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06 May 2021
Modified: 01 February 2024
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INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES
Total membership fees in 2022: approx. HUF 11010.1 million

Organisation, programme Objective, characteristic feature Benefits of the membership
ENVIRONMENT
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ICOS ERIC
Integrated Carbon Observation System

Member since: 2022
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 34,636.68

ICOS ERIC is the main European research organisation for climate and atmosphere research.
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Access to the entire European measurement and research infrastructure.
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HEALTH AND FOOD SCIENCES
BBMRI-ERIC
BBMRI ERIC
Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure

Member since: 2021
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 40,901

BBMRI-ERIC aims to promote the development of new, effective therapeutic treatments by aligning the needs and opportunities of researchers, the industry and patients in need of treatment through related biomedical research.
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It unifies the activities of the individual biobanks, creating a huge database for research.
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ELIXIR
ELIXIR

European Life-sciences Infrastructure for Biological Information
Member since: 2016
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 48,297

Its main objective is to create, develop and ensure access to existing (and future) sources of biological data.
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Direct economic benefits in the research and development of pharmaceuticals, medicine, agriculture, biochemistry, biophysics and bioinformatics research.
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EMBL
EMBL

European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Member since: 2017
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 815,019

European intergovernmental research organisation dealing with life sciences (genetics and molecular biology), which plays a leading role in the integration of European life science research.
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It provides opportunities for Hungarian researchers to conduct state-of-the-art research in life sciences and participate in training programmes.
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EuBI-ERIC
EuBI-ERIC

The European Research Infrastructure for Imaging
Technologies in Biological and Biomedical Sciences – Euro-BioImaging
Member since: 2016
Membership fee for 2022: 50,463 EUR

Provides open physical access to a wide range of world-class biological and biomedical imaging technologies for researchers in life sciences.
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Gives access for the domestic research community to the laboratories equipped with the most advanced technologies; while research help to better understand diseases from diagnosis to treatment, thus improving the overall health of the population.
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ICGEB
ICGEB

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Member since: 1987
Membership fee for 2022: USD 40,300

The autonomous intergovernmental organisation aims to enable less industrialised countries to take advantage of the latest advances in biotechnology.
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Hungarian researchers can apply for grants annually for high-standard biotechnological research projects (Collaborative Research Programme, CRP) as well as for PhD and Post-doc fellowships.
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
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CERIC-ERIC
Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium

Member since: 2016
Membership fee for 2022: 64,155 EUR
The Consortium aims to provide external researchers with access to analytical, structural and  imaging studies using synchrotron, neutron beam and other microscopic probes, and to the necessary material modification techniques, in the fields of nanotechnology, environment, materials science, life sciences and cultural heritage.
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The domestic scientific value of CERIC-ERIC lies primarily in its proactive involvement/participation in the Central European large-scale analytical research bloodstream in a highly organised multidisciplinary service framework.
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CERN
CERN

European Organization for Nuclear Research
Member since: 1992
Membership fee for 2022: CHF 8,580,300

The world's largest particle physics laboratory, which examines the building blocks and operation of the universe by using particle accelerators and detectors. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is now the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.
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Hungarian researchers gain access to a new, internationally unique large facility, which hosts half of the world’s particle physicists. Opportunity to make new results and discoveries in basic research in physics, which can lay the foundations of subsequent developments.
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CERN LHC Alice
A Large Ion Collider Experiment

Member since: 1989 and 2000
Membership fee for 2022: CHF 55,628

The ALICE heavy-ion detector is an experiment on the LHC ring focusing on the physics of strongly interacting matter at extreme energy densities where a new state of matter, namely the quark–gluon plasma (QGP) appears.
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The contribution of Hungarian scientists to research results potentially open up new prospects for international cooperation and research.
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CERN LHC CMS
Compact Muon Solenoid

Member since: 1990 and 2000
Membership fee for 2022: CHF 92,570
(with CMS Detector Upgrade II)

The CMS is a general-purpose detector at LHC having a broad physics programme ranging from studying the Standard Model (including the Higgs boson) to searching for extra dimensions and particles assumed to make up dark matter.
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The contribution of Hungarian scientists to research results potentially open up new prospects for international cooperation and research.
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Extreme Light Infrastructure
ELI ERIC

Extreme Light Infrastructure
Member since: 2010
Membership fee for 2022:  16,302,000 EUR
The ELI ALPS and ELI Beamlines institutes are the first facilities in the world to enable the study of the interaction of light and matter at higher intensities with increasing time resolution, even in the ultra-relativistic range.
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Participation as a host country in a pan-European research infrastructure whose research results can have a significant impact in the fields of medicine, the environment and socially relevant applications.
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ESRF
ESRF
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Member since: 2017
Membership fee for 2022: 105,546.88 EUR

Special X-ray source which is fundamentally important for determining the atomic structure, electronic structure and magnetic properties of materials. It also offers measurement services in almost all fields of science.
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ESRF stands out from the numerous synchrotron sources of the world in terms of test beam parameters, the number of measurement techniques, available equipment and the number of measurement channels, enabling Hungarian researchers to participate in cutting-edge research, and promoting multidisciplinary research and cooperation between researchers from various fields of science.
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ESS
ESS

European Spallation Source
Member since: 2014
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 3,000,000

One of the largest ongoing investment in research infrastructure in the EU, which aspires to global leadership in neutron research. It will receive a major role in biotechnology and energy research, as well as in the fields of materials science and ICT
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The future access by Hungarian researchers to internationally competitive and costly large research equipment provides great opportunities for the domestic R&D sector, while 70% of the membership fee is reinvested in Hungary in the form of orders to domestic suppliers.
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European XFEL
European XFEL

