Consortium leader:
HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research
Consortium members:
HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Thematic area:
Digital transformation of economy and society
Brief description:
The main objective of the National Laboratory is to give scientifically based responses to complex challenges emerging in agriculture. Several hundreds of the research community of participating institutions with decades of accumulated expertise and unique infrastructure supply basis for achieving their goals. The project integrates the main components of the agroecosystem and the micro-plant-animal triangle assigning food security of „One Health View” set up by WHO as a common goal. The National Laboratory is actively involved in national higher education, the training of future generations of scientists and knowledge transfer.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
National Food Chain Safety Office
Consortium member:
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Thematic area:
Green transition
Brief description:
The Agrotechnology National Laboratory aims to support the preservation and improvement of soil and its intrinsic environmental condition, while promoting environmental sustainability. Its activities cover the integration of domestic soil test results into a unified database, the creation of opportunities for the routine application of spectral methods enabling time- and cost-efficient, environmentally friendly laboratory soil testing, the establishment of the first domestic soil spectral library, the investigation of different biomass materials and their potential for energy and soil replenishment through different technologies, and the innovative development of modern crop protection technologies with minimal environmental impact.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control
Consortium members:
Széchenyi István University
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Thematic area:
Digital transformation of economy and society
Brief description:
The National Lab for Autonomous Systems aims to coordinate mobility-related research, development and innovation solutions for road and air vehicles and robots, with a focus on complex systems, formations and applications requiring autonomous and cooperative operation. The aims of the laboratory include high-level research and development, training of young scientists, and the promotion of successful national and international collaborations. Accordingly, the target groups will be students and young researchers in higher education, for whom the Lab offers relevant and modern knowledge, exciting research topics and, as a consequence, a career in research. In addition, the automotive industry, national and international research institutions and professional organisations also form an important target group.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Implementing entity:
HUN-REN Biological Research Centre in Szeged
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
The aim of the National Laboratory of Biotechnology is to develop uniquely competitive technologies and therapeutic methods using the most advanced biotechnology tools in Hungary in three priority health areas: the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the emergence of pandemic diseases worldwide and the treatment of rare hereditary diseases.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
Eötvös Loránd University
Consortium members:
University of Miskolc
National Archives of Hungary
HUN-REN Humanities Research Centre
Thematic area:
Digital transformation of economy and society.
Brief description:
The aim of the Laboratory is to promote the processing, research usability and broad smart accessibility of digital cultural heritage using digital technologies, especially artificial intelligence, in Hungary and in Hungarian regions beyond the borders. The Laboratory’s main task is also to organise a web-harvest with the aim of collecting web resources relevant to research and innovation in the Hungarian community.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
University of Szeged
Consortium leader:
Eötvös Loránd University
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research
HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research
HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences
HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control
HUN-REN Rényi Alfréd Institute of Mathematics
HUN-REN Szeged Biological Research Centre
HUN-REN Veterinary Medical Research Institute
Óbuda University
Pázmány Péter Catholic University
Semmelweis University
University of Pécs
University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
The vision of the National Laboratory for Health Security is to provide the scientific basis for data and analysis-based decision making in the fields of health, disease prevention and ecosystems in Hungary. The three areas are closely intertwined and new synergies will be created through innovative surveillance systems, big data methods and mathematical modelling. The Laboratory will bring together and coordinate research teams that have been working in isolation in the country, fostering networking and creating a collaborative research community with high visibility on the international scene.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
University of Pannonia
Consortium member:
HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research
HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute
Eötvös Lóránd University
University of Miskolc
Hungarian Meteorological Service
Semmelweis University
Thematic area:
Green transition
Brief description:
The National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change conducts research and development in the field of technological, economic and social adaptation, in addition to studying the drivers of climate change and their impacts on natural and economic systems and society.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest
Consortium member:
Széchenyi István University
HUN-REN Veterinary Medical Research Institute
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
Main goal of the National Laboratory is to explore and analyse various veterinary and public health risks and to perform research and innovation activities for the development of recommendations, guidelines, diagnostics, vaccines, and drugs for mitigating these risks. In the meantime, professional relations are formed and strengthened with national and international representatives of the animal health and food chain safety sectors, and researchers-lecturers with multidisciplinary, innovation-driven approach are trained. Besides scientific achievements, innovative products and services developed during the project will also be marketed, contributing to an increase in the sector’s competitiveness.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Implementing entity:
HCEMM Nonprofit Kft.
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
The objective of the HCEMM Teaming National Laboratory is to establish a centre with a strong focus on translational medicine, to promote the clinical application of basic research results and to ensure scientific excellence based on an international peer review system. The main objective is to build a translational medicine centre, which in the long term will include all the sites in Hungary where such research and development is currently taking place. HCEMM activities focus on translational medicine, promoting the clinical application of basic research results and ensuring scientific excellence based on international peer review. The centre also aims to become a regional hub of scientific excellence, training and employing highly qualified researchers and conducting cutting-edge research in molecular medicine. HCEMM develops biomedical technology from early stage to clinical trials, either on its own or in collaboration with industry and academia. The HCEMM works closely with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), which provides full access to its advanced instrumentation facilities for HCEMM researchers.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Implementing entity:
University of Pécs
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
The National Laboratory on Human Reproduction (NLHR) is dedicated to research into the stages of human conception, including a wide range of inherited and acquired disorders of the female and male organism, the assisted reproductive process and the potential long-term health problems of the resulting children. The Laboratory's methodological repertoire includes not only clinical questions, but also state-of-the-art molecular genetic, genomic, immunological, mass spectrometric and flow cytometric studies, as well as health economics and social issues of human reproduction. The NLHR will not only establish a coordinated innovative research network within the University of Pécs, but will also promote innovation through broad national and international collaborations. The NLHR’s innovative new clinical trial-worthy results will be brought to the European research infrastructures by the HECRIN Consortium.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
National Security Service
Consortium member:
IdomSoft Informatikai Ltd.
Thematic area:
Safety and Security
Brief description:
The members of the consortium setting up the Infocommunications and Information Technology National Laboratory have set themselves a dual objective, in line with relevant national strategies: to support the safe deployment and use of emerging ICTs; and to support the digital transformation of public administrations. As a result, the Laboratory will focus on research on the vulnerabilities of 5G and 6G technologies that will form the backbone of future communications, on specific aspects of cybersecurity, and on the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions in e-government and law enforcement.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
TECHTRA Technology Transfer Institute Pbc. Non-Profit Ltd.
Consortium member:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
CollMot Robotics Ltd.
Femtonics Ltd.
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
HM Electronics, Logistics and Asset Management Ltd.
MouldTech Systems Kft.
HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control
Széchenyi István University
University of Szeged
National University of Public Service
University of Pécs
ZalaZONE InnoTech Nonprofit Ltd.
Thematic area:
Safety and security
Brief description:
The National Laboratory for Cooperative Technologies builds and develops dual use innovation capacities and competencies. Its main goal is the physical and content realization of an “innovation space” that plays a key role in the digitization, research and development of industry and the relating dual use industry at both national and regional levels.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Consortium members:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Eötvös Loránd University
Thematic area:
Digital transformation of economy and society
Brief description:
The challenge of the decade is to translate the huge advances in quantum-level control of photons, atoms and electrons into a new technology: quantum technology. The Quantum Information National Laboratory aims to bring together national resources in physics, engineering, mathematics and computer science and to focus their activities on specific theoretical and applied areas of quantum technology. The Laboratory will maximise the role and importance of Hungary in the field of quantum computing through well thought-out and coordinated developments.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
University of Pécs
Consortium members:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
John von Neumann University
Széchenyi István University
University of Debrecen
University of Miskolc
University of Pannonia
University of Szeged
Thematic area:
Green transition
Brief description:
In order for Hungary to become the winner of the rise of the "Green Economy", it is necessary to create the knowledge base and set of competences that enable domestic economic actors to be competitive in the field of various decarbonization technologies. To this end, we are building the scientific and technological, legal, economic and industrial law protection base for small-footprint energy technologies, especially H2 production/transport/storage/use and CO2 utilization (CCU). The two technology groups can play a significant role in sectoral integration in parallel, supporting each other, iin strengthening energy security of supply and achieving decarbonization goals.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control
Consortium members:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Eötvös Loránd University
HUN-REN Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences
HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine
KINCSINFO Nonprofit Ltd.
