HUN-REN RCNS joins an international research project aiming to selectively tailor the glycosylation of mammalian cells
Under the HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-03 call for proposals, the Momentum Glycan Biomarker Research Group of the HUN-REN Research Center for Natural Sciences (HUN-REN RCNS) has successfully joined the ongoing ImproGlyco EIC Pathfinder Open scheme as a Hop-on Facility. The two-year project began on February 1, 2026. The project will be carried out [...]
HUN-REN RCNS Joins Europe’s Largest Space Industry Show, Space-Comm Expo
The Space-Comm Expo, Europe’s largest space industry show, took place on 4-5 March 2026 in London. The Expo showcases the latest scientific achievements, technological developments, products, and services. Representatives from universities, research institutes, national space programs, and companies — both established and those looking to break into the field — [...]
Memorial Plaque Unveiled in Honour of Prof. Alajos Kálmán
On 15th December 2025, a memorial plaque was unveiled in honour of Professor Alajos Kálmán at the Szent László High School in Kőbánya. Alajos Kálmán was one of the most outstanding and influential Hungarian scientists of the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. [...]
HUN-REN RCNS and its Consortium Receive Prestigious European Funding for the First Human Testing of a Prosthesis Designed to Restore Vision
Over the past five years, the Belgian startup ReVision Implant has been developing a groundbreaking brain prosthesis that aims to partially restore vision to the blind. A consortium was formed to carry out the first human testing of the technology, consisting of the manufacturing startup and three research groups, including [...]
HUN-REN RCNS Single Crystal Growth Experiment Returns Home
At 07:44 am 25 May 2025 Hungarian time, the NASA’s 32nd SpaceX Resupply Mission splashed down off the coast of California from the International Space Station - a moment of special significance for Hungary. On board the Dragon spacecraft is the single crystal growth experiment of the Chemical Crystallography Research [...]