COVID-19 related research
Ultramodern COVID laboratory established with the help of TTK and inaugurated at ELTE in early February
On February 1, a molecular microbiology laboratory was inaugurated on the Lágymányos campus of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE). The facility was built with an investment of almost HUF 1 billion...
Global manufacturing post COVID-19 – paper about the industry effects of the pandemic
The economic shockwave of the pandemic has affected manufacturing and the accompanying logistics. While reacting countries closed their borders one after the other, residents found themselves shut inside their homes,...
Researchers from ÖK and ELTE use public iPhone mobile tracking data to study the effects of spring COVID measures in nine European countries
Researchers at ELKH Centre for Ecological Research (ÖK) and Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), in collaboration with their Australian colleagues, have examined the relationship between the spring COVID measures and people’s...
Explore, Verify, Predict: Genetic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Responsible for COVID-19 Cases in Hungary
Genetics research, aiming to identify SARS-CoV-2 variants responsible for pandemic COVID-19 cases, is a valuable tool to explore the geographical spread of the virus retrospectively, as well as to predict...
Multidisciplinary research group has elaborated comprehensive analysis about the Hungarian experiences of the first wave of Coronavirus pandemic
As a part of an interdisciplinary research group, Sándor Zsolt Kovács (junior research fellow, ELKH KRTK RKI) and Annamária Uzzoli (senior research fellow, ELKH KRTK RKI) have been co-authors of...
The power of teamwork: Hungarian researchers help open up a path for more effective coronavirus drugs
An international collaboration has led to a breakthrough in inhibiting the function of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, one of the key proteins of Covid-19. Although research began barely half a...
A virus bubble instead of loneliness? According to the KRTK Game Theory Research Group, this may slow down the spread of the coronavirus epidemic
A recent study at the Institute of Economics of the Centre for Economic & Regional Studies (KRTK) at ELKH examines cooperative games where interactions between coalitions take place through a...
EU provides extraordinary funds for the international COVID project led by SZTAKI
The 21-member EU project led by SZTAKI has the objective of making European production systems and supply chains more flexible, as well as facilitating the transfer of medical equipment if...
Researchers from Szeged develop most sensitive method for detecting coronavirus to date
The RT-qPCR testing procedure developed at the Szeