Made in Romania

The Romanian antivirus software Bitdefender- the best antivirus solution in the world 

Romania has the best emergency centre service 112 from the EU

Romania- Japan- USA, the road to success in nanotechnology for the Romanian Ruxandra Vidu

A Romanian company participates in building the world’s biggest bridge that will connect the Asian and European sides of Istanbul

Transfagarasan- "the most beautiful road in the world"

The best anti-aging cream in the world is manufactured in Romania. Romania won the grand prize at the World Quality Selection 2014 !
 

Romanian manufacturer of cosmetics Cosmetic Plant won for the second time, the grand prize, the Grand Gold Award for Biola wrinkle day cream at World Quality Selections in 2014, the most important international product quality competition in the world organized by Monde Selection.
Also, in the same competition, the company was awarded with the Gold Award for the new mattifying day cream, Antiaging GreenStem. Both creams were created on the basis of modern recipes that do not contain parabens, silicones or dyes.
"We are honored to be, for the second time, awarded with two of the highest honors, by Monde Selection World Quality. This reconfirms that we are on the good track in terms of developing innovative new products based, increasingly more, on ingredients from organic crops that meet global quality standards, " Susana Laszlo, general director of Cosmetic Plant.
Cosmetic Plant is one of the leading manufacturers of cosmetic products in Romania and now worldwide. Established as a family business in Cluj-Napoca in 1991, the company has put on the forefront quality products. Pharmacist Ileana Mester, founder of Cosmetic Plant, fully believed in the power that nature can give science and relied on the use of natural ingredients in all products.

ROMEXPO – Made in Romania for Romania's development

With over four decades in the business of organization of fairs and exhibitions, ROMEXPO is undoubtedly an authentic Romanian project. Moreover, ROMEXPO is a project for Romania.
Fairs and exhibitions are the representation of a national economy, with all the strengths and weaknesses; representation that helps the overall social and economic development. For over 40 years, the Exhibitions Center brings to visitors and exhibitors the most important events tailored to market needs. The days of participation in fairs and exhibitions are perhaps the most effervescent period of activity of the company.
Giving back time, in its first years ROMEXPO organized a few fairs, and those general but important, and perhaps forgotten, is that the ROMEXPO binds the very beginnings of many Romanian companies, companies that  subsequently became very large and also due of their participation in these fairs every year.
The present means a whole new dimension of business for ROMEXPO, a calendar of events very dense, in other domestic and international economic context. A short and revealing example is 2013. This year meant for ROMEXPO the joining of the most important fairs and events in areas of interest, in which both specialists and the general public were able to build an overview of the economic areas which have addressed.
Thus, in the first half of 2014 ROMEXPO organized 17 trade fairs, hosted and facilitated the organization of fairs and exhibitions of 8 other partners, two concerts, two performances for the general public and 30 congresses, seminars and conferences, visited of 258,000 people.
Now ROMEXPO international organizer is in a process of globalization. What is this process for ROMEXPO? If before a fair was defined of where was set in terms of place, now it is defined by the organizer and this is a big challenge for the company. In this context ROMEXPO calculates its next steps, especially in the direction of international cooperation and regional development.
Over 10 years ROMEXPO will not be the same, it will always adapt to the changes that arise every day.
How to define briefly ROMEXPO? Business space for everyone, from global companies to family associations. For SMEs, however, fair means a lot. It's really the only time when a SME, in an organized manner, make contact with the largest companies and their customers.
From this perspective ROMEXPO offers the possibility to any SME to present well in front of potential clients, to draw attention to its business.
ROMEXPO is a project not only made in Romania, but creating for Romania, which supports the development of Romania!
ROMEXPO is, especially in this period, an energizer. The great lesson from the crisis of last few years is for ROMEXPO, that such period may be exceeded only by starting from the premise that you have to be 10 times more creative, to demonstrate flexibility and closeness to the customer. There are countless ways to capture the energy of business men, to bring them together and to make them confident in possible positive results in the future and ROMEXPO is working on these goals day by day, event by event.
We emphasize this more than all the other benefits of the fair (new contacts, market information, assess the competition, news, etc.) as this quality makes fairs and exhibitions to be more important in the future in the context of the abundant of information and development, we might say excessive, of online environment.
Catalin Trifu, CEO, ROMEXPO S. A. believes that "face to face meetings are now more important than ever, as an indispensable element of economic development. Fairs and exhibitions offer precisely this advantage, one undeniable and that cannot be neglected. "
Whether we are talking about areas such as agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, hospitality and more, ROMEXPO owns and organizes each specific event for each of them. INDAGRA – International exhibition of equipment and products in the field of agriculture, horticulture, viticulture and animal husbandry Tourism Fair of Romania, TIB – Bucharest International Technical Fair, CONSTRUCT EXPO – International Exhibition of technology, equipment, construction machinery and equipment, Dental – international Exhibition of products and equipment for medical and dental domain, or BIFE-SIM – International Fair of Furniture, Equipment and accessories are just a few examples of what ROMEXPO brings every year in front of visitors and exhibitors.
Quality, professionalism and adaptability!
ROMEXPO- Romanian genuine project that actively contributes to the development of Romania.
 

