The award giving ceremony was held in the Szentágothai János Research Centre of the University of Pécs. The certificates of merit were handed over to the representatives of the research infrastructures and infrastructure networks by Dr. László Palkovics, Minister for Innovation and Technology, Dr. István Szabó, Vice President for Science and International Affairs of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH), and by Dr. Zsolt Fülöp, Chairman of the National Research Infrastructure Committee.
This year was the first time that Hungary’s prominent research facilities with great scientific and economic importance were presented this recognition upon the initiative of NKFIH. At the ceremonial event, Prof. Gábor Szabó, Managing Director of our research centre, gave a presentation about ELI as an international key research infrastructure.