The National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest participated in the 11th edition of the Innovation Labs program. This program brought together entrepreneurs, researchers, and people passionate about technology to promote innovation and support promising startups in this field. The Demo Day event of the program took place on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Aula Magna of the POLITEHNICA University in Bucharest.
During the event, the 17 finalist teams gave presentations and technical demonstrations of the products and innovative solutions, presentations followed by the awarding of prizes and a networking session. Thus, participants had the chance to interact with representatives from various sectors of the tech startup ecosystem, encouraging collaboration and the exchange of ideas and best practices.
Demo Day was attended by Mihnea Costoiu, Rector of the Politehnica University of Bucharest, H.E. Reuven Azar, Ambassador of the State of Israel in Romania, Victor Negrescu, vice-president of the Commission for Culture and Education of the European Parliament, Rareș Hopinca, City Manager of Sector 5 in Bucharest and numerous representatives of the private sector.
ICI Bucharest congratulates both the winners, the organizers, and the entire Innovation Labs team, for their demonstrated commitment to promoting innovation and supporting startups, pushing to overcome the boundaries in technology.
The National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest, in partnership with the U.S. Commercial Service, organized today, July 29, 2025, the workshop on the theme "The Defense Industry Facing Dual-Use Technologies and NATO Requirements", an event dedicated to security, research and innovation in dual-use technologies.
On May 22, 2025, ICI Bucharest contributed to the roundtable "Overview of the current cybersecurity dynamics in the European landscape" organized by the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre, together with the partners of the ECYBRIDGE Project. This event was the first roundtable of the project, focusing on the current dynamics of cybersecurity related to Critical Infrastructure (CI).
Adrian Victor Vevera, General Director of ICI Bucharest, was a speaker at the conference dedicated to Euro-Atlantic Security, organised within the Bucharest Leaders’ Summit: The Path to 5.0. From Vision to Reality.
