A UMH delegation attends the official inauguration of the new NeurotechEU alliance space at the University of Cluj-Napoca

21 de April de 2026

The Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca (UMF), a member of the European University of Brain and Technology – NeurotechEU, has inaugurated the Translational Neuroscience Centre, which will serve as the Alliance's dedicated space at UMF. The inauguration, held on 20 April, was attended by a delegation from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) consisting of Juana Gallar, NeurotechEU academic leader at UMH and Director of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint centre of UMH and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC); Ángel Pérez Sempere, Secretary of the UMH Department of Clinical Medicine and Associate Professor of Neurology; and Paul Verschure, Distinguished Professor from the UMH Department of Health Psychology.

Group photo of attendees at the inauguration of the Translational Neuroscience Center at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Cluj-Napoca (UMF). Source: NeurotechEU

This meeting symbolises the strengthening of ties between both academic institutions, as well as the tangible outcomes of being part of the NeurotechEU European university. As Gallar noted: "It is truly inspiring to see how the alliance is yielding such concrete results for the universities within the consortium".

Furthermore, the opening day featured various presentations within the NeurotechEU framework. Attendees, including representatives from NeurotechEU member universities and other European projects, were provided with a forum to present and share best practices currently being implemented across the different universities under the NeurotechEU umbrella.

The director of the Institute for Neurosciences UMH-CSIC and academic leader of NeurotechEU at UMH, Juana Gallar, during her presentation at the event. Source: NeurotechEU.

The European University of Brain and Technology is an alliance of nine European universities, funded by the European Commission, aiming to create a higher education space focused on neurotechnology. Alongside UMH and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca, the consortium also includes: Radboud University (Netherlands), Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), the University of Bonn (Germany), Boğaziçi University (Turkey), the University of Lille (France), Reykjavik University (Iceland), and the Medical University of Innsbruck (Austria).

Source:  The European University of Brain and Technology (NeurotechEU) - UMH (jsantacreu@umh.es) / Institute for Neurosciences UMH-CSIC (in.comunicacion@umh.es)

The original press release is available in the attached file.