The Clinical Center of Excellence of Baylor Black Sea Foundation

What The Clinical Center of Excellence of Baylor Black Sea Foundation does

The Clinical Center of Excellence of Baylor Black Sea Foundation (Fundația Baylor Marea Neagră) is a Romanian non-profit healthcare foundation established in 2004 and headquartered in Constanța, Romania, affiliated with the Texas Children's Global Health Network. It operates a single Clinical Center of Excellence in Constanța delivering free rapid testing for HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis, along with multidisciplinary care (medical, psychological, and adherence support) for people living with HIV and viral hepatitis, community health education, and emergency medical assistance for vulnerable groups including Ukrainian refugees. Its core product portfolio includes the Baylor Lifestyle Program (a behavioral change and lifestyle medicine intervention for metabolic disorders, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension), psychological counseling, patient navigation, an online HIV self-test service, and accredited professional training courses for healthcare workers.

The foundation historically depended on donations and grants as 100% of funding; in 2025, after 95% of funders reduced support, it introduced unsubsidized paid services at market prices (with 100% of profits funding social programs), alongside tax redirection mechanisms (3.5% individual income tax and 20% corporate profit tax) and revenue from training courses and an online shop for educational publications. Services are delivered through a hybrid model combining on-site clinical care, online booking, digital self-test distribution, and community outreach via a broad social media presence. Customers are end patients (predominantly people living with HIV, hepatitis, or chronic metabolic conditions, plus Ukrainian refugees and the general public seeking free testing) rather than enterprise payers, with no disclosed paying enterprise logos or B2B revenue concentration.

Name

The Clinical Center of Excellence of Baylor Black Sea Foundation

Legal name

Fundația Baylor-Marea Neagră

Website

https://fundatiabaylor.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Clinical Center of Excellence of Baylor Black Sea Foundation is a Romanian non-profit operating in Constanța, delivering free HIV/hepatitis/syphilis testing, multidisciplinary infectious disease care, lifestyle medicine, psychological counseling, and professional training courses to vulnerable populations in the Dobrogea region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151), Medical Laboratories (621511), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Condition Lifestyle Coaching (Non-Clinical) (HSADAGAH)

Keywords

• Infectious disease testing
• Lifestyle medicine programs
• HIV hepatitis screening
• Chronic disease care
• Community health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Constanța

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The foundation historically depended 100% on donations and uncertain grants. In 2025, 95% of funders reduced support, prompting development of paid services to ensure sustainability of social programs.
2. Paid Services: Non-subsidized services at market prices for people who can afford to pay, with 100% of profits funding social services (unlike private clinics where profits go to shareholders).
3. Tax Redirection (3.5% Individuals): Romanian tax redirection program allowing individuals to direct 3.5% of their income tax to the foundation.
4. Tax Redirection (20% Companies): Romanian corporate sponsorship program allowing companies to redirect 20% of profit tax to support foundation projects.
5. Training Courses: Professional training courses including online and in-person formats, with courses for medical technicians and psychologists credited by the College of Psychologists in Romania.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Clinical Center of Excellence delivers free rapid testing with counseling for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis, alongside the Baylor Lifestyle Program, a behavioral change intervention for patients with metabolic disorders, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. It also provides psychological counseling, patient navigation into the Romanian public healthcare system, and accredited professional training courses for healthcare workers, with free or subsidized services for vulnerable populations and paid market-rate services cross-funding the social mission.

Product overview

The Clinical Center of Excellence of Baylor Black Sea Foundation operates as a nonprofit healthcare organization offering a coordinated portfolio of services centered on infectious disease testing and lifestyle medicine. The core offerings include the Baylor Lifestyle Program (a behavioral change intervention for chronic disease patients), HIV/Hepatitis/Syphilis testing services with free counseling, psychological support, and patient navigation. These are supplemented by professional training courses for healthcare workers, educational materials, and health assessment questionnaires. The foundation functions as a hybrid healthcare-charitable organization where subsidized services for vulnerable populations are cross-funded through fee-for-service offerings (courses, books, unsubsidized lifestyle consultations).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Baylor Lifestyle: A lifestyle medicine program providing personalized behavioral change plans, nutrition guidance, physical activity, psychological support, and medical monitoring for individuals at risk of or living with metabolic disorders, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and chronic diseases. Services are free for vulnerable individuals and subsidized for others.

