It is not every day that Romania manages to conquer the world of science with a heart the size of a finger. But that is exactly what the MAVIS team from UMF Ia\u0219i is doing, presenting at Expo 2025 Osaka a medical research project considered revolutionary by experts: BabyHeart, the world's smallest artificial heart prototype, designed for children with severe heart failure.<\/p>\n
MAVIS represents Romania at Health and Wellbeing Week, an event held between 24 and 30 June, as part of the global exhibition that brings together over 160 countries and international organisations, with over 28 million visitors expected by October 2025.<\/p>\n
The team gave an official presentation in the Romanian Pavilion in front of an international audience, at a time of exceptional visibility for Romanian research.<\/p>\n
\u2018We are honoured by the large number of visitors who come through our doors. Many are surprised by what we manage to do,\u2019 said Ana Bunduc, one of the team members. Her colleague, Otilia Pintilii, added: \u2018It's a pleasure to talk to people of all ages and explain how we can make science more accessible.\u2019<\/p>\n
The uniqueness of MAVIS' presence in the pavilion lies in the creation of a living lab \u2013 a space where visitors can see in real time how cardiac components are designed, 3D printed and tested. With the help of local partners in Osaka, the team installed a 3D printer and gave symbolic miniatures \u2013 small blue hearts \u2013 to officials and visitors.<\/p>\n
This participation is not an isolated incident. The young people from UMF Ia\u0219i are finalists in the 2024 edition of the \u2018100 Youngsters for Romania's Development\u2019 Campaign, run by the Dan Voiculescu Foundation for the Development of Romania. The programme promotes young people who, through innovation, excellence and social impact, offer a real vision for the future of the country.<\/p>\n
MAVIS integrates an entire support infrastructure for artificial hearts: a controller, a smart battery, wireless communication with mobile applications \u2013 all in rapid development. The goal is to offer a real alternative to paediatric patients with heart failure, for whom options are currently extremely limited.<\/p>\n
In Osaka, BabyHeart is not just a demonstration of technology, but also a symbol of hope. The fact that Romania is presenting such a project at one of the largest international exhibitions highlights how much investment in education, research and trust in younger generations can mean.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nu \u00een fiecare zi Rom\u00e2nia reu\u0219e\u0219te s\u0103 cucereasc\u0103 lumea \u0219tiin\u021bei cu o inim\u0103 de dimensiunea unui deget. Dar exact asta face echipa MAVIS de la UMF Ia\u0219i, care prezint\u0103 \u00een aceste zile la Expo 2025 Osaka un proiect de cercetare medical\u0103 considerat de exper\u021bi drept revolu\u021bionar: BabyHeart, cel mai mic prototip de inim\u0103 artificial\u0103 din […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4436,"featured_media":51044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3338,3345,3340,269,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-100-de-tineri-pentru-dezvoltarea-romaniei","category-editia-2025","category-100detineripentrudezvoltarearomaniei-stiinta","category-noutati","category-stiri"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n