Óbuda University and Initium Ventures Labs Zrt. Jointly Host MedTech Business Day
The first joint MedTech Business Day event, organized by Óbuda University and Initium Venture Labs Zrt., was held to great interest. The program focused on the university's continuously expanding service and research and development capabilities in the healthcare industry, as well as new R&D&I cooperation opportunities. A prominent role in this was given to the research team of Óbuda University's MedTech Innovation and Education Center, which was inaugurated last year.
In his opening lecture, Prof. Dr. Levente Kovács, Rector of Óbuda University, emphasized that the current level of preparedness is the result of a conscious development process spanning more than a decade. Thanks to this, the University's MedTech ecosystem has now reached a new stage of development. He highlighted that developments will continue in the future, with special regard to next-generation holistic solutions supported by cyber-medicine and artificial intelligence.
Connected to this thought, the presentation by Prof. Dr. György Eigner showcased the complex competencies of the MedTech lab from the perspective of the Zsámbék Future Industry Science and Innovation Park. In his lecture, he detailed the university service capabilities that can support the entire lifecycle of medical technology developments.
Dr. Magdolna Kádár, digital healthcare expert, and Gyula Király, Managing Director of Hospitaly Kft., reported on the opportunities in the digitization of healthcare data, as well as on completed and planned device development projects. Industry participants also confirmed the significance of the services currently available at the MedTech lab.
A highlight of the program was the panel discussion in which key players of Óbuda University's innovation ecosystem presented their complementary services. The participants of the discussion were Dr. Zsombor Zrubka (EKIK), Prof. Dr. Tamás Haidegger (Initium Venture Labs Zrt.), Veszna Várhelyi (OUVC Zrt.), and Dr. Gyula Szigeti.
Three thematic working groups were established with the active participation of the attendees. The Regulatory and Government Strategic, the Technological and Innovation, and the Financial and Market Strategic working groups aim to develop a comprehensive, white-paper-style proposal package to support the domestic development of the medical technology sector.
To conclude the morning session, interested participants had the opportunity to visit the MedTech laboratory located at Óbuda University's John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics.
Detailed information about the available services is accessible on the laboratory's renewed website, where direct requests for proposals from our industry partners can also be submitted through the platform.