Products and services

• Baylor Lifestyle Program A behavioral change program for people at risk of or living with metabolic disorders, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension, combining health navigation, an initial evaluation, and personalized plans covering nutrition, safe exercise, motivation, emotional balance, and medical monitoring, with services free for vulnerable individuals and subsidized for others.
• HIV / Hepatitis B, C / Syphilis Rapid Testing Free rapid testing for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis delivered with free pre- and post-test counseling, available as individual tests or a combo package, primarily serving the Dobrogea region community and vulnerable populations.
• HIV Self-Test (Autotestare HIV) Free online ordering service for HIV self-test kits enabling discreet at-home HIV testing with information and support, expanding access to stigma-free screening.
• Psychological Counseling Services Psychological counseling and intervention for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and diagnosis acceptance, including therapeutic adherence support for patients with chronic conditions such as HIV, hepatitis, diabetes, and tuberculosis.
• Patient Navigation Services Patient navigation service connecting individuals with the Romanian public healthcare system for chronic disease management, including HIV, hepatitis, diabetes, and tuberculosis, supporting continuity of care.
• Online Health Assessment Questionnaires Online health assessment quizzes covering hepatitis knowledge, pre-test counseling, chronic hepatitis management, lifestyle evaluation, and liver health testing, helping individuals self-assess risk and connect with appropriate services.
• Professional Training Courses for Healthcare Workers Online and in-person professional development courses for healthcare workers, including medical techniques and behavioral intervention skills for chronic disease patients, with select courses accredited by the College of Psychologists in Romania for 20 continuing education credits.
• Educational Manuals and Guides Educational manuals and guides available through the foundation's virtual library, supporting health education on HIV, hepatitis, metabolic disease, and lifestyle change for patients and the general public.
• Books and Printed Publications Physical books and printed health materials available for purchase through the foundation's online shop, with proceeds supporting social programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 107,000+ people tested for free
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Texas Children's Global Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation with Texas Children's Global Health Network provides international standards, best practices in global health, and access to global expertise in pediatric and infectious disease care. This partnership positions the foundation within a renowned international healthcare network.
• Colegiul Psihologilor din România (College of Psychologists in Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccredited provider of continuing professional education for psychologists, authorized to grant 20 credits for the course 'Intervention skills in evaluating and counseling patients with chronic diseases regarding therapeutic adherence'.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Partners In Health: Global health equity nonprofit delivering comprehensive care (HIV, TB, chronic disease) in resource-limited settings. Comparable cross-subsidized care model and chronic-disease management approach, though at vastly greater scale.
• Baylor College of Medicine: Parent institution of the Texas Children's Global Health Network providing research, clinical expertise, and global health training. Comparable as the source of clinical protocols, training accreditation, and network affiliation leverage.
• Population Services International (PSI): Global health nonprofit operating across HIV, reproductive health, and chronic disease with social-franchise service models. Comparable hybrid subsidized/paid services architecture and lifestyle-prevention positioning.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): International medical humanitarian organization providing emergency and chronic care in crisis-affected populations. Comparable in demonstrated capacity to deliver refugee-focused medical response (8,000+ Ukrainian refugees served).

Regional players

• Salvați Copiii (Save the Children Romania): Romanian branch of an international nonprofit providing health, education, and social services for children. Comparable as a Romanian nonprofit leveraging tax-redirection mechanisms and operating regional health programs.
• Hospice Casa Speranței: Romanian nonprofit providing palliative and chronic care services with multidisciplinary teams and donor-funded operations. Comparable as a Romanian nonprofit healthcare provider with cross-subsidized services and similar geographic anchoring.

Direct peers

• AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF): Global nonprofit providing HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and advocacy. Most comparable peer because of the directly overlapping HIV testing, counseling, and care services for vulnerable populations, with global scale that Baylor Black Sea aspires toward.
• ARAS – Romanian Association Against AIDS: Romanian NGO focused on HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, harm reduction, and support for affected populations. Directly comparable mission and target population with overlapping testing and counseling offerings.
• Romanian Angel Appeal: Romanian nonprofit providing social and healthcare services for vulnerable children and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Comparable as a Romanian-registered nonprofit delivering HIV-related social services in overlapping geographies.
• Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI): Direct sister organization within the Texas Children's Global Health Network providing HIV care and pediatric infectious disease services in Africa and Eastern Europe. Closest functional peer given shared network, mission, and operational model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/baylorromania
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4BfworS7IztLfSaTWqZeOA
• Facebookfacebook.com/FundatiaBaylor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centrul-de-excelen%C8%9B%C4%83-clinic%C4%83-baylor
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundatiabaylor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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