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Director-General for Research and Innovation visits Szeged, Hungary

Robert-Jan Smits, head of the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission held talks with Dr. József Pálinkás, president of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office), Dr. Gábor Szabó, rector of the University of Szeged (SZTE), and researchers about the ongoing scientific programmes and development plans in Szeged.

Publication date: 12 March 2016

think.BDPST: a promising innovation forum of the V4 countries

8 March 2016 – think.BDPST, the comprehensive forum for innovation in the Central European region started today. The conference provides an opportunity for the representatives of the business sector, the government and scientific life to discuss the key take-off points for the development policy of the Visegrad region, as well as opportunities for cooperation in the field of economic development, research financing and innovation policy.

Publication date: 12 March 2016

Call for researcher-initiated projects: enhanced funding with renewed terms

As of February 15, the NRDI Office published a call to invite researcher-initiated exploratory research projects, with funds of HUF 7 billion (exceeding EUR 22.5 million) in total, much over the budgets allocated for that purpose in the previous years. To enable more efficient use of the funds, several new terms have been introduced into the 2016 call for proposals aimed to encourage fundamental research.

Publication date: 15 February 2016

Research ministers urge for innovation-friendly regulatory environment

EU Ministers responsible for research and innovation meet regularly to discuss issues of European competitiveness and the associated joint tasks. This time – in the context of the Netherlands’ EU Presidency – the Competitiveness Council had a meeting in Amsterdam on January 27 where Hungary was represented by József Pálinkás, President of the NRDI Office.

Publication date: 04 February 2016

Panel of international experts review Hungary’s RDI system

A pre-peer review of the Hungarian RDI system acknowledges the efforts the country has been making to reform its system of RDI funding and urges for a closer cooperation among research institutes, the higher education sector and the business sector. The conclusions of the review were discussed by representatives from the government, universities, research institutes and innovative businesses at a meeting organized by the NRDI Office.

Publication date: 04 February 2016

EU funds for RDI are open for applicants from Central Hungary

Two new calls for proposals were announced under the Competitive Central Hungary Operational Programme (VEKOP) to boost the research, development and innovation activities of businesses and to promote the development of an infrastructure that can be competitive in international cooperation schemes.

Publication date: 02 February 2016

Significant Hungarian R&D export to the European Spallation Source

With the support of the NRDI Office Hungarian partners have been able to make a real breakthrough in the new model of Hungary’s engagement in international science and research infrastructures.

Publication date: 27 January 2016

Consortium-building informational days for ECSEL applicants in Strasbourg

A brokerage event will take place on January 27–28, 2016 in Strasbourg, where potential applicants can learn more about the 2016 round of the “Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership” (ECSEL) calls financed jointly by EU member states. In addition to obtaining information and having an insight in lessons learned from previous calls, attendees will have the opportunity to find consortium partners at the event.

Publication date: 18 January 2016

National start to drive growth of innovative startups

The new call for proposals was designed to reinforce incubators that drive the launch of startups and to help innovative early-stage enterprises grow.

Publication date: 31 December 2015

New call for proposals to implement promising business-academic R&D projects

As part of the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Programmes, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office initiated the implementation of a new funding concept in Hungary in order to drive dynamic collaboration between businesses aiming to work on successful market-oriented development projects and academic institutions with excellent research potential.

Publication date: 29 December 2015

Prototype development and commercialization show up ahead

This new call intends to drive commercialization of research results by providing predictable funding to SMEs for the development of technologies with high intellectual value. The call focuses on two development phases that are difficult to be financed from the market, specifically in-house prototype development by SMEs and the commercialization of the resulting innovative products, services and technologies. In addition, the funding will also help improve the competitiveness of SMEs while accelerating their innovation efforts.

Publication date: 03 December 2015

Startups Getting in the Ring

A boxing ring was set up in the aula of the Corvinus University of Budapest in the evening of November 26, 2015 to serve as an arena for eight selected startups to compete their ideas in pairs in the Hungarian final of the Get in the Ring global startup challenge. “I trust that these participants will soon be referred to as the members of the great Startup Generation, and the intense support from the fans here will help make it happen because community is the engine of an efficient startup ecosystem”, József Pálinkás, President of the NRDI Office said in his opening speech.

Publication date: 03 December 2015

Front-rank researches: national funds to assist Hungarian researchers win European competitive funding

Hungary has been one of the most successful contestants of the Central & Eastern European region to win competitive funding from the European Research Council (ERC). However, due to lack of funds, the majority of Hungarian projects that were positively evaluated in the process of preliminary selection fail to win funding.

Publication date: 02 December 2015

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Scientists, Inventors and Innovators Meet in Castle Garden Bazaar, Budapest

Representatives of world-leading scientific workshops, Nobel laureate researchers and decision-makers responsible for science policy and financing gathered together in Budapest as part of the World Science Forum in the first week of November to find answers to questions around the social responsibility of science.

Publication date: 10 November 2015

OECD Ministerial Meeting Focused on National Innovation Strategies

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held a Ministerial-level meeting focused on science, technology and innovation in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, on 19–22 October 2015. The meeting, held in conjunction with the World Science and Technology Forum, was also the first of its kind since 2004.

Publication date: 10 November 2015

Increasing researchers’ remuneration is a must, says Pálinkás

Funds to support research and development are abundant now, but there is a lack of ideas and human resources, said József Pálinkás, President of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office speaking on a programme aired by InfoRadio. Increasing the remuneration for those working in the research, academic, development and university sectors is a must, added Pálinkás, who formerly was the President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS).

Publication date: 28 October 2015

Joint efforts by Slovakia and Hungary to strengthen RDI partnership among the Visegrad countries

Ambassador of Slovakia to Budapest reckons that our countries not only have similar capabilities as neighbours, but show several coinciding aspects in our R&D strategies, therefore it is important to exchange experiences and strengthen our relations. On 12th October, Rastislav Káčer had his first visit in the NRDI Office where President József Pálinkás gave him an overview on the goals and observations of the organisational restructuring launched late last year.

Publication date: 20 October 2015

Partnership and common goals with innovators from Latin America

Organized on October 15, 2015 in Budapest, the 2nd Hungary–Latin America Forum focused on political, business, scientific and academic aspects of strengthening cooperation between Hungary and the countries of Latin America.

Publication date: 19 October 2015

„Lights and Shadows”: the role of science and technology in solving world-scale problems

Outstanding representatives from more than a hundred countries and international organisations – scientists, experts, policy-makers, business and media leaders – met in Kyoto from 4th to 6th October, for the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum, to seek possible answers for common societal and economic threats.

Publication date: 09 October 2015

Startup call reloaded!

A pioneering model of calls of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office serves to motivate innovative small sized businesses. Startup calls to be announced in the near future aim at improving the growth chances of recently launched businesses while implementing internationally marketable products, technology or services.

Publication date: 28 September 2015

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