Semmelweis University
Special Service for National Security
Széchenyi István University
University of Szeged
Thematic area:
Digital transformation of economy and society
Brief description:
The Artificial Intelligence National Laboratory aims to strengthen Hungary’s role in the field of artificial intelligence. In response to the international and domestic challenges, the Laboratory was established in 2020 to maximise the competitive advantage of Hungary in one of the most important RDI fields of our time, strengthening both basic and applied research and innovation activities, and promoting Hungary’s chances of participation in transnational megaprojects.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Implementing entities:
Center for Molecular Fingerprinting Research Nonprofit LLC.
University of Szeged
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
The Molecular Fingerprinting National Laboratory plans to validate the laser molecular fingerprinting technique developed at the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) in Garching in a large-scale study on blood samples collected in Hungary. The aim of the research is to combine laser physics, molecular science and machine learning to detect various diseases (cancer and cardiovascular diseases) at an early stage and monitor the health of volunteers who claim to be healthy, creating a new platform for modern medicine. The combination of large-scale research, long-term cryogenic sample storage and (semi-)automated blood sample handling, clinical and other data, and laser-based technological developments, together offer an internationally unique opportunity to draw new conclusions, monitor health at the individual level and detect disease.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Implementing entity:
HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Thematic area:
Green transition
Brief description:
The fusion of light nuclei offers the prospect of highly efficient energy extraction, with no long-term polluting by-products. Alongside the magnetic confinement plasma (ITER), laser-assisted fusion is the subject of research around the world. The lab is exploring new ways to nanotechnologically prepare and laser irradiate the fusion target to increase the efficiency of energy absorption and avoid the development of instabilities during ultrashort pulses.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Consortium member:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Eötvös Loránd University
HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged
HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine
University of Pécs
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
The aim of National Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Research and Development’s (PharmaLab) activities is to create a critical mass in Hungary, in cooperation with universities, research institutes, European research organizations, and small, medium and large companies, which is uniquely suited to the development of competitive technologies, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. In addition to early research projects, the laboratory aims to provide chemical, biological, biotechnological, pharmacological and pharmaceutical technology activities related to preclinical and generic development in cooperation with its small, medium and large company partners. The laboratory integrates the research potential of laboratories, centers, institutes, universities and companies operating in the fields of diagnostics, medical biotechnology, bionics and the development of pharmaceutical products.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
Semmelweis University
Consortium member:
Neumann Medical Ltd.
Pharmahungary 2000 Ltd.
University of Szeged
3DHISTECH Ltd.