European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility
Member since: 2009
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 1,342,345

Following full commissioning, the international research infrastructure is going to be Europe’s first and the world’s largest hard X-ray free-electron laser.
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Access to internationally competitive, costly large research facilities enables Hungarian researchers to produce new results in areas such as molecular biology, genomics, medical diagnostics, therapeutic applications, nanotechnology and materials science.
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ITER
ITER

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
Member since: 2007
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 48,600

Its EU/EURATOM membership enables Hungary to take part in the large-scale research infrastructure cooperation aimed at fusion energy experiments producing marketable results.
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Access to the internationally competitive, costly large research facility enables Hungarian researchers to produce new results in nuclear physics theory and application, supported by research grants and opportunities for industrial supply.
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INNOVATION
CESSDA ERIC
CESSDA ERIC

Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives
Member since: 2017
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 15,000

Virtual research infrastructure focusing on collecting, archiving, distributing and increasing the searchability of social sciences databases.
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In addition to providing access to, connecting and standardising sociological databases, and improving data quality, Hungarian researchers and data archiving staff can also take part in professional training courses.
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CLARIN ERIC

Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure
Member since: 2016
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 14,384

The infrastructure provides advanced digital language resources and tools primarily for scholars and social scientists.
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The membership provides Hungarian researchers access to the most advanced language technology databases, while the integration of digital language databases gives access to remote archives for linguists, scholars and social scientists.
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European Social Survey
ESS ERIC

European Social Survey
Member since: 2016
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 22,500

The organisation biannually collects international comparative data about the demographic and social conditions of European societies, political and public preferences of citizens, and changes in social attitudes and action-guiding values.
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The methodology used is also a model for national surveys, and there is no need to conduct new primary research in the topics covered by the ESS
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SHARE ERIC
SHARE ERIC

Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
Member since: 2017
Membership fee for 2022: EUR 130,000

The multi-country, multi-disciplinary research network conducts surveys on the health and social implications of aging, as well as the potential public policy responses to these issues in a European comparison.
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In addition to the wealth of information covered, the project’s scientific strength lies in its panel structure, which captures aging as a process and its far-reaching consequences. It also provides a unique opportunity for Hungarian social and health researchers to get involved in international research.
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Updated: 01 February 2024
Summary of international research infrastructures
Nearly HUF 3.2 billion (EUR 10.5 million) in the budget of the NRDI Office and the NRDI Fund is allocated to the costs of accessing foreign research infrastructures in 2016.
Biobanking and Biomolecular Research Infrastructure (BBMRI-ERIC)
BBMRI-ERIC aims to promote the development of new, effective therapeutic treatments by aligning the needs and opportunities of researchers, the industry and patients in need of treatment through related biomedical research.
Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC-ERIC)
The Consortium aims to provide external researchers with access to analytical, structural and imaging studies using synchrotron, neutron beam and other microscopic probes, and to the necessary material modification techniques, in the fields of nanotechnology, environment, materials science, life sciences and cultural heritage.
Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure (CLARIN ERIC)
The infrastructure provides advanced digital language resources and tools primarily for scholars and social scientists.
Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA ERIC)
Virtual research infrastructure focusing on collecting, archiving, distributing and increasing the searchability of social sciences databases.
European Life-sciences Infrastructure for Biological Information (ELIXIR)
Connects life sciences databases. Its main objective is to create, develop and ensure access to existing (and future) sources of biological data.
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
European intergovernmental research organisation dealing with life sciences (genetics and molecular biology), which plays a leading role in the integration of European life science research.
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
The world's largest particle physics laboratory, which examines the building blocks and operation of the universe by using particle accelerators and detectors. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is now the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.
European Research Infrastructure for Imaging Technologies in Biological and Medical Sciences (EuBI-ERIC)
Provides open physical access to a wide range of world-class biological and biomedical imaging technologies for researchers in life sciences.
European Social Survey (ESS ERIC)
The organisation biannually collects international comparative data about the demographic and social conditions of European societies, political and public preferences of citizens, and changes in social attitudes and action-guiding values.
European Spallation Source (ESS)
One of the largest ongoing investment in research infrastructure in the EU, which aspires to global leadership in neutron research. It will receive a major role in biotechnology and energy research, as well as in the fields of materials science and ICT.
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)
Special X-ray source which is fundamentally important for determining the atomic structure, electronic structure and magnetic properties of materials. It also offers measurement services in almost all fields of science.
European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility (European XFEL)
Following full commissioning, the international research infrastructure is going to be Europe’s first and the world’s largest hard X-ray free-electron laser.
Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI ERIC)
The ELI ALPS and ELI Beamlines institutes are the first facilities in the world to enable the study of the interaction of light and matter at higher intensities with increasing time resolution, even in the ultra-relativistic range.
Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS ERIC)
ICOS ERIC is the main European research organisation for climate and atmosphere research.
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
The autonomous intergovernmental organisation aims to enable less industrialised countries to take advantage of the latest advances in biotechnology.
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
Its EU/EURATOM membership enables Hungary to take part in the large-scale research infrastructure cooperation aimed at fusion energy experiments producing marketable results.
Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE ERIC)
The multi-country, multi-disciplinary research network conducts surveys on the health and social implications of aging, as well as the potential public policy responses to these issues in a European comparison.