Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria was established in 1945. It includes the Faculties of Medicine, Dental medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health, a Department of Languages and Specialized training, a medical college and six University Hospitals. Facilities include laboratories, clinics and units for diagnostics and treatment, research activities and training of students. Every year both Bulgarian and foreign students are trained at the Medical University of Plovdiv. Medical University of Plovdiv is organizing and leading the postgraduate specialization in all medical specialties and is also providing education at above 10 Master and 30 PhD programs.

MUP does not has IT specialists that are involved into the information systems managing therefore MUP works in collaboration with XGILITY LIMITED (XGL) which is actively contributing its expertise to the CyberNEMO project. The team involved in CyberNEMO project is dealing with Smart Healthcare Critical Infrastructure – examines real-world vulnerabilities across hospitals, medical centres, and national healthcare data flows, where cloud, edge, and IoT devices all play a role in processing and storing sensitive health information. MUP is leading a trial focused on: Authentication and authorization protection, ensuring that unauthorized users cannot access or manipulate sensitive patient records, financial claims, or hospital logistics.
The main objective is to ensure healthcare system resilience, where hospitals, ministries, and practitioners share knowledge on threats, zero-day vulnerabilities, and mitigation practices to strengthen collective defense.