Six Hungarian corporations will develop innovative solutions with the support of nearly 15 billion forints in funding, working in partnership with universities and research institutes, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFI) announced Monday.
Although large enterprises make up only 15 per cent of Hungarian firms with more than ten employees, they account for 60 per cent of innovative companies. They employ more than a third of the country’s private-sector workforce and provide over 30 per cent of its research and development specialists. The top 100 corporations alone generate 52 per cent of all private-sector R&D spending.
Recognizing their central role in Hungary’s innovation ecosystem, the NKFI launched the Corporate Focus Area Innovation Programme last year, specifically targeting large enterprises. The six winners are working with ten domestic universities and three research institutes on projects designed to address key societal and economic challenges.
Among the projects: Richter Gedeon is advancing treatments for psychiatric and gynecological disorders; Mol is developing renewable and waste-based energy and chemical products; 3DHISTECH is creating generative AI-based diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; GE HealthCare is tackling infertility; Mediso is designing a theranostic product family linking diagnostics with therapy; and HM Electronics is working on AI-driven crisis prediction models and self-learning drone detection and defence systems.
According to the NKFI, the initiative not only supports breakthrough corporate R&D but also accelerates innovation across the ecosystem by amplifying collaboration and knowledge transfer, further strengthening Hungary’s competitiveness.
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