodis Belgium)
17:50 – 18:00 Wrap-Up & Conclusions Karen Rizks (Akkodis Belgium)
📅 Friday, July 11, 2025
☕ 08:00 – 10:10 | BI4E InfoDay
08:00 – 08:10 Welcome address and brief introduction of the day Irina Lungu (Project Coordinator, TUIASI, Romania)
08:10 – 08:30 Presentations of the project and the Associate partners ( Short presentation of the Associate partners: RDA NE, TECHNOPOLIS,INTELECTRO SRL ) Irina Lungu (Project Coordinator, TUIASI, Romania)
08:30- 09:20 Plenary discussion on the BI4E impact to fostering the innovative potential of the NE Region (The relevant areas of innovation in the NE Region. The implication and commitment of the Associate Partners in the project – providing study cases on technology transfer. Technology transfer services offered by TUIASI – what is done and what are the expectations of the stakeholders in the NE Region.)
09:20 – 10:10 Conclusions of the meeting
☕ 10:10 – 12:00 | Networking and Business Breakfast – Opportunity to connect with peers, speakers, and industry representatives. Location MAVIS – Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer
🏥 12:00 – 17:00 | Study Visits
- Center of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iași
- Center of Fundamental Research and Experimental Development in Translational Medicine – TRANSCEND, Regional Institute of Oncology, Iași
- Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine – CEMEX, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași
Event background
The PRECISEU Personalised Medicine (PM) School is aiming to advance personalised healthcare across Europe. Held annually, the school delivers intensive training to scientists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers, aligning its week-long sessions with major project milestones.
The curriculum draws directly from PRECISEU’s research outcomes, developed in collaboration with expert teams and regional partners, it ensures up-to-date and locally relevant content, covering various areas
- health data;
- advanced therapies;
- innovation management.
A hybrid format – combining in-person and online modules – broadens access and reduces participation costs.
Inspired by Biocat’s successful short programs, the PM School targets professionals seeking practical skills in healthcare innovation. It also features a strong mentoring component, helping participants refine and advance their projects toward market readiness through partnerships with accelerators and regional initiatives.
By fostering collaboration and skill development, the PRECISEU PM School strengthens Europe’s health innovation ecosystem and supports the shift toward more personalized, efficient care.
This project received funding from the European Union through grant agreement no. 101161301.
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