This September, Romania joins the map of major international gatherings dedicated to the medicine of the future. From September 9 to 12, the Palace of Culture in Ia\u0219i will host the 52nd Annual Congress of the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO), held in Romania for the first time. The Dan Voiculescu Foundation for the Development of Romania is supporting the event as a partner, continuing its commitment to projects that bring cutting-edge international research closer to Romania\u2019s scientific community.<\/p>\n
For a few days, Ia\u0219i will become a meeting point for bioengineers, physicians, surgeons, and researchers from Europe, Asia, Australia, and the United States, all united by one of contemporary medicine\u2019s most ambitious questions: how can we support, replace, or even regenerate the functions of a vital organ when it can no longer function on its own?<\/p>\n
The answers emerge from a field situated at the intersection of medicine, engineering, and biology \u2013 a field that, in recent decades, has transformed solutions once deemed nearly impossible into technologies capable of changing patient prognoses.<\/p>\n
The theme of the ESAO 2026 Congress, \u201cFrom Bench to Bedside and Back Again,\u201d captures the very mechanism of medical progress: discoveries must not remain in the laboratory, but must reach the patient, undergo evaluation in real-world medical practice, and subsequently return to the research stage in the form of new data and observations. The congress\u2019s scientific program features over 100 presentations, plenary sessions, and symposia dedicated to some of the most advanced areas of medical bioengineering. Topics on the agenda include total artificial hearts and ventricular assist devices\u2014technologies used to support patients with severe heart failure\u2014as well as tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, where research into biomaterials and biological grafts is opening up new perspectives on how bodily tissues and functions might be repaired or regenerated.<\/p>\n
The scientific event will be preceded by the youngESAO Conference, held on September 8\u20139 at the \u201cNicolae Leon\u201d building of the \u201cGrigore T. Popa\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ia\u0219i. Dedicated to early-career researchers and PhD students, the event provides a platform for them to present their projects, participate in hands-on workshops, and, above all, connect directly with researchers and academic groups from various countries. The youngESAO component thus adds an essential dimension to the congress: the transfer of know-how to the generation that will develop the next wave of medical technologies.<\/p>\n
Hosting an ESAO congress in Romania for the first time brings not only international specialists to Ia\u0219i but also a dialogue regarding the future direction of medicine. From September 9 to 12, the Palace of Culture becomes a meeting point where medicine, engineering, and fundamental research converge around a highly concrete objective: the development of technologies capable of supporting, replacing, or\u2014in the future\u2014contributing to the regeneration of vital organ functions.<\/p>\n
The event is organized by the Creative Life Association, in partnership with the Ia\u0219i City Hall and the \u201cGrigore T. Popa\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ia\u0219i, with the support of the Dan Voiculescu Foundation for the Development of Romania.<\/p>\n
By supporting such scientific events, the Dan Voiculescu Foundation for the Development of Romania helps bring international research closer to Romania\u2019s medical and scientific communities and fosters a dialogue on medicine that extends beyond mere disease treatment to encompass prevention, regeneration, and healthy longevity.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rom\u00e2nia intr\u0103, \u00een luna septembrie, pe harta marilor \u00eent\u00e2lniri interna\u021bionale dedicate medicinei viitorului. \u00cen perioada 9-12 septembrie, Palatul Culturii din Ia\u0219i va g\u0103zdui cea de-a 52-a edi\u021bie a Congresului Anual al Societ\u0103\u021bii Europene pentru Organe Artificiale (ESAO), organizat\u0103 pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een Rom\u00e2nia. Funda\u021bia Dan Voiculescu pentru Dezvoltarea Rom\u00e2niei sus\u021bine evenimentul \u00een calitate de partener, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4436,"featured_media":54811,"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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[92,128,3228,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comunicate-de-presa","category-evenimente","category-noutati-cercetare-si-dezvoltare","category-stiri"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n