9 gold medals and 11 silver medals for Romanian wines
 

Romania participated this year in the 20th edition of “Concours Mondial de Bruxelles” traditional competition held in Brussels, one of the most important world competitions of wine. Romanian wines were awarded in the competition with 9 gold medals and 11 silver medals. Over 8060 wines from 41 countries were gathered before a selection of the best wine tasters around the world.
The nine gold medals were obtained by:
•    Feteasca Neagra Egregio 2013 (Vincon)
•    Floare de Luna Privat Reserve Feteasca Neagra 2013 (Cramele Halewood)
•    Floare de Luna Privat Reserve Feteasca Alba 2013 (Cramele Halewood)
•    Grasa de Cotnari 1982, Vinoteca, (Cotnari)
•    Grasa de Cotnari 2000, Vinoteca, (Cotnari)
•    Mosia de la Tohani Special Reserve 2011 (Domeniile Viticole Tohani)
•    Origini Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (Budureasca)
•    Sable Noble Alb 2013 (Crama M1 Atelier Murfatlar)
•    Solo Quinta White 2013 (Recas)
"Concours Mondial de Bruxelles" is an international wine competition, held annually since 1994. "Concours Mondial" evaluates over 8,000 wines from around the world each year.

A 10-year-old Romanian won a playwriting contest held in London
 

A 10 year old student from Bucharest won the award for the most promising drama in International Playwriting Competition, an international contest organized by Trinity College London.
Claudia Mihale, a student in the 5^th grade at Metropolitan School ARC, represented Romania in this competition, as the youngest participant.
Claudia piece entitled "The Friendly Yeti" competed with hundreds of texts from 25 countries.

 

Gold Medal at Best in Biz Awards 2014 EMEA- a Romanian project for Romania
 

ELearning application that incorporates multi-touch technology, developed by IT experts from SIVECO Romania and the Ministry of Education through its Management of Externally Financed Projects Unit, received the title as the most innovative project of the year in the world.
The "Optimized Educational Process for Knowledge Society Skills" project implemented by the Ministry of National Education through Management of Externally Financed Projects Unit (MEN – UMPFE), in partnership with SIVECO Romania and National Defense University "Carol I", was awarded with the golden medal at "Most Innovative Product of the Year" category on the global competition Best in Biz Awards 2014 EMEA.
Best in Biz Awards is the only independent business competition and has as jury members of the media and business analysts.
Winners of Best in Biz Awards 2014 EMEA were determined by individual grades received from a jury of 16 personalities from publications and top radio-TV shows from Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Israel, UAE, Ireland, England and Brazil.
SIVECO Romania is the leading Romanian software house and one of the most successful regional leaders in eLearning, eHealth, eAgriculture, eCustoms, eGovernment and eBusiness from Central and Eastern Europe.
The company develops and exports software products and high value added consultancy projects to countries within the European Community, The Middle East, North Africa and the CIS area.
Founded in 1992, SIVECO Romania has now 1,000 employees worldwide. Addressing large companies and public agencies, SIVECO Romania is specialized in developing large and complex IT projects.
During its 22 years of activity, SIVECO Romania has built a solid reputation, receiving more than 200 national and international recognitions and prizes.

Romanian Research Institute for Advanced Coatings – ICAA S.A. – globally recognized performance in research and development of high-tech protection by painting and micro production of paint and varnishes.

