ROHEALTH

What ROHEALTH does

ROHEALTH (Asociația ROHEALTH – Clusterul pentru Sănătate și Bioeconomie) is a non-profit cluster organization founded in 2015 in Bucharest, Romania. It operates as a facilitator of health and bioeconomy innovation rather than a developer of proprietary technology, aggregating a membership base spanning research institutes, universities, hospitals, private companies of all sizes, NGOs, public authorities, and startups. Its primary functions are coordinating European-funded R&D consortia, providing access to EU funding programs, organizing the BEHEALTH international healthcare event (now in its 9th edition for October 2026), and convening the MEDRO Romanian Medical Clusters Network.

The organization's core offerings include the BEHEALTH event platform (hybrid format with matchmaking via b2match), MEDRO network coordination, the ROH4UCRAINA humanitarian initiative, and project management services across EU4HEALTH, Horizon Europe, COSME, COST Actions, and ERASMUS+ programs. Active and recent projects include BOOST, SPARKUP, ARCOE (WIDERA TALENTS talent development), NoBoCap (notified body capacity for medical devices), ARMS4Elderly (remote care), MountResilience (climate adaptation), PREPARE (innovation partnerships), NE4HEALTH (printed electronics for health), HOPE (oncogenetics training), and the COST Actions GoodBrother and NET4Age-Friendly. The cluster is not a software company and does not sell commercial products; its technology footprint is limited to its website, social channels, and event/matchmaking platforms.

ROHEALTH generates revenue primarily through participation in European funding programs and through a Form 177 corporate tax redirection mechanism that allows companies to direct up to 20% of their profit tax to the cluster without additional cost. The organization holds the ECEI GOLD Label certification from ESCA, having met 31 quality indicators, and operates with a 51-100 employee base under the leadership of founding President Flaviana Rotaru.

Name

ROHEALTH

Legal name

Asociația ROHEALTH – Clusterul pentru Sănătate

Website

https://rohealth.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ROHEALTH is a non-profit health and bioeconomy cluster organization based in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 2015. It coordinates European-funded R&D consortia, networking, and the BEHEALTH international event, serving research institutes, universities, hospitals, and healthcare companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Cluster Management Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAKAN

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

SECONDARYBPADAEAH

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

SECONDARYHLAJAKAJ

Health Systems Strengthening & Primary Care Development

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

SECONDARYBPADANAJ

Health, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Regulatory Cooperation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

Keywords

• Health cluster management
• Research consortium services
• Innovation networking
• Biomedical research funding
• Cluster facilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucharest

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. European Project Funding: ROHEALTH generates revenue primarily through participation in European funding programs including EU4HEALTH, Horizon Europe, COSME, COST, ERASMUS+, and Structural Funds. The cluster coordinates and partners on research and innovation projects that receive EU financing.
2. Corporate Tax Donation Redirect: Companies can redirect up to 20% of their profit tax to ROHEALTH through Form 177, providing a mechanism for corporate social responsibility contributions without additional cost to the donor company.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ROHEALTH (Asociația ROHEALTH – Clusterul pentru Sănătate și Bioeconomie) is a non-profit cluster organization that coordinates a health and bioeconomy innovation cluster. It facilitates research collaboration, R&D consortia, European funding guidance, and networking among research institutions, universities, healthcare companies, hospitals, NGOs, and public authorities. The organization manages European-funded projects (EU4HEALTH, Horizon Europe, COSME, COST, ERASMUS+, Structural Funds) and operates the BEHEALTH international event series and the MEDRO Romanian medical clusters network.

Product overview

ROHEALTH – Clusterul pentru Sănătate și Bioeconomie is a non-profit cluster organization founded in 2015, established to support association of various entities in health and bioeconomy domains. Rather than a unified software product, ROHEALTH offers a portfolio of services including the BEHEALTH international event platform, the MEDRO Romanian medical clusters network, the ROH4UCRAINA humanitarian initiative for Ukrainian refugees, and EU project management services. The organization promotes and supports cooperation through sustainable national and international partnerships between private companies, universities, research organizations, and public entities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BEHEALTH: International event in healthcare organized by ROHEALTH, reaching its 9th edition in 2026
• MEDRO
• ROH4UCRAINA

