Ecosystem

Ecosystem

OECD forms nanotechnology unit

Governments around the world spend about $4 billion a year on research into nanotechnology - the science of the small...

Ecosystem

ConocoPhillips establishes $22.5 mln biofuels research program at Iowa

ConocoPhillips will establish an eight-year, $22.5 million research program at Iowa State University dedicated to developing technologies that produce biorenewable...

Ecosystem

Henkel launches global competition for new ideas

December 15 marked the launch of the „Henkel Innovation Trophy” – a test for creative minds! competition....

Ecosystem

Switzerland offers 8.5 mln Swiss franks to education

Switzerland will provide 8.5 million Swiss franks (€5.2 million) to Hungary's 2007-2011 education and cultural programs, the Culture Ministry announced...

Ecosystem

Gov’t approves operative programs under second National Development Plan

A cabinet meeting on Wednesday approved 15 operative programs to be included in the second National Development Plan, which will...

Ecosystem

Gov’t approves updated convergence program with unchanged deficit targets

The government on Friday approved Hungary's updated convergence program, which contains the same general government deficit targets as the program...

Ecosystem

Bajnai: 2nd National Development Plan to support employment, growth and reforms

The more than Ft 8.000 billion available under Hungary's second National Development Plan in the next seven years should be...

Ecosystem

Gov’t to submit EU funding framework to Brussels in mid-December

The government will submit branch and regional operative programs together to Brussels in the middle of December, Prime Minister Ferenc...

Ecosystem

DBH Group to establish business innovation and incubator center

DBH Group is set to begin construction on a Ft 320 million-Ft 350 million business innovation and incubator center in...

Ecosystem

Gov’t to disburse a third of EU funding on regional level from 2007

Despite Parliament's failure to approve a bill which would have replaced Hungary's 19 county government's with seven regional ones, the...

Ecosystem

Companies receive Ft 3.8 bln under innovation support program

About Ft 3.8 billion in government grants have gone to 123 companies under the Supporting Company Innovation program, the Ministry...

Ecosystem

Budapest Bank clients receive Ft 3.3 bln in GVOP grants

Budapest Bank Rt’s corporate clients have received a combined Ft 3.3 billion in grants under the state- and EU-sponsored Economic...

Ecosystem

Enrollment at BCE up this year

Approximately 4,000 new students enrolled to the six faculties of Budapest Corvinus University (BCE), accounting for a 5% increase compared...

Ecosystem

Nearly 100 Hungarian SMEs Join Int’l Health Innovation Circuit

Over the past six months, more than 90 Hungarian SMEs have had the opportunity to showcase their healthcare innovations on...

Ecosystem

ViennaUP 2024: Thousands of Startups Take Over Vienna

International startup festival in the Austrian capital attracts over 10,000, with almost 70% arriving from abroad, organizers tell the Budapest...

Ecosystem

Female Founders Summit Highlights Women’s Influence in Startup World

The Female Founders Summit, held in Tallinn in partnership with the Womenture Project on May 22 - spotlighted women's rising...

Ecosystem

Visegrád Countries Making Their Mark on Innovation Ecosystem

V4 startups are not only thriving domestically but are also making their mark internationally, entering the global innovation scene....

Ecosystem

Womenture Looking to Boost Female Entrepreneurship

The Womenture project is looking to empower innovation agencies and accelerators to encourage partnerships to boost female entrepreneurship while broadening...

Ecosystem

Finance Ministry Expects 3-4% GDP Growth in 2024

Hungary’s economy is expected to grow by 3-4% in 2024, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga told a meeting of the...

Ecosystem

Fewer Companies Plan to Invest, DUIHK Survey Finds

The latest survey of business sentiment conducted by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) shows fewer companies have...

Ecosystem

Subsidy Scheme Aids Over 1,000 Small Business Startups

A HUF 6 billion subsidy scheme launched by the government in the summer has helped Hungarians launch 1,040 small businesses,...

Ecosystem

Hiventures Invests HUF 365 mln in Access4you

Access4you, which certifies building accessibility for people with disabilities, has received a HUF 365 million injection from Hiventures, the venture...

Ecosystem

CEE VC Funding Nosedives in Q1 – Vestbee

Vestbee has just released the "VC Funding In CEE Report - 1Q 2023", which shows that investments in the CEE...

Ecosystem

Design Terminal Launching Female Entrepreneur Initiative

After developing its own female business development program, Design Terminal could now form a European network of female entrepreneurs this...

Ecosystem

Hiventures Plows HUF 24 bln Into Promising Firms in 2022

Hiventures invested HUF 24 billion in domestic companies last year, the venture capital arm of the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB)...

Ecosystem

Hungarian Startup Ecosystem has High Potential, With Room for Improvement

Although Hungary has a solid basis for building a strong startup ecosystem that can drive the economy, it lags behind...

Ecosystem

Startup Alliance Created for Caring Workplaces

A new collaboration has been formed between Hungarian startups that have joined forces for more caring Hungarian jobs....

Ecosystem

2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report published by Startup Genome

The 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), the most extensive global data-driven research on startups by Startup Genome, a world-leading...

Nearly 100 Hungarian SMEs Join Int’l Health Innovation Circuit

Over the past six months, more than 90 Hungarian SMEs have had the opportunity to showcase their healthcare innovations on...

ViennaUP 2024: Thousands of Startups Take Over Vienna

International startup festival in the Austrian capital attracts over 10,000, with almost 70% arriving from abroad, organizers tell the Budapest...

Female Founders Summit Highlights Women’s Influence in Startup World

The Female Founders Summit, held in Tallinn in partnership with the Womenture Project on May 22 - spotlighted women's rising...

Visegrád Countries Making Their Mark on Innovation Ecosystem

V4 startups are not only thriving domestically but are also making their mark internationally, entering the global innovation scene....

Womenture Looking to Boost Female Entrepreneurship

The Womenture project is looking to empower innovation agencies and accelerators to encourage partnerships to boost female entrepreneurship while broadening...

Finance Ministry Expects 3-4% GDP Growth in 2024

Hungary’s economy is expected to grow by 3-4% in 2024, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga told a meeting of the...

Fewer Companies Plan to Invest, DUIHK Survey Finds

The latest survey of business sentiment conducted by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) shows fewer companies have...

Subsidy Scheme Aids Over 1,000 Small Business Startups

A HUF 6 billion subsidy scheme launched by the government in the summer has helped Hungarians launch 1,040 small businesses,...

Hiventures Invests HUF 365 mln in Access4you

Access4you, which certifies building accessibility for people with disabilities, has received a HUF 365 million injection from Hiventures, the venture...

CEE VC Funding Nosedives in Q1 – Vestbee

Vestbee has just released the "VC Funding In CEE Report - 1Q 2023", which shows that investments in the CEE...

Design Terminal Launching Female Entrepreneur Initiative

After developing its own female business development program, Design Terminal could now form a European network of female entrepreneurs this...

Hiventures Plows HUF 24 bln Into Promising Firms in 2022

Hiventures invested HUF 24 billion in domestic companies last year, the venture capital arm of the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB)...

Hungarian Startup Ecosystem has High Potential, With Room for Improvement

Although Hungary has a solid basis for building a strong startup ecosystem that can drive the economy, it lags behind...

Startup Alliance Created for Caring Workplaces

A new collaboration has been formed between Hungarian startups that have joined forces for more caring Hungarian jobs....

2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report published by Startup Genome

The 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), the most extensive global data-driven research on startups by Startup Genome, a world-leading...