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Performance Evaluation of University Spin-Off Companies
Academic spin-offs are very special start-up companies that are founded by an academic inventor with the aim to exploit technological knowledge that originated within a university setting in order to develop products or services. During the last two decades, academic spin-offs have received increasing attention from both researchers and practitioners, mainly due to their ability to advance industrial application of scientific knowledge.
Source: kaleidoszkop.nih.gov.hu
Publication date: 26 July 2013
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„Delighted to be able to collaborate with world class geologists, geochemists and astrophysicists in Hungary"
One of the winners of the „distinguished visiting professors" programme of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), a highly acknowledged geochemist of the University of Colorado Stephen J. Mojzsis joined the research activities of MTA's Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences in April. Professor Mojzsis enjoys collaborating with his fellow Hungarian researchers, plans to give scientific lectures, and has already started working on articles to publish their joint research findings.
Forrás: mta.hu
Publication date: 26 July 2013
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Global Innovation Index 2013 Edition
Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization co-publish The Global Innovation Index (GII), now in its sixth edition. The GII recognizes the key role of innovation as a driver of economic growth and prosperity and acknowledges the need for a broad horizontal vision of innovation that is applicable to both developed and emerging economies, with the inclusion of indicators that go beyond the traditional measures of innovation (such as the level of research and development in a given country).
Source: globalinnovationindex.org
Publication date: 12 July 2013
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G8 Science Ministers Statement London UK, 12 June 2013
Research Ministers of the G8 countries who met on 12th June 2013 in London discussed global scientific challenges and notably antimicrobial drug resistance, climate change, energy security and neuro-degenerative diseases like Alzheimer. After the meeting they signed an agreement in which they suggest new areas of joint work for the G8 countries including global research infrastructure development and free access to research data.
Source: gov.uk
Publication date: 25 June 2013
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Investment in the future: National RDI Strategy2020 was approved by the Hungarian Government
The competitiveness of the national economy can be enhanced by the new knowledge, improved continuously in the whole economy. The social-economical based technological and knowledge oriented development has more persistent and bigger impact on the economical development, than the simple increase of the resources.
Publication date: 24 June 2013
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Startups aiming for the world
Hungarian startups are advancing on the learning curve and getting help along the way to turn ambitious ideas into global success stories. If an idea is global and satisfies a basic need, any startup can make it on the international stage as several companies stemming from Budapest have already shown, speakers at the Budapest Business Journal’s Going Global conference pointed out.
Source: bbj.hu
Publication date: 05 June 2013
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New members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Twenty-six highly acknowledged researchers including three winners of the Momentum programme became corresponding members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at the election held on the first day of the General Assembly. According to the Statutes of MTA, members can be elected from among scientists who hold Doctor of the Academy or other equivalent scientific degrees and "who cultivate their fields of science on a well-recognised, extremely high and creative level."
Source: mta.hu
Publication date: 13 May 2013
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Challenge Towards World Class Manufacturing
The 5-day World Class Manufacturing training mission (WCM) provides an in-depth analysis of Japanese manufacturing methodology and is aimed exclusively at EU Executives and Managers with knowledge of WCM and an engineering background. It assists the participants to acquire a better understanding of TQC (Total Quality Control), TQM (Total Quality Management), TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), JIT (Just In Time), TIE (Total Industrial Engineering) practices and the current KAIZEN manufacturing methods (continuous improvement).
Source: eu-japan.eu
Publication date: 18 April 2013
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New Membership Category: Start-up
The AmCham Board (American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary) has decided to introduce a new membership category for start-up businesses with a moderate membership fee. The goal is to help newly established small companies grow and find networking opportunities within AmCham.
Source: amcham.hu
Publication date: 17 April 2013
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Hungarian, Azeri ministers hold talks on ICT development opportunities
National Development Minister Zsuzsanna Németh and Azerbaijan's minister for communications and information technology Ali Abbasov discussed bilateral IT and ICT data transmission development opportunities in Baku on Sunday, state secretary Vilmos Vályi-Nagy told MTI after the talks.