Products and services

• BEHEALTH International Healthcare Event Annual international healthcare brokerage and networking event featuring thematic panels, matchmaking sessions, and speakers discussing EU health priorities, attracting participants from 35+ countries.
• MEDRO Romanian Medical Clusters Network Romanian Medical Clusters Network facilitating information exchange and best practices among Romanian health clusters, with ROHEALTH serving as president since 2020.
• ROH4UCRAINA Humanitarian Initiative Humanitarian initiative providing support to Ukrainian refugees including free medical services, accommodation, legal consultation, pet services, transport, communications, education, and job assistance.
• EU Project Management Services Management and participation in European-funded projects including EU4HEALTH (NoBoCap, BEHEALTH), Horizon Europe (BOOST, SPARKUP, ARCOE, MountResilience, PREPARE), COSME (NE4HEALTH), COST Actions (GoodBrother, NET4Age-Friendly), and ERASMUS+ (HOPE) programs, supporting research and innovation in health and bioeconomy sectors.
• ROHEALTH Cluster Membership Membership program providing organizations access to networking, project collaboration, European funding opportunities, and participation in thematic working groups on health technologies, medical devices, and bioeconomy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35 countries collaborated through BEHEALTH events
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• EU4HEALTH ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025ROHEALTH organizes the BEHEALTH 2025 international healthcare event under EU4HEALTH Programme (reference 101233596). The project runs from July 2025 for 8 months, co-financed by the European Union. BEHEALTH brings together researchers, health professionals, policymakers, industry leaders, and patient organizations from over 35 countries.
• Horizon Europe - BOOST (Building Outstanding Opportunities for Science and Talent)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025BOOST is a Horizon Europe WIDERA TALENTS project (reference 101217321) running from June 2025 for 42 months. ROHEALTH is a partner contributing to Work Package 3 on Mentorship and Funding Access. The project supports early-career researchers from Widening countries. Coordinated by Cleantech Bulgaria.
• Horizon Europe - SPARKUP (Strengthening CBRNE Talent Development)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025SPARKUP is a Horizon Europe WIDERA TALENTS project (reference 101217399) running from June 2025 for 36 months. ROHEALTH leads Work Package 2 on Upskilling and Talent Circulation, supporting 48 research professionals from Widening countries. Coordinated by Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Serbia.
• Horizon Europe - ARCOE (Advancing Research Careers and Organisational Excellence)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025ARCOE is a Horizon Europe WIDERA TALENTS project (reference 101216936) running from May 2025 for 36 months. ROHEALTH is a partner responsible for Communication and Ecosystem Engagement. The project brings together institutions from 11 European countries. Coordinated by Fondazione E. Amaldi.
• COST Action NET4Age-FriendlysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2020NET4Age-Friendly is a COST Action (CA19136) running 4 years from October 2020. ROHEALTH is represented by Flaviana Rotaru, President and Founding Member. The action builds local/regional ecosystems for age-friendly digital environments across 38 countries, with 4 thematic working groups.
• COST Action GoodBrothersupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2020GoodBrother is a COST Action (CA19121) running 4 years from September 2020. ROHEALTH is represented by Flaviana Rotaru, President and Founding Member. The action focuses on ethical, legal, and privacy issues for audio and video monitoring in assisted living, involving 37 countries and 5 working groups.
• ERASMUS+ HOPE (How Oncogenetics Predicts & Educates)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2018HOPE is an ERASMUS+ strategic partnership project (reference 2018-1-RO01-KA202-049189) running from October 2018 to September 2021. ROHEALTH was P7 in the consortium led by UMF Grigore T. Popa Iași, with partners from France, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. Project focused on oncogenetics training and education.
• MEDRo - Romanian Medical Clusters NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018MEDRo is a Romanian network of medical clusters established under Clustero in 2018. Since 2020, ROHEALTH (through President Flaviana Rotaru) has held the presidency for a 2-year term. The network includes Clusterul Medical Sănătate România, Clusterul Inovativ pentru Sănătate Dunarea de Jos, Clusterul Balneo-Turistic Transylvania, Clusterul de Sănătate Regiunea Sud-Vest Oltenia, and Asociația LifeTech City.
• EU4HEALTH - NoBoCap (Notified Body Increased Capacity)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNoBoCap is an EU4Health project (reference 101101269) with ROHEALTH as the coordinator. The consortium includes SGS Belgium, SGS Ireland, Technological University Dublin, Universiteit Gent, UAB DE FUTURO/iVITA, HBIO Greece, ALTFACTOR Romania, EU4HEALTHSOLUTIONS, MEDVIA Belgium, and UMFST George Emil Palade Romania. Objective is to increase the capacity of notified bodies.
