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“Innovation is not an idea but a long consistent process.”
A discussion with János Pakucs on work, innovation, work and sports
New paths in environmentally friendly water purification
The collaboration between IMSYS Kft. and HOLOFON Zrt. offers an environmentally conscious solution to the problem of water and wastewater treatment. The two Hungarian enterprises aim to explore the use of various ferrates in water purification and to develop new packaging material that enables the efficient transport of ferrate products. As a result of the project, implemented with the support of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, biologically contaminated water can be treated efficiently – from swimming pools to hospital wastewater.
Project proposals for the HUF 8 billion HU-rizon Programme are still welcome for one month: the recipe for success lies in last year’s winning projects
Budapest, 23 April 2025 – After the overwhelming success of the 2024 HU-rizon Programme, Hungarian universities have the opportunity this year again: the National Research, Development and Innovation Office is waiting for applications for the new HUF 8 billion budget for one more month, until 23 May.
Hungarian position on the next EU research framework programme published
The Hungarian position on the next EU Framework Programme for Research (FP10) has been drawn up in cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the European Union and the National Research, Development and Innovation Office.
100% non-refundable funding for the legal protection of domestic innovations
Budapest, 04 April 2025 The National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office) is once again announcing its highly successful call for proposals, which provides up to HUF 7.5 million in non-refundable funding for businesses, research institutions and individuals to obtain legal protection for their intellectual creations. The newly launched call has a total budget of HUF 500 million, which can cover not only official fees related to obtaining protection in Hungary and abroad, but also the typically higher costs of intellectual property consultancy and related patent attorney services.
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02 April 2025
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The XPAND Program, initiated by the National Innovation Agency (NIÜ), is designed to help Hungarian startups and SMEs enter international markets, connect with global investors, and expand their business networks.
01 February 2024
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The WIPO Academy has just published the 2024 edition of its Portfolio of Education, Training and Skills Development Programs.
30 January 2024
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has just opened its 2024 Global Awards competition. This initiative encourages small businesses and startups that leverage intellectual property (IP) for business growth and positive societal impact to apply.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships – online workshop in English
28 May 2025, 10:00
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The National Research, Development and Innovation Office in cooperation with the Academy of Young Researchers, with the Faculty of Science of the Eötvös Loránd University and with the HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences is organising an online workshop about the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF).
Progress - Enterprise Horizon workshop
27 May 2025, 09:30
1077 Budapest, Kéthly Anna tér 1.
The programme consists of three consecutive training sessions, which can be taken separately, but it is recommended that companies new to HE tenders attend the three levels of training consecutively. The workshops are limited to a maximum of 30 participants, and each training session will be repeated several times throughout the year, depending on applications and current calls for proposals.