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MOMENTUM OF INNOVATION

7.3. HEALTH AND FOOD SCIENCES

CLINICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP, ECRIN-ERIC NETWORK

Presentation of the RI group
The European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (ECRIN ERIC) is a nonprofit organisation classified as “land-
mark” in the ESFRI Roadmap, which aims to support scientific, multi-centre drug development research with no com-
mercial intent in Europe. Through the HECRIN Consortium, Hungary became a full-fledged member in the
ECRIN-ERIC in 2014. The HECRIN Consortium supports the internationalisation of clinical research initiated by
Hungarian researchers and involves Hungary in the clinical research projects of other European countries. The results
of human clinical trials have a significant impact on the development of clinical medicine.

National coordinator of the RI group: Background information
University of Pécs, Szentágothai Research Institute The HECRIN Consortium operates as a distributed research in-
frastructure. It represents 125 university clinics and diagnostic in-
Contact: Gábor L. Kovács stitutes, as well as 100 hospital units, and – apart from county
Email: kovacs.l.gabor@pte.hu hospitals to be joining later – covers the entire Hungarian research
Website: http://szkk.pte.hu/ network capable of innovative clinical research. In 2017, the
ECRIN contact point: Dr. Zita Tarjányi NRDI Office has officially announced Hungary’s participation in
Email: tarjanyi.zita@pte.hu the ECRIN ERIC infrastructure. Hungary is represented by the
NRDI Office, the HECRIN Consortium works as the Hungarian
Partners: PTE Clinical Centre – multiple examination locations; UP science centre, and the leader is the University of Pécs (based on
Human Clinical Examination Registration Centre; DE Clinical Centre – the decision of HECRIN Consortium members, and the approval
multiple examination locations; DE Coordination Centre for Drug Deve- of the State Secretariat for Health of the Ministry of Human Ca-
lopment; SE Clinical Centre – multiple examination locations; SE Clinical pacities and the NRDI Office). The HECRIN Consortium is pro-
Centre, Registration Office; SZTE Clinical Centre – multiple examination fessionally coordinated by Dr. Gábor L. Kovács (PTE), member
locations; SZTE Clinical Centre, Clinical Research Coordination Office; of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
National Institute of Oncology; National Institute of Rheumatology and
Physiotherapy; National Institute of Clinical Neurosciences; National Aim of the RI group
Korányi Institute for Pulmonology; Gottsegen György Hungarian Institute Clinical trials are usually financed by European or national re-
of Cardiology; State Hospital for Cardiology, Balatonfüred; Heim Pál search funds or non-profit organisations. The HECRIN Consor-
Children’s Hospital; MCRN Hungary (Medicines for Children Research tium received government subsidy (GINOP-2.3.3-15; EFOP
Network); MTA TTK Brain Imaging Centre 3.6.2-16-2017-00009) for the development of the integrated, har-
monised clinical trial network at the trial sites of the four Hun-
ESFRI connection: ECRIN-ERIC garian universities. The goal is to accentuate Hungary’s capabilities
in innovative, high-quality clinical research, including studies on
Status of the RI group: under implementation medicines, clinical nutrition science, pharmaceutical drugs and
medical devices. The Consortium supports the strengthening of
the research potential and its translation into practice through ac-
credited processes, promotes continuous professional training, and
makes efforts to exploit the wealth of clinical data in research.

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