The Research Institute for Advanced Coatings – ICAA S.A. is the former Anticorrosive Protections Paints and Varnishes Research Institute – ICEPALV S.A, founded in 1952, as the Central Laboratory of the former Institute of Paints and Varnishes.
ICAA has two main lines of business: research and development of high-tech protection by painting and micro production of paint and varnishes. The company is not just a manufacturer of paint, but a provider of intelligent solutions and customized coverage. Unlike traditional paint, intelligent paint is able to detect a change in environmental conditions and respond to this change in a distinct and predictable way. Smart Paints offer besides the usual functions of paint, especially protective and decorative, some functional properties unique, unusual , involving a smart selection between certain types of responses to external conditions. ICAA latest products are developed through nanotechnology, functional engineering at the molecular level. Applied Nanotechnology is essential in increasing the capacity to manipulate matter at a scale previously impossible, creating new possibilities of evolution in the whole range of technological areas. ICAA sells two revolutionary products based on nanotechnology: Argenta and Titanium. These high-tech products that replace traditional interior and exterior paint, allow better energy consumption for buildings, better air quality and eliminate germs.
ICAA's products are premium products, worldwide competitive, in the recent years the main aim of the Institute is to create intelligent environmental coatings.
ICAA’s  researchers scientific activity is recognized internationally through numerous awards: gold medal for “Nano modified composite material with high durability" and for “Ecological thermo resistant impregnation coating compositions” and special prize for "Nano modified composite material with high durability" at the International Competition in Brussels – EUREKA, 2 gold medals at the International Fair of Inventions in the Middle East, special Prize ARCA at the International Exhibition in Zagreb (Croatia) for the invention "Advanced Nanomaterials for long-term protection of metal and steel buildings", gold medal for "Advanced Nanomaterials for long lifetime protection of metals and construction steel” at Moscow International Salon of Innovations and Investments, 2 gold medals at the International Trade Fair for Technological Innovation of Brussels, 2 gold medals at the International Exhibition of Inventions, Scientific Research and New Technologies INVENTIK, gold medal at the International Salon of Inventions, Techniques and New Products in Geneva

Handicraft cooperatives Romano ButiQ from Romania -in the top 10 best ideas for social innovation in Europe
 

Handicraft cooperative network Romano ButiQ was one of the winners of the competition “ERSTE Foundation Award for Social Integration " , was named by the European Commission as one of the ten best ideas for social innovation at European level in the Social Innovation Competition and it was rewarded at the Civil Society Gala for social economy.
Mesteshukar ButiQ (MBQ ), the network of social economy enterprises called  " Roman ButiQ " cooperatives aims revaluing traditional Roma crafts.
The Cooperatives Romano ButiQ offers a real development opportunity for those who wish to revalue traditional craft and bringing it in front of the public.
Acting as small social business for Roma craftsmen to be able to produce and sell goods, the cooperatives are based, primarily, on the desire to work and on the market demand for products manufactured from raw materials like wood, wicker, iron, silver brass, copper or aluminum.
The approach also facilitates the preservation of tradition and identity of Roma and the increase of cultural diversity in a society free of prejudice and discrimination.
Here is the study by Romano ButiQ about Roma crafts.
Based on the belief that practicing traditional crafts can be a viable economic solution and a way to preserve the cultural identity of Roma communities and continuing the activities of the project Romano Cher – Casa Romilor, project that established 30 cooperative craft, Romano ButiQ Association carries on the tradition of legendary behavior that through artistry and dedication, passed from generation to generation, genuine passion for crafts and quality products.

The Romanian researcher Andreea Creanga awarded by the White House
 

Andreea Creanga, a Romanian researcher from Calarasi, received the highest award of the American Administration for scientists at the beginning of the road. Andreea has been awarded for research related to maternal mortality made ​​to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, where she works since 2009. The Study conducted by the Romanian  researcher  was made in 30 hospitals in New York and presents the effects of H1N1 virus on pregnant women.