• ARMS4Elderly (Advanced Remote Medical Services for Elderly)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerARMS4Elderly is an ERANET project funded through UEFISCDI (reference 76/2024). ROHEALTH is P3 in the consortium led by Assuta Ashdod/Assuta Samson University Hospital, Israel, with OUH Odense University Hospital Denmark, Net-Medicare SRL Italy, and Spitalul Clinic Județean Mureș Romania. Project focuses on remote medical care for elderly populations to reduce hospitalizations.
• Horizon Europe - MountResiliencesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountResilience is a Horizon project (reference 101112876) dedicated to accelerating climate adaptation for mountain communities across 9 European countries. ROHEALTH serves as regional coordinator for the Râu Sadului demonstrator. The consortium includes 47 partners from universities, research institutes, and SMEs.
• Horizon Europe - PREPAREsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPREPARE is a Horizon Europe project exploring Innovation Partnerships. ROHEALTH is P4 in a consortium led by TICBIOMED, including Instituto Fomento Region de Murcia, Innovation Skåne, Region Skåne, Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development Agency, Business Oulu, and Council of Oulu Region.
• COSME - NE4HEALTH (New European Electronics for Global Health)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNE4HEALTH is a COSME Clusters Go International Program project (reference COS-CLUSINT-2019-3-01). ROHEALTH is P2 in the consortium led by Functional Print Cluster Spain, with Organic Electronics Saxony Germany, Interizon Foundation Poland, and Cluster LETERA Latvia. Focus is on printed and embedded electronic technologies for health and wellbeing.
• Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in organizing BEHEALTH 2024 & DIGITAL event alongside ROHEALTH, Asociația Suport Regiunea Centru, Clusterul Transilvania IT, and Societatea Română de Informatică Medicală (SRIM).
• Ana Aslan International FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerROHEALTH collaborates with Ana Aslan International Foundation, particularly through Prof. Dr. Luiza Spiru who coordinates the GoodBrother and NET4Age-Friendly COST Actions, and is involved in SHAFE policy initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EIT Health: EIT Health is a Europe-wide knowledge and innovation community backed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, connecting research, industry, and healthcare providers. It is the most direct functional analogue to ROHEALTH at a pan-European scale, with the same cluster/facilitator model focused on health innovation.
• Health Holland: Health Holland is the Dutch life sciences & health innovation cluster and a top-sector public-private partnership. It mirrors ROHEALTH's cluster management role, EU project participation, and member ecosystem spanning companies, research institutes, hospitals, and government.
• Medical Valley EMN: Medical Valley European Metropolitan Region Nuremberg is one of the leading German health innovation clusters, linking industry, research, and care providers. It shares ROHEALTH's model of cluster-based coordination, matchmaking, and project facilitation in health technologies.
• Cluster i4Health: Cluster i4Health is a Portuguese health innovation cluster bringing together academia, hospitals, and companies. It is comparable to ROHEALTH in scale, mission, and reliance on EU project funding to drive cross-sector collaboration.
• BioWin: BioWin is the Belgian health and biotechnology competitiveness cluster, coordinating R&D projects and supporting innovation in medtech, biotech, and digital health. It is comparable to ROHEALTH as a national-level non-profit health cluster relying on EU and regional funding.
• Lyonbiopole: Lyonbiopole is the French health competitiveness cluster specializing in infectious diseases, immunology, and medical technologies. Comparable to ROHEALTH as a French-regionally anchored cluster coordinating R&D projects and member services across academia, industry, and hospitals.
• Life Science Austria (LISA): LISA is the Austrian life sciences cluster and industry platform supporting pharma, biotech, and medtech companies. It shares ROHEALTH's profile as a non-profit, government-affiliated cluster offering access to funding, networking, and internationalization.

Others

• MedTech Europe: MedTech Europe is the European trade association representing the medical technology industry. It is adjacent to ROHEALTH — not a cluster, but an industry-facing organization that similarly engages with EU regulatory policy (e.g., MDR/IVDR) and convenes relevant stakeholders.

Regional players

• ScanBalt: ScanBalt is a cross-border life sciences and bioeconomy cluster network covering the Baltic and Nordic regions. Comparable to ROHEALTH in facilitating international partnerships and EU project participation, but anchored in Northern Europe rather than Central/Eastern Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Innovative Health Initiative (IHI JU): IHI is a large EU public-private partnership in health research co-funded by the European Commission and industry. It is a broader incumbent operating at a larger scale than ROHEALTH but engaging many of the same SMEs, hospitals, and research partners in EU health R&D projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rohealthc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLK1DMovauS8PHUUq5pGflysqo9QRt9cG7
• Facebookfacebook.com/rohealthcluster
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rohealth---the-health-cluster

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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