When Academia and Industry Join Forces: University of Szeged and MSD Establish Joint Department
The University of Szeged and MSD have established a joint Pharmaceutical Industry Partnership Department, marking a new chapter in their collaboration. This initiative builds on a long-standing partnership – further strengthened in 2023 through clinical trial cooperation – and seeks to foster innovation in research, education, and pharmaceutical development. The agreement was officially signed in Szeged by Prof. Dr. László Rovó, Rector of the University of Szeged; Prof. Dr. Ildikó Csóka, Director-General for Strategic Planning; Prof. Dr. Zsolt Szakonyi, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy; Sean R. Smith, Managing Director of MSD Pharma Hungary Kft.; and Dr. Szabolcs Barótfi, Director of Clinical Research at MSD Hungary.
Advancing Biomedical Science: Host–Pathogen Interaction Center Inaugurated at the University of Szeged with Support from Alumna and Nobel Laureate Katalin Karikó
On May 12, the University of Szeged held an official ceremony to inaugurate its new research unit: the Host–Pathogen Interaction Center. Located within the Institute of Biology, the Center features Hungary’s only in vivo experimental station of its kind, alongside five newly renovated laboratories. This state-of-the-art facility is designed to support the development of antimicrobial therapies, with a particular focus on antifungal treatments – addressing a pressing yet often overlooked public health concern. The project was made possible through both professional and financial support from Katalin Karikó, an SZTE alumna and recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
SZTE Enters Strategic Partnerships with Leading South American Research Institutions on its 444 Anniversary
The origins of the University of Szeged date back to May 12, 1581, when István Báthory established the Jesuit College in Cluj-Napoca – an institution recognized as SZTE's legal predecessor. Exactly 444 years later, the University marked this anniversary with a symbolic “birthday gift”: the signing of two strategic partnership agreements. Supported by two of South America’s leading scientific and healthcare institutions, these partnerships are set to position SZTE among the global research elite in emerging and internationally significant fields of healthcare research and education.
First radioisotope prostate-specific tumour therapy in Hungary performed in Szeged
The Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Szeged, led by Prof. Dr. László Pávics, has performed the first radioligand treatment in Hungary, opening a new way in the treatment of prostate cancer patients.
Novel robotic surgical device tested at SZTE
The University of Szeged has reached a new milestone: a new precision robotic surgical device has been tested at the Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery at the Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, which could revolutionise the accuracy and safety of knee replacement surgery.
’All you need to pass an exam is knowledge’ – Tribute to Dr. István Karády, founder of the Department of Pathophysiology at the Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School
A scientific meeting was organised in memory of Dr. István Karády (1904-1974), Professor of Pathophysiology at the Department of Pathophysiology.
Scientific Meeting to Celebrate Prof. Dr. Ferenc Bari’s 70th Birthday
On September 2, 2024, at a scientific meeting held at the Ilona Banga Health Sciences Education Centre, we saluted the distinguished professor and former Dean of our Faculty, Prof. Dr. Ferenc Bari on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
Heroic rescue in the air: 6th year medic receives dean's commendation
At the graduation ceremony of the Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School on 27 June 2024, András Szabó, sixth-year medical student, did not only receive his diploma from Prof. Dr. György Lázár, Dean of the Medical School, but also received a dean's commendation.