Source: bbj.hu
Publication date: 11 April 2013
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Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013
The Directorate General Enterprise and Industry of European Commission published the „Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013” document on 26 March 2013. Innovation is crucial if we want to maintain our global competitiveness and restore growth in Europe. The Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013 provides a comparative assessment of the research and innovation performance of the EU27 Member States and the relative strengths and weaknesses of their research and innovation systems. It helps Member States assess areas in which they need to concentrate their efforts in order to boost their innovation performance.
Publication date: 08 April 2013
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The current status of biofuels in the European Union, their environmental impacts and future prospects
As part of its strategy to combat global warming by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, the European Union (EU), in 2009, agreed the Renewable Energy Directive with ambitious targets for the use of renewable energy. This Statement arises from concerns about the use of biomass for producing road transport fuels and about the arrangements for ensuring that such fuels provide a real climate benefit while not harming the wider environment. It has been generated as an output of a study by a Working Group of experts on biofuels and biodiversity established by the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) in 2011.
Source: easac.eu
Publication date: 25 March 2013
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Hungary recognises investors
The Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) acknowledged eight companies that have recently made big investments in the country at a ceremony late Tuesday.
Source: bbj.hu
Publication date: 25 March 2013
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Teaming of the excellent to support development in the European Research Area
"Hungary has considerable scientific traditions, it has outstanding scientific infrastructure, its distinguished scientists are acknowledged all over the world, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) has recently renewed its research institute network in terms of efficiency and competitiveness," President of Max Planck Society Peter Gruss said explaining why he had chosen MTA as the venue for introducing his initiative.
Source: mta.hu
Publication date: 12 March 2013
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EIT ICT Labs Budapest Associate Parnter Group launches HUF 1 bln research program
EIT ICT Labs Budapest Associate Partner Group on Tuesday said it launched a HUF 1 billion research programme that will run until mid-2014. The programme involves developments in four broad areas that will have "everyday" applications for users, the group said. EIT ICT Labs Budapest Associate Partner Group is led by the Eötvös Lóránd University of Sciences.
Source: bbj.hu
Publication date: 11 March 2013
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EU provides €144 million for new research on rare diseases
The European Commission has today, on Rare Disease Day 2013, announced €144 million of new funding for 26 research projects on rare diseases. The projects will help improve the lives of some of the 30 million Europeans suffering from a rare disease. The selected projects bring together over 300 participants from 29 countries in Europe and beyond, including teams from leading academic institutions, SMEs and patients' groups. The goal is to pool resources and work beyond borders, to get a better understanding of rare diseases and find adequate treatments.
Source: europa.eu
Publication date: 05 March 2013
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HITA to set up certified supplier database
The Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency on Thursday said it is setting up a database of certified suppliers. The database aims for quality, not quantity, said HITA deputy department head Tamás Kokas. HITA will offer assistance to companies that fail to meet the certification criteria.
Source: bbj.hu
Publication date: 25 February 2013
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"The scientific achievements of Hungary should be shouted out"
Invited by President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences József Pálinkás, Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission Anne Glover arrived in Hungary. On her two-day visit she met Hungarian researchers working in the vanguard of international science such as winners of MTA's Momentum Program and the excellence competition of the European Research Council (ERC), and paid a visit to MTA's Institute of Experimental Medicine.
Source: mta.hu
Publication date: 21 February 2013
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European support for Hungarian scientists
Abel Prize holding mathematician Endre Szemerédi, Full Member of MTA, and ethnographic researcher Éva Pócs, Doctor of MTA are winners of the Advanced Grant competition announced by the European Research Council (ERC) for leading researchers. Endre Szemerédi carries out research at MTA's Rényi Institute of Mathematics, while Éva Pócs works at the University of Pécs.
Source: mta.hu
Publication date: 21 February 2013
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More research infrastructure to be upgraded
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences approved 12 competitions for 10 academic institutes in the value of HUF 1 billion. It is in the framework of a program that supports research infrastructure development required for advanced research activities, MTA's President József Pálinkás announced last week. As a result of the developments, the infrastructure of MTA's renewed research network should significantly improve and boost academic competitiveness.
Source: mta.hu
Publication date: 21 February 2013
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