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
With a brand new revolutionary approach, the National Cardiovascular Laboratory aims to explore the pathophysiological mechanism responsible for age-associated cardiovascular disease in order to develop innovative tools for the diagnosis, prevention and therapy of such diseases. Its main professional pillars are clinical - epidemiological programs, innovative drug and biotechnology developments and the development of innovative medical and diagnostic tools and databases.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Implementing entity:
University of Szeged
Thematic area:
Green transition
Brief description:
The primary objective of the project is to create fusion neutrons using ultra-short laser pulses and to carry out a series of further experiments to increase the neutron yield. In addition, experimental and simulation studies to facilitate the transmutation of laser-generated neutrons in nuclear waste (spent fuel) (in particular transuranic elements such as Np, Am, Cm) and biomedical applications. The project is a national research priority of the Hungarian Government, and the University of Szeged (SZTE) has been asked to implement it. In order to support the successful implementation of the project, SZTE, Ecole Polytechnique and TAE (Irvine) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Implementing institution:
National Institute of Oncology
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
The National Tumor Biology Laboratory is designed to increase the efficiency of patient care and develop modern therapeutic procedures using state-of-the-art research tools. The basis of this comprehensive R&D programme is the optimisation of cancer-specific diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and the introduction of new procedures into daily clinical practice to reduce cancer-related mortality nationwide.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
Eötvös Loránd University
Consortium members:
University of Pannonia
University of Miskolc
Network for Regional Development Foundation
Thematic area:
Digital transformation of economy and society
Brief description:
The main objective of the Laboratory is to implement innovations that increase the well-being of society, improve the quality of life, and foster new social relations and cooperation. The initiative contributes to people-centred development in each area, so that rapid progress and results can be generated in a relatively short time. Within the framework of the Laboratory, several thematic RDI forums and professional workshops will be set up, which will contribute to the development of innovative solutions responding to social problems and needs related to technological change, and then to their testing in real-life settings, in municipalities, regions and institutions.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
University of Pécs
Consortium members:
HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control
HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Richter Gedeon Plc.
Semmelweis University
University of Szeged
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
The mission of the National Laboratory is to comprehensively understand the disease mechanisms underlying pathological changes in the nervous system that occur in the early stages of life, resulting from the multifaceted interaction of genetic and environmental factors, and thereby develop new diagnostic and intervention options. Methodologically improve the prevention and treatment of CNS diseases, with a unique research spectrum covering nervous system developmental disorders and diseases from childhood to adulthood. Using the methods of digital medicine and data-driven health care, the Laboratory utilizes the structured national clinical data assets in the therapy of nervous system pathologies through the development of online platforms/registries and analytical programs through the direct integration of real-life data.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Implementing entity:
University of Pécs
Thematic area:
Healthy living
Brief description:
The global threat and spread of communicable diseases is a serious social and health risk for all nations. In addition to solving local problems, a common national and international approach is always needed. The aim of the National Laboratory of Virology is twofold: on the one hand, to increase the research performance and R&D activities of the complex virology laboratory unit of the Szentágothai János Research Centre of the University of Pécs (PTE-SzKK), and on the other hand, to unite virology research in Hungary and to build a Hungarian research network.
The laboratory builds on the existing outstanding virology laboratory facilities to carry out a wide range of basic and applied research experiments. This is partly to detect new emerging infectious diseases and to better understand the mechanisms of these and other known viral infections and, as a consequence, to develop more effective ways to protect against them. The experiments are mainly based on studies of the viral pathomechanisms of highly infectious viruses, starting from the analysis of viruses at the genomic level, through the cellular mechanisms of viral infection, to the development of antiviral therapies. The latter is very important, as one of the major challenges is to develop effective antiviral treatment or to discover mechanisms to inhibit viral replication at any level, so that we can protect ourselves against emerging infectious diseases in a timely and effective manner.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.
Consortium leader:
University of Pannonia
Consortium members:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
General Directorate of Water Management
Hungarian Meteorological Service
HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute
HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research
HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research
National University of Public Service
Széchenyi István University
University of Debrecen
University of Miskolc
Thematic area:
Green transition
Brief description:
Considering Hungary's location, water management and water resources, the National Laboratory aims to support the implementation of water science and water safety innovations with our current research that contribute to the protection of water quality. The Laboratory assesses in detail the status of various surface and groundwater bodies, using laboratory measurements, computer simulations and taking into account the complexity and central importance of climate change, in order to ensure the security of groundwater resources, territorial and agricultural water management, the "smart" management of urban water, and the modernisation of water and wastewater treatment.
For more information please visit the official National Laboratory website.