USAMV Cluj-Napoca concludes its participation in PRO INVENT 2025 with 16 gold medals and special awards
Our university won 16 gold medals and special prizes at the 22nd edition of the PRO INVENT International Exhibition of Scientific Research, Innovation and Invention, hosted by the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca between 15 and 17 October 2025.
USAMV Cluj-Napoca participated with three patents, two projects and 11 innovative ideas from students and teachers, all of which were awarded gold medals, along with special prizes from USAMV Bucharest and the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at UTCN.
Hundreds of projects and inventions from various fields were entered in the competition, and participants included universities, institutes, research centres and stations, companies, associations of inventors and individuals from Romania and abroad. The theme of the PRO INVENT 2025 Exhibition was Innovation Without Borders!
Congratulations to our students, researchers and teachers for their results!
List of projects submitted by USAMV Cluj-Napoca:
Patents
Process for obtaining a malt and fruit juice-based beverage – Liana Claudia Salanță; Maria Tofană; Carmen Rodica Pop;
“LUMINA”, a new rose variety approved by USAMV Cluj-Napoca – Gabriela Maria Roman; Claudiu Bunea; Lukacs Lehel; Maria Giurgiu;
“ALMA”, a new rose variety approved by USAMV Cluj-Napoca – Gabriela Maria Roman; Lukacs Lehel; Claudiu Bunea; Eugenia Hărșan.
Projects
Identification and study of new hazelnut varieties, development of a new horticultural product for the domestic and European market – Claudiu Bunea, Daniel Avram, Eugenia Hărșan, Gabriela Maria Roman, Andrea Bunea, Lehel Lukacs, Adrian Macri, Monica Harța, Peter Șomsai; Doina Clapa; Orsolya Negrușier;
Preparation made from Romanian buffalo meat and Mangalița pork (salami variety) – Eugen Claudiu Jurco, Grigore Onaciu, Lucian Cuibus, Maria Cristina Colciar, Alex Cuibus, Simona Gabriela Jurco.
Innovative student ideas
Tripel D — beer with complex date fermentation – Iuliu-Mihai Deac, Andrei Borșa, Mircea Muntean;
Beef entrecôte matured for 30 days – Darius Ioica, Andrei Borșa, Dorin Țibulcă, Dara Transilvania SRL;
GT energy shot — functional drink based on ginger and turmeric — Raluca Florina Samoilă, Andrei Borșa, Zorița Diaconeasa, Liana Salanță;
Summer-Spice Kvass, fermented bread drink with summer spices – Andrei Călin Muntean, Andrei Borșa, Mircea Muntean, Adrian Martău;
Moonhop: Functional craft red beer with melatonin and special malts – Racz-Pista Andrei Ștefan, Andrei Borșa, Mircea Muntean;
Functional waffle cones, enriched with fibre, polyphenols and carotenoids using powder obtained from rosehip waste – Alexandra Raluca Borșa, Cristina Anamaria Semeniuc, Adriana Păucean, Melinda Fogarași, Andrei Borșa, Floricuța Ranga, Maria-Ioana Socaciu, Anda Elena Tanislav, Vlad Mureșan;
Pork sausages reformulated by partially replacing raw pork with powder obtained from rosehip waste, with functional properties and improved quality – Alexandra Raluca Borşa, Melinda Fogarași, Floricuța Ranga, Andrei Borșa, Anda Elena Tanislav, Vlad Mureșan, Cristina Anamaria Semeniuc;
Sustainable use of by-products resulting from cold pressing of hazelnut oil – Functional bar with no added sugars: Emilia-Gabriela Bota, Cristina Coman, Zsolt Matyas, Loredana Leopold, Vasile Coman, Teodora Mihuț, David Kiss, Horațiu Buzgău, SC HOLIV ECOPLANT;
Valorisation of coffee grounds by obtaining functional crackers based on fermented sourdough – Anamaria Jurje, Daria Nicola, Loredana Leopold, Cristina Coman, Sonia Socaci;
Research on the use of sloe berries (Prunus Spinosa L.) in the development of innovative foods – Rebeca Florentina Moga, Anamaria Pop, Georgiana Marțiș;
Premium labneh from buffalo milk – nutritional excellence in a traditional dairy matrix – Antonia-Anamaria Man, Maria-Ioana Socaciu, Delia Michiu, Raluca Alexandra Borșa, Cristina Anamaria Semeniuc.