



The call for proposals titled Proof of Concept (code 2024-2.1.3-POC), announced under the management of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (hereinafter: NRDI Office) by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, was published on 19 December 2024. The aim of the call is to bridge the most high-risk phase between basic research and commercial exploitation. Another objective of the programme is to strengthen the domestic deep tech ecosystem and to increase the number and value of deep tech companies. The programme primarily, but not exclusively, supports developments that promote the commercialisation of research results originating from previously funded and implemented research projects.
The aim of the Call financed from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund is to provide the national contribution for Hungarian organisations successfully participating in joint international calls for proposals for European Partnerships co-funded by the EU Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme and in which the NRDI Office is involved.
The aim of this call is to support Hungarian participation in the EUREKA programme, which promotes international R&D cooperation between businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprise.
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.
The joint research and development project of GE HealthCare Kft. and the University of Debrecen will make medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical research more efficient with the help of Artificial Intelligence. Their solution, based on Natural Language Processing algorithms, supports the analysis and organisation of visual and textual findings, which can be used to target patients for inclusion in clinical research, among other things.
The free-to-use telemedicine system developed by 77 Elektronika Kft. in Hungary is revolutionizing online remote medical services. The project, funded by the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, aimed to personalise the treatment of patients with or at the early stages of diabetes. That’s why the Dcont® eNAPLÓ platform was created, where people with a Dcont® blood glucose meter can upload their measured data quickly and easily. These are supported by a number of graphs and statistics to help the patient’s orientation and the work of the medical specialist examining the data.
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.
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).
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.