Goodies from Nature: 100% natural, 100% Romanian 

“Goodies from Nature represents a three generations family who has practical sense, initiative and love for life and for everything surrounding us. We follow a healthy way of living which means: as many outdoor activities as possible, healthy food, spending enough time with family and friends.
“Goodies from Nature” is also a trademark under which we prepare marmalades, jams and syrups with fruits from our own harvest or from the householders in our region. We use no industrial processing, no chemicals and no synthetic sweeteners. Only lemons, mint from our garden, cinnamon, vanilla pods and healthy Romanian fruits!
We started this journey because of our wish to offer the best from nature in simple and healthy products. We produce using selected, washed Romanian fruits, which are peeled one by one and boiled in amounts of maximum 4 kg.
Firstly, we reproduced our grandmothers’ recipes: Moldavian plums jam, white cherries marmalade, Agurida juice and others to which we had the fortune to add an interesting discovery: a cooking book from the 60s, an encyclopedia about the preserving possibilities from then. 
We were glad every time our grandmother shared us a recipe and this way we reached a number of 27 assortments in jars. To these, we add over 16 types of syrup, which also mean quite enough meticulosity and attention, and we shouldn’t forget about the green grapes juice (Agurida juice).
Every jar we obtaine is a goody from nature, not a mass product!
“Goodies from Nature” means products based on fruits and vegetables designed to be enjoyed even when their season is over. When the fall with its rich harvest is over, we can be proud with our pantry filled with goodies. All the fruits we process come from communes in Vrancea County: Vartescoiu, Odobesti, Jaristea, Cotesti, Bolotesti, Suraia, Mera – from working people who love the land.
Another reason for doing this is the wish to create social effects in the region. The producers have a place to deliver their merchandise and are no longer tempted to sell their land or to let it fallow.  The community members become this way both resources consumers and added value generators”- Ramona Grigoriu, Goodies from Nature
“Goodies from Nature” is a 100% Romanian brand, whose recipe for success consisted in combining the love and respect for nature, country, tradition, community with professionalism and excellent quality.

Successful Entrepreneurship: Japan Stone Spa and the Japanese dream
 

"This is not for me simply a business in which I have invested " 1 Euro to gain 4" , a well-known saying. Daily, I invest here my passion and my soul because opening this salon and spa services and providing a framework and unique concept in Romania is my dream come true,  it is my professional fulfillment as human.
The story of this salon, my story is a trip to the other half of the globe for over 10 years…I had this dream: to return to the place where I was born and that I always missed, to create something lasting over years. It is also the story of many years of study, work, perseverance, renunciation and sacrifice.
It is the story of an extraordinary culture that I love, who taught me that beauty is above all, a state of health and harmony between body, mind and soul.
At the same time, Japan taught me among others, that to provide services in the field of beauty required much study and hard science. So it is that shortly after I arrived in Japan I followed for one year the courses at one of the most prestigious schools of professional beauty: Miss Paris. I can say without any doubt that the year spent at Miss Paris resembles an army year…
First, it is taught as a science (the science of skin care, science of body treatments, hair removal science, communication between beautician and client science, etc.), it is focused on detailed knowledge of the domain, thus providing information on medicine, chemistry, biology and blending very well with the traditional techniques. The approach is, in essence, very rigorous, any treatment is seen as a procedure as a clear rite, precise, exact.
Second, it is a school of life where I learned to be disciplined, to appreciate and respect your customers, to be with other words a professional. Japanese labor, discipline and precision is known worldwide.
However, I liked it very much, plus I could then realize that I was prepared to perform at the extremely high standards of services for the salons, where I got to work .
I returned to Romania…….. and I'm happy that today I can share with family, friends and my clients everything that I know and love about the Japanese culture by opening Japan Stone Spa, successful business, that brings in Romania a part of Japan"- Antoaneta Manea, administrator Japan Stone Spa

Eugen Pavel, the Romanian who invented the Hyper CD-ROM
 

Dr. Eugen Pavel is a Romanian scientist and the inventor of the Hyper CD-ROM, a 3D optical data storage medium with an initial capacity of 1PB and with a theoretical capacity of 100 EB on a single disc. CD – ROM Hyper is considered the future of data storage tools.
Dr. Pavel graduated with a physics degree from the University of Bucharest in 1976. He was awarded the Romanian Academy Prize in 1991 and obtained his doctorate in Physics from the Romanian Institute of Atomic Physics in 1992.
He won the "Prix International de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Presse Periodique" and a gold medal at EUREKA Contest in Brussels for inventions that led to the creation of the Hyper CD-ROM. Dr. Pavel has published more than 40 books and articles, and he is the holder of 62 patents and patent applications. In an interview about his work on the Hyper CD-ROM, Dr. Pavel stated that "the research for this project is 100% personal ". Dr. Pavel's Hyper CD-ROM technology is patented in 21 countries: the USA, Canada, Japan, Israel and 17 European states.

Romania, number 1 in the world in the production of car seats and seat belts for children
 

Disney and Ferrari buys safety equipment for children from Doina Cepalis factories, located in Moldova.
In just six years, the company Te Rox-Prod, managed by Doina Cepalis, with headquartered in Pascani, Romania, has succeeded to establish itself as world leader in the production of safety equipment for children.
The road to success began in 2007 with a capital of 10,000 Euros and a partnership with the french company Team Rex, for which Doina Cepalis, former owner of a bankrupt garment factories, produced car seats under their brand.
After one year, she begun production of her own products, covers and belts for baby car seats, under the logo Te Rox-Prod. In six years, the turnover has increased from 230,000 euros to 22 million euros. Doina Cepalis products are manufactured in five factories in Iasi, Roman and Pascani and exported in 52 countries . Customers include giants like Ferrari and Disney.
 

