Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research is a leading applied research institution in Hungary with 200 employees conducting research in strategic areas including bioeconomy, ICT, healthcare, and automotive. It has strong partnerships with industry and collaborates on over 150 international projects. Bay Zoltán aims to drive innovation through commercializing research, encouraging technology transfer between countries, and supporting startups through incubation and venture capital. Examples provided demonstrate successful commercialization of algae biotechnology and development of innovative products and technologies.

1. Esztella Fazekas
Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for
Applied Research
CUCEE Workshop
Esztella.Fazekas@bayzoltan.hu
December, 2019

2. Agenda
1. Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research
2. Research Commercialization

3. Bay Zoltán Nonprofit
Ltd. for Applied
Research
Part 1

4. • Date of foundation: 1993
• Number of employees: 200
Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research is a leading
applied research institution of Hungary

6. Strategic Areas
• Bioeconomy
• Environmental biotechnology
• Environmental management
• Extraction and utilization of secondary raw materials
• Information and communication technologies
• Logistics
• Material sciences and technologies
• Mechanical, Physical, Chemical-Analytical Measurement Technology (Performing
tests and analyzing mechanical, physical and chemical properties of materials and
products)
• Product and manufacturing technologies
• Structural Integrity, operational safety and reliability

7. Strategic business areas
International Projects &
Business Development
Services: Engineering,
Consultancy
R+D+I

8. Mining
Agriculture
and Food
Industry
ICT
Health
care
Green
tech
Energy
Automot
ive
industry
Chemical
industry
Industry focus

9. Organizational structure
Divisions: ENGINEERING, BIOTECHNOLOGY,
SMART-SOLUTIONS
Knowledge Management Centre (Grant
application, Project Management)
Business Development and Incubation
(international)
Networking, representation, building partnership
and cooperation)

10. Research
Commercialization
Part 2.

11. Research Commercialization
Create long-term partnerships and opportunities
Drive innovation, entrepreneurship and
creativity
Encourage technology and knowledge transfer

12. Sample project:
• Chinese- Hungarian Technology
Transfer Center – Chongqing
Encourage technology and knowledge transfer
The movement of scientific methods of
production or distribution from one
enterprise, institution or country to
another, as through technical
assistance, training, licensing or
patent rights, investment,
international trade.
Exploitation methods:
- setting up joint ventures and
partnerships
- licensing agreements
- corporate vehicles e.g. spin-outs,
- Technology Transfer Agreements.

13. TTC
Researchers
Mobility / Exchange
Programs
(EURAXESS)
Research and
Development
R&D Collaboration
– Technology
related projects
Innovation (I)
New investment
into innovative
SMEs, Start-ups
a. Technology Transfer Scheme

14. Example 1.
Algae Biotechnology
Development
• Place: Algae Ceter – Makó
• Successful marketable
development
• Industrial scale use of algae
• Response to market need
• Involved in various international
development projects

15. Example 2.
Knot Kft.: http://knot.hu/
Knot Ltd. has developed an innovative, in-line,
brushless generator prototype (TRL3) that can be
integrated into the local water network to
generate small but steady amounts of electricity.
The company develops the product in line with
the CE approach, in particular, the project
improved the manufacturing processes of the
rotor in addition with the improvement of surface
properties which enables cost-efficient production
and decreased ecological footprint.
Medica: Medica is developing an easy-to-use
self-measurement medical device product-family
for measuring the body-fluids pH-level. The
startup company is prototyping the Medika PRO
and it develops the product using clean
production methods. From the beginning Medica
develops the product in a way to make sensor
and body from fully recyclable materials and
spare parts.
Kárászy Kft.: https://karaszy.hu/
Development of a semi-automatic shock
absorber valve pre-adjusting device, which
makes the assembly of the shock absorbers
more productive and cleaner. The automatization
will lead to reduced energy consumption,
production costs and waste (oil) generation.
Doroty Pack: http://doroti.hu/
Doroty Pack is automatizing the product loading
processes for meat packing. The automatization
leads to reduced energy costs and packing
waste.

16. Joint Collaborative Research
150 international projects in 25 years!
EU R+D+I Programmes (FP7, Horizon2020, COPERNICUS,
EURATOM)
European Territorial Cooperation Porgrammes (INTERREG,
Central- Europe, South- East Europe)
Cross-border co-operation (HU-SK, HU-RO)
EIT-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) Raw
Materials, InnoEnergy
IEE (Intelligent Energy for Europe) programme
Hungarian Grants
b.

17. Some of our international partners

18. Some of our key partners

19. Drive innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity (spin-off)
Metal foams panels-
Aluinvent Ltd.: industrial
scale technology
supported with of venture
capital.
FLIKE - ByeGravity Ltd.:
spinned off from
Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd.
to work on preparing a
second prototype and
small series production
using venture capital
investment.
Virtual Reality
Laboratory – training
platform for operations
and maintenance - EIT
KIC
InnoEnergy
c.

20. • The projects: Automotive related Science Park Development (Kecskemét) (GINOP-
2.3.4-15.-2016-00001)
• The consortium: Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. For Applied Research. – Consortium
Leader, Neumann János University , AVL Hungary Kft. – (industry)
• The aim of the project: Science Park development in Kecskemét related to the
automotive industry, and at the same time development of regional level knowledge
center for engine and automotive development.
– Technology and knowhow development (e.g. development of sustainable, emission
reduction technologies,
– Integration of the University infrastructure
– Auto industry experts curricula education and training
Role of the Government, Science Parke.

21. Research Institutes:
 Infrastructure provider
 Expert knowledge
Industrial partners
 Real, market based development demand
 Supports marketability of the developed solutions.
 Access to customers/users
Government
• Cohesion effect
• Regional Development
• Support policy and funding