Multidisciplinary research facility in service of medical technology and industrial needs

The University of Pécs Szentágothai Research Centre well illustrates the regional medtech innovation ecosystem with its interrelation between the RDI infrastructures (platforms, R&D centres, hospitals, universities) and the value chain of the medtech sector, from the research to the patient.
The research centre – among others – addresses regional problems with the following objectives set:
 to have strong and tight cooperation between academic researchers and industrial partners,
 to reflect quickly and flexibly to the modern research trends and to needs of knowledge-based economy,
 to provide external services supporting innovative projects (eg. patent research and management, legal advice).
The infrastructure, instrumentation and expertise of the seven health and indirectly medical technology focused research groups (of the 24 in total) provide an excellent basis to an extensive and fruitful collaboration network. Research centre also covers all aspects of education, research and innovation. Health research activities carried out are coordinated and supported by the international scientific advisory board (to provide for international scale benchmark) and by the industrial advisory board (representing leading health, engineering, etc. companies of the region). Proposals elaborated in cooperation with industrial actors, fundamental research carried out all prove that the concept of the research centre is appropriate.
Main stakeholders: research and industry actors.