The success of a Romanian designer in Paris

Considered as one of the most promising Romanian designers, young Silvia Terziu graduated the renowned International Fashion University ESMOD, her creations appeared in ESMOD catalog, that celebrated 170 years of the University existence, and in the prestigious French publication, "Marie Claire France" and "Le Figaro".
The designer Silvia Terziu, originally from Timisoara, lives currently in Paris, where she worked with the famous designer Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton and with Stephane Rolland, former designer for Balenciaga and favorite designer for Cannes Film Festival.
As a premiere for Romanian fashion, one of Silvia creations was exhibited at the French Postal Museum in Paris, one of the key attractions of the French metropolis and a symbol of Parisian contemporary urban life.
Silvia creations were present two seasons at Salon Premiere Vision Pluriel and in 2013, she was included on the list of exhibitors at the prestigious Fashion International Salon "Who's Next Paris", an event that involves exposure of a full range of fashion products and sets the trends for the year.
The collections of Silvia Terziu follow a line elegant and minimalist, refined and feminine. The preferred materials are: silk, silk chiffon, hand embroidery and fluid fabrics, casual and elegant .
Summer Collection 2014, “Renaissance”, is a collection with gold foil that shines in the timid sun of spring that blinds us in summer.
You can find Silvia creations in stores in Romania, Paris, Milan and Los Angeles and for more information you can visit the following site http://www.silviaterziu.com/

From passion to business – Monica Simion, an entrepreneurial model worth following
 

 “I thought about what I like, my hobbies : reading , the theater, traveling , clothes. I outlined a business idea ….  Together with the experience I gained over the years in various sales jobs in various companies , large and small ,  and with a network of acquaintances that I have created over time, here's the solution : a clothing business, "Authentic  Product" . From here on, I had just to be creative because the available budget was not too high : I found a space, a  room, in a stylish hotel, I enabled my network of acquaintances and begun… I decided to organize events to promote  my new business and to popularize young actors ( I love theater, like I said ) . In November 2012 I rented a theater  room and I brought a very good amateur group of actors, I invited 100 people to whom I talked about my intention to  sell clothes that are made exclusively in Romania, trying to stimulate their appetite for shopping, and also help the  national economy. I stayed in a hotel room a few months, then I moved into a space suited to a clothes showroom in  the same hotel. Meanwhile my network of buyers has increased, I continued to sell and organize events for my clients. We enjoy seeing young, talented, gifted actors performing and I continue to urge ladies ( I address them exclusively ) to buy products "Made in Romania ". The clothes are made entirely in the country, at factories with tradition in Romania and that generally work for export . The clothes are beautiful, well crafted with high quality materials. Gradually, I sketched the buyer profile- sophisticated woman , working in companies or having their own business or working in liberal professions (doctors , lawyers , psychologists , consultants as well as photographers, make- up artists ) , over 25 years , but who appreciate the idea of "made in Romania " . I know them all personally, and I became friends with many of them. Now, I make purchases , having in mind their specific needs and desires. My business can be defined, as Alina says, one of my clients: " You make us an interesting selection of clothes, we do not have time to go shopping , to stay in stores , we come to you , we see and we buy ". there are situations, not a few, when my program is strictly done in accordance with their program: I came at 21.00 hour, on Saturday or Sunday night , because my clients needed me . Flexibility is very appreciated, it's one of the strong points of a business … get creative and solutions will come in life, set a goal that you can accomplish with your abilities and then look for all the resources (people, money, time , knowledge ), you can gather . I believe in entrepreneurship! I am sure it is the solution for a better future for us and for the community in which we live”.- Monica Simion, a successful Romanian entrepreneur

Ionut Budisteanu among The 16 Most Influential Teens of the world !

The Romanian, Ionut Budisteanu, invented an automation system, meaning that a car can drive by itself !
His invention propelled him among the most influential  teenagers in the world !
Ionut Budişteanu, at the age of 19 years old, invented and perfected a computerized automation system meaning that  a car can drive by itself. He  was included in Time magazine, on the 9th place among the most influential 16 teenagers and he is the only one who has demonstrated excellence in scientific and technical domain.