According to the 2025 programme strategy of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (NRDI Fund), this year HUF 40 billion is available in the National Research Excellence Programme (NKKP) to support leading researchers and research projects. This is more than double the amount allocated a year earlier. In the first and second decision rounds of the NKKP Excellence sub-programme, an excellence-based research funding scheme, the Research Council of Hungary (KKT) awarded HUF 700 million to five outstanding researchers.

The groundbreaking research result of Pharmacoidea Kft., based in Szeged – a new diagnostic procedure for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease from blood – has been shortlisted at the Reuters Events Pharma Awards in the category “Most Valuable Scientific Breakthrough/Discovery”. Pharmacoidea’s outstanding research has been supported in several projects by the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund and continues to receive support.

Research into modern, effective medicines for psychiatric and gynaecological diseases, advancing renewable fuel production, and developing an AI-based system that enhances national security by predicting geopolitical crises – these and similar products and services, significantly improving people’s wellbeing and sense of security, will be created from the nearly HUF 15 billion funding framework announced at the end of last year by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) for the large enterprise sector.

Health is something we truly appreciate when we don’t have it. When we are well, we don’t even think about it; we take it for granted. But fortunately, there are those who make con-siderable efforts to identify – and solve – health problems affecting society. A good example in Hungary is the HU-rizon Programme of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) that promotes international research collaborations between leading Hungarian research institutions, focusing not only on healthy living but also on the challenges of digitalisation and the green transition.

Budapest, 05 September 2025 - In the coming days, two corporate innovation calls for proposals will be launched, with a total value of HUF 182 billion under EDIOP Plus, said the Deputy State Secretary for Innovation of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM) at a press conference in Budapest on Friday.

To strengthen Hungary’s energy sovereignty, a HUF 13 billion corporate innovation programme is being launched within the Ányos Jedlik Energy Programme, announced Balázs Hankó, Minister for Culture and Innovation, and Csaba Lantos, Minister of Energy, at a joint press conference in Budapest on Friday.

Budapest, 26 June 2025 – Through a total of HUF 3.45 billion in funding, 15 technology transfer companies (TTCs) linked to universities and research institutes will be able to implement promising, marketable projects under the Proof of Concept (PoC) call. A strategic goal of developing the Hungarian research and innovation ecosystem is the practical application of the knowledge produced at domestic universities and research institutes – in other words, ensuring that as many projects as possible result in marketable products, technologies or services.

The two key public actors in Hungary’s innovation ecosystem, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (SZTNH), have reinforced their cooperation. With the new agreement, the two offices aim to coordinate their support for research and development and the promotion of industrial property activities even more closely.

Following its first announcement in 2023, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office is launching again the Fast Track call for proposals, offering HUF 5 billion in public funding to promote the commercialisation of research results. The programme aims to support deep tech startup and spin-off companies with high growth potential that are undertaking high value-added, capital-intensive developments but do not yet have sufficient funding to cover their initial financing needs. 

The NRDI Office is the programme operator for the Research Programme under the second contribution period of the Swiss–Hungarian Cooperation Programme. Within this framework, the MAPS (Multilateral Academic Projects) call was launched, in which Hungary participated as an active and successful contributor.

The Department for International Cooperation of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) held the Research Management Professional Day for the fourth time, this time in cooperation with the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics of Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPKE). The event, held on 22 May 2025, once again provided an opportunity for professionals working in Hungarian research management to share knowledge, build networks and develop their professional skills.

Budapest, 02 June 2025 – Bringing research results to market can only be successfully achieved through collaboration, a solid institutional background and a shift in mindset – this was the key message of the second event in the conference series launched to mark the 10th anniversary of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office), held on 29 May at the Museum of Ethnography. The event, held with the active involvement of the Hungarian Project Management Association, showcased current challenges and promising examples from the research-university-innovation ecosystem.

Budapest, 28 May 2025 - The National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) has announced the HU-RIZON Programme for the second time. Its aim is to enable Hungarian universities to develop solutions to the most pressing societal and economic challenges in cooperation with internationally leading institutions.

The National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. On this occasion, the office, in close cooperation with the Hungarian Project Management Association, is organising a four-part conference series to review the results of corporate innovation, the market introduction of scientific outcomes, new paths for innovation financing, and the effective exploitation of synergies in the innovation ecosystem. The first event, which focused on successful businesses in innovation – thanks, among other things, to the support from the NRDI Office – was recently held in Budapest.

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The Ministry of Culture and Innovation, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office and the Hungarian Innovation Agency work together as the three most important public catalysts of the Hungarian innovation ecosystem to create a social and economic environment that encourages innovation. Our new joint publication demonstrates the potential of the Hungarian innovation ecosystem, the achievements and ambitious future goals of our key stakeholders in a clear and illustrative way, not only for our current and future partners, but also for the lay public.

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