Every month, we pose this question to one of our colleagues. Our goal is to raise awareness of this project, of which the office is, this time, not the organizer but the beneficiary, from multiple perspectives. Our first interviewee is Krisztina Sóvágó, who works at the Strategy and Monitoring Department and is the technical manager of the GINOP PLUSZ (EDIOP PLUS) 2.1.2-22-2024-0002 project entitled “Development of the RDI ecosystem”. Our first question to her was how this priority project differs from a general innovation project, and how it differs from government tasks related to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises.

The application phase and evaluation of the MAPS (Multilateral Academic Partnerships in Science) programme, announced as part of the second funding period of the Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Program, has been concluded.

A discussion with János Pakucs on work, innovation, work and sports

The collaboration between IMSYS Kft. and HOLOFON Zrt. offers an environmentally conscious solution to the problem of water and wastewater treatment. The two Hungarian enterprises aim to explore the use of various ferrates in water purification and to develop new packaging material that enables the efficient transport of ferrate products. As a result of the project, implemented with the support of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, biologically contaminated water can be treated efficiently – from swimming pools to hospital wastewater.

Budapest, 23 April 2025 – After the overwhelming success of the 2024 HU-rizon Programme, Hungarian universities have the opportunity this year again: the National Research, Development and Innovation Office is waiting for applications for the new HUF 8 billion budget for one more month, until 23 May.

The Hungarian position on the next EU Framework Programme for Research (FP10) has been drawn up in cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the European Union and the National Research, Development and Innovation Office.

Budapest, 04 April 2025 The National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) is once again announcing its highly successful call for proposals, which provides up to HUF 7.5 million in non-refundable funding for businesses, research institutions and individuals to obtain legal protection for their intellectual creations. The newly launched call has a total budget of HUF 500 million, which can cover not only official fees related to obtaining protection in Hungary and abroad, but also the typically higher costs of intellectual property consultancy and related patent attorney services.

Budapest, 24 March 2025 – The 2025 call of the HU-rizon Programme with a budget of HUF 8 billion will benefit Hungarian researchers and the Hungarian economy, Minister of Culture and Innovation Balázs Hankó said in Budapest on Monday.

On 26 March 2025, in the Upper House Chamber of the Hungarian Parliament, the Hungarian Innovation Grand Prize recognising innovation achievements in 2024 was awarded, along with six additional sectoral prizes. The evaluation committee, comprising scientists and renowned economic experts, chaired by the Minister for Culture and Innovation, selected the most outstanding innovation achievements primarily based on economic impact and societal relevance.

On the occasion of our national holiday, on 15 March, Tamás Sulyok, President of the Republic of Hungary, presented the Kossuth and Széchenyi Prizes. At the ceremony held in the House of Parliament, Péter Domokos, President of the Research Council of Hungary, was awarded the Széchenyi Prize in recognition of his exceptionally valuable scientific career, his work in the field of quantum optics, his achievements in many areas of quantum technology attracting considerable international attention, and his active public activity in both international and domestic scientific life.

Budapest, 12 February 2025 – Based on the decision of the National Science Policy Council, this year’s Programme Strategy of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund has been adopted and is now available in detail. Last December, Balázs Hankó, Minister for Culture and Innovation, announced that by 2025, the combined domestic resources of the NRDI Fund and the GINOP Plus innovation calls will provide around HUF 215 billion in support for the Hungarian research and innovation ecosystem.

The National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office and the National Innovation Agency (NIÜ) formally launched the HUF 5 billion GINOP Plus project “Development of the RDI ecosystem” on 6 February 2025.

The joint research and development project of GE HealthCare Kft. and the University of Debrecen will make medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical research more efficient with the help of Artificial Intelligence. Their solution, based on Natural Language Processing algorithms, supports the analysis and organisation of visual and textual findings, which can be used to target patients for inclusion in clinical research, among other things.

Budapest, 23 December 2024 – The strategic goal of the development of the Hungarian research and innovation ecosystem is to ensure that the results of as many research activities carried out in Hungarian universities and research institutes as possible yield new products, technologies and services which address relevant societal challenges and provide significant economic benefits.

Brain research was in the focus of the conference “Towards a Strengthened European Cooperation in Brain Health Research” organised by the NRDI Office in the context of the Hungarian EU Presidency on 9-10 December.

The National Science Policy Council has adopted next year’s research innovation strategy, under which HUF 215 billion will be available for Hungarian innovation and research under various funding schemes next year, the Minister of Culture and Innovation said at a press conference held at the Ministry on Tuesday.

Education and skills development to promote competitiveness were in the focus of the international conference “Skills Development for Smart Specialisation”, organised on 2-3 December 2024 by the NRDI Office and Ludovika University of Public Service under the auspices of the Hungarian EU Presidency and funded by the European Commission.

Since 2002, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI Forum) has been coordinating a strategy-driven approach and policy-making on pan-European research infrastructures, supporting and incubating multilateral initiatives, facilitating the development and better use of research infrastructures and ensuring the monitoring of the implementation of ongoing ESFRI projects.

Budapest, 6 December 2024 - Call for applications for the new Large Company Focus Area Innovation Programme open from Friday.

On 13-14 November, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office organised one of Europe’s most important RDI conferences this year, the Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE), at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design.