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Cosmin Mihaiu
CEO | Co-Founder, MIRA Rehab Cluj-Napoca, Romania
CEO and co-founder of MIRA Rehab, developing a software platform that engages patients in interactive and therapeutic games, making physical rehabilitation fun.
Cosmin's primary focus is establishing collaborations with UK and US medical institutions, persuading them that playing video-games can support therapists when treating their patients.
Cosmin broke his arm when he was 7 years old and it took him a long time to recover due to how boring and difficult he found the therapy exercises. When his mother developed frozen shoulder, she barely exercised as well. In order to recover completely, patients need to be actively engaged in their therapy, but they find physical therapy boring, cumbersome and lengthy.
Cosmin started working on MIRA in 2011 alongside three University colleagues. In 2012, they founded the company MIRA Rehab in UK, being invited in the Healthbox Europe Accelerator in London. Coming from Romania to a place they barely knew, the team had a difficult time maturing their student project into a business. However, they soon realized perseverance is one key thing to grow a business. At the end of the 3 months Healthbox program, the company received the Innovation Award, "the most innovative solution to an industry challenge". Since then, MIRA Rehab has grown and established important collaborations with major institutions, all while receiving several honors and awards.
Achievements: - Imagine Cup by Microsoft, NYC, USA – Top 6 countries in the World, (Jul. ‘11) • Healthbox Europe Accelerator and Innovation Award, London, UK (Oct. ’12 & Jan. ‘13) • Kairos 50 - “One of the top 50 most innovative student-run businesses in the World”, NYC, USA • Forbes, Romania Special Edition "30 under 30" (Mar. ’13) • Tech.eu -”One of the top 35 healthcare start-ups to watch in Europe” (Jun. ’14) • The Journal of mHealth (Nov. ’14) - Digital Health 100 Award – MIRA Rehab as one of the top 100 Digital Health companies in the world • Founders Grid (Jan. '15) - MIRA Rehab in 50 London Startups You Absolutely Must Know About
While in University, Cosmin was also part of the Microsoft Student Partner Program. This is a worldwide educational program with 2,800 members that provides technical expertise, offers leadership roles, and encourages relationships with University faculty. In just one year from entering the MSP Program, Cosmin became Technical Lead of the Microsoft Student Partners program in his University. His duties involved organizing tech seminars for students every other weekend, presenting Microsoft's technologies to students and making sure he had a broad knowledge of all Microsoft's technologies.
Education: -Master of Science in Software Engineering (September 2014) - "Babeș-Bolyai" University, Romania -Double-Major Bachelor of Science in Information Engineering (June 2012) -"Babeș-Bolyai" University, Romania -Double-Major Bachelor's Degree in International Business (Feb 2012) -"Babeș-Bolyai" University, Romania
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