Member of the Research Council of Hungary
Director of Research and Development, Richter Gedeon Plc.

Born in Budapest in 1960, he completed his university studies at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, where he graduated with honours in 1984 as a chemical engineer. He began his career as a pharmaceutical researcher at the then Kőbánya Pharmaceutical Factory, now Richter Gedeon Plc., where he spent six months studying the total synthesis of the active ingredient of Cavinton. During his work, he developed a patentable industrial manufacturing process aimed at improving the quality of the active ingredient, which was implemented within the same year. In 1992, he earned his Candidate of Science degree for his achievements in the total synthesis of aspidosperma-type alkaloids. In the same year, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Chemical and Biotechnological Research and Development Centre. Alongside his work, he earned an MBA from the Open University in the UK in 1997. He also holds a patent attorney qualification and led the Patent Department between 1996 and 1999. In 1998, he was appointed Head of the Active Ingredient Research and Development Department, and from 2001, he also served as Deputy Director of Research for the company. In this role, he was responsible for the research and development of the company’s active ingredients, including biotechnologically derived, generic, and original compounds. From 2014, he became the Director of Research, and since 2022, he has held the position of Director of Research and Development. Over the past 39 years, his innovative work has significantly contributed to the company’s success, including the development of cariprazine (Vraylar, Reagila), a novel, multiple blockbuster antipsychotic, which is one of the greatest international achievements of the Hungarian pharmaceutical industry.

He is a member of the Hungarian Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright, the Hungarian Chemical Society, and the American Chemical Society. He serves as the Vice President of the Hungarian Association for Innovation, Vice Chairman of the Hungarian Higher Education Accreditation Committee, Co-Chair of the Innovation Council of the National Research, Development, and Innovation Office, and a member of the Cooperative Doctoral Council and the Dual Training Council of the National Research, Development, and Innovation Office. He is an honorary professor at both the University of Pannonia and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and an honorary citizen of both institutions.

His professional work has been recognised with several awards, including the Géza Zemplén Medal from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2001), the Ányos Jedlik Award from the Hungarian Patent Office (2003), the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (2006), and the Ignác Pfeifer Memorial Medal from the Hungarian Chemical Society (2012). He is the co-inventor of eight patents, an invited speaker at numerous national and international conferences, and co-author of more than 140 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles.