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29 A VIBRANT ENVIRONMENT, A DIVERSITY OF OPTIONS Science, education, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship The Laser Valley - Land of Lights concept, with the urban hub Măgurele as core pole, is about creating an ecosystem of science, innovation and entrepreneurship focusing on the man-nature-technology symbiosis. The natural environment is the main element in connecting the prevailing functions (work, education, housing, culture, sports-recreation), in the development of a vibrant, creative and innovative community and in providing high quality of life for the new international community of researchers, engineers, and students, for the business community as well as for the local community. From an architectural and urban planning perspective, the central area of Măgurele is dominated by the seven national research institutes and by the Faculty of Physics of the University of Bucharest. For that matter, future developments will have to take into consideration both the urban regeneration of the area and the public education, research, and experiment facilities. ELI-NP with its future developments, in terms of both scientifc facilities and technological infrastructure, the science park, and all its related developments, will generate a major concentration. It is likely that this science, education, innovation and entrepreneurship axis will generate spectacular developments both in Ilfov county and in the southern part of Bucharest. The science park will provide the conditions and best location for an international cognitive computing facility and will foster the concentration of various actors, public and private, in cyber security. The universities of Bucharest will be interested in locating their own facilities in this area dense with skills and resources, while many others will wish to capitalise on the diversity of the scientifc, business and entrepreneurial environment. This density and proximity will radiate development and will encourage cooperation, including cross-border cooperation with Bulgaria; Călugăreni, located not far from Magurele, is the host of the frst private industrial park, a high-tech park focused on life sciences.