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Hungary-Britain scientific co-operation to remain strong even after Brexit

Scientific co-operation between Hungary and Britain will be carried on within the existing framework over the next two years, but Hungary has urged early talks to keep these scientific links strong, regardless of the forms the British exit from the European Union would take, Hungary’s National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDIO or NKFIH in Hungarian) said in a statement.

Publication date: 27 October 2016

Brexit will bring no tie-up in the Hungarian-British scientific relations

Multiple opportunities on scientific cooperation were discussed by József Pálinkás, President of the NRDI Office (NRDIO) with high-ranking officials of the British government and academia.

Publication date: 26 October 2016

Milestone in RDI programme financing

All RDI target groups received substantial funds as a result of the decisions made in the first phase of the application process. Nearly HUF 200 billion (EUR 645 million) EU and Hungarian funds were awarded for research and development and innovation (RDI) in the first evaluation rounds under the calls for proposals announced last year and this year – said József Pálinkás, President of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office at a press talk held in the NRDI Office.

Publication date: 01 September 2016

Falling behind individually or catching up together?

At the end of last year a meeting took place between the heads of state and government of the V4 countries and Park Geun-hye, the President of South Korea. At the meeting the President stated that Far Eastern companies were already among the largest foreign investors of the Central European region and Seoul saw further opportunities for extending their economic cooperation.

Publication date: 21 January 2016

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

Competitiveness-driven funding schemes are to stimulate research, development and innovation, says József Pálinkás

Budapest, Friday, October 09, 2015 (MTI) – The National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office launches funding schemes to improve the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy and to drive successful research, development and innovation, József Pálinkás, President of the NRDI Office told MTI on Friday.

Publication date: 09 October 2015

Innotrends Hungary 2014: Making innovation count

Innovative ideas in Hungary have a better chance than ever of being turned into reality. László Korányi, Vice-President of the National Innovation Office, tells the Budapest Business Journal what role gatherings such as Innotrends, EU funds and his own organization can play in the process. Innotrends Hungary, the office’s main annual event, takes place October 16-17 at the Akvárium in Budapest’s Erzsébet tér. Entry is free!

Publication date: 03 October 2014

Hungarian startups show in Tel Aviv

Ten Hungarian startups were presented to Israeli business leaders in Tel Aviv, Hungarian news agency MTI reported today. The companies were presented to 40-50 investors at the invitation-only event that took place during Start Tel Aviv, a global competition for startups taking place this week.

Publication date: 17 September 2014

The ‘Startup Spring’ event series, which is meant to bring together regional players in the ecosystem, culminated in the ‘Central European Startup Awards’. The best ten competed in an ultimate pitch rally for the ‘Startup of the Year’ title that eventually went to RateMySpeech, designed to share public speeches and allow feedback.

Publication date: 01 July 2014

Startup Fever Pitch

One perfect pitch, and your ticket to Silicon Valley could be secured. But that and much more were at stake at the ‘Central European Startup Awards’, another milemarker along Budapest’s path to becoming a startup hub.

Publication date: 06 June 2014

The rainbow of innovation on the horizon

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: The newly appointed president of the Hungarian Innovation Office (NIH), Endre Spaller, is counting on the seven-year R&D program of the European Union and the entrepreneurial spirit within Hungary. In an interview with BBJ, Spaller expounds on his promise to do whatever it takes to help innovation thriving here.

Publication date: 03 March 2014

Innovation on the horizont

The European money pots for R&D and innovation have been refilled for the next seven years. With more self−confidence and proactivity on the part of the economic operators, Hungary could advance into the fast lane, says Endre Spaller, new head of the Hungarian Innovation Office.

Publication date: 28 February 2014

Business incubators: Getting started in Hungary for real

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: The concept of business incubation went on a victory tour from Israel and Finland where governments realized that they needed to step in to help embryonic innovative ideas turn into global economic success. Hungary strives to become a regional startup giant by playing the same card. The recent award of Accredited Technology Incubator (ATI) titles could turn out to be the draft print of a bestselling story.

Publication date: 22 November 2013

Hungarian startups meet with Israel-based businesses

The National Economy Ministry, the National Innovation Office (NIH) and the Israeli Embassy to Hungary hosted the first Israel-Hungary Innovation Day at Graphisoft Park yesterday in Óbuda. NIH acting chairman László Korányi stated that an agreement signed on Wednesday by his office would provide €2 million in funding to Israel- and Hungary-based business looking to establish or advance business relations.

Publication date: 04 October 2013

Ambassador: Israel “wants to do business”

The Israeli Embassy is launching what it hopes will be the first in a series of events aimed at linking startups, intellectual and venture capital between the two countries. The Budapest Business Journal spoke with Israeli Ambassador to Budapest Ilan Mor about his expectations from the events, the outlook for bilateral economic relations, and anti-Semitism in Hungary .

Publication date: 04 October 2013

Chinese company plans to use Hungary as base

China's Zhuzhou Times New Material Tech. Co. plans to establish a base in Hungary to sell earthquake resistant building technology on European markets, the National Innovation Office (NIH) said on Wednesday. The base isolation technology was developed with the assistance of a Hungarian professor, Emanuel Csorba.
Source: bbj.hu

Publication date: 25 April 2013

Hungary seeks to attract Kuwaiti investors

A two-day workshop that aims to forge business and investment partnerships between Hungary and Kuwait started in Budapest on Wednesday. State secretary for foreign affairs and external economy Péter Szijjártó said at the opening of the first Hungarian-Kuwaiti KFI Workshop that he saw opportunity for cooperation in the life sciences as well as energy, water management and infocommunications sectors. National Innovation Office (NIH) and Kuwait's National Technology Enterprise Company (NTEC) clears the way for Hungarian companies to participate in development projects.
Source: bbj.hu

Publication date: 14 March 2013

Hungarian firms have "breakthrough chance" in Kuwait, says Szijjarto

Szijjarto cited life-sciences, energy, water management, info-communications as areas in which serious opportunities for cooperation were on offer. He said the goal of the two countries' cooperation is to involve Hungarian companies in Kuwait's five-year, 130-billion-US-dollar national development plan, to put Hungary on Kuwait's "investment map", and to put Hungarian research and development capacity to work on development projects in the Arab world.
Source: hirado.hu

Publication date: 13 March 2013

China-Hungary technology transfer center will be located in Chongqing

Chongqing Science & Technology Commission http://www.ctin.ac.cn/
Chongqing Science & Technology Commission http://www.ctin.ac.cn/

Publication date: 10 October 2012

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Publication date: 10 October 2012

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