Romania

It also has the authority to establish its own research and development centres. Meanwhile, ROSA serves as the lead organisation of the Programme for Research, Development and Innovation STAR (Space Technology and Advanced Research) and represents the Romanian Government in international cooperation programs such as the European Space Agency (ESA), the United Nations (UN) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Led by Dr. Phys. Marius-Ioan Piso, president of ROSA since 2004, the agency carries out its own research and development projects through the ROSA Research Centre.

Since 1998 it has become member of CS Group (www.c-s.fr), a leading technology group specialised in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. The CS ROMANIA’s 25 years of experience enables it to both understand and anticipate the needs of its clients, and helps in addressing the key challenges of emerging and established market segments. CS ROMANIA’s mission is to help meet the challenges of its customers through the design, build, integration and maintenance of innovative turnkey systems, featuring innovation and performance.
Its expertise in applications and mission critical systems makes CS ROMANIA the partner of choice for major economic sectors, in particular for Space, Aeronautics, Intelligent Transportation and Energy & Industry. The company is present at the side of its customers all along the value chain, and has three main attributes that makes it a professional and trustworthy partner: the ability to act as an engineering company for major, complex and critical projects; the capacity to combine complementary skills in order to offer its customers an integrated approach (consulting, design, build and maintenance); the “power of innovation” and capability to ensure the success of strategic projects.

The business laid its foundation on fixed and mobile telecommunications and offered various services which covered the entire value chain: consulting, development, integration, support & service.
In close cooperation with the Transilvania University of Brasov, the company rapidly developed in the international business environment. Siemens PSE SRL has contributed to the activities of the research and development division – Siemens PSE ever since 2001, by providing technical know-how for the development of corporate products and services, and has successfully become a part of the division’s knowledge network.
Every year, between 2002 and 2006, the business almost doubled its volume and number of employees, reaching a better positioning and growth on all business lines: mobile & fixed telephony and software & hardware development.
In 2010, Siemens PSE SRL was integrated into the global CVC (former CMT) division, with a proven industry domain expertise, corporate culture and customer-orientation. In 2012, Siemens PSE changed its name into Siemens Convergence Creators S.R.L. and became an affiliate of the Siemens Convergence Creators Division (CVC), part of the Siemens Group.
In 2013, Siemens Convergence Creators SRL started its activities in the space domain, focusing on Mission Control Systems (MCS), Electric Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) and Earth Observation topics with a strong heritage of know-how in telecommunications, software development and testing technologies for various vertical markets.

The prize pool is co-financed by the European Commission’s DG Grow. The aim of the “E-GNSS Accelerator” is to foster the market uptake of Galileo/EGNOS and high technologies in EU28, the EEA and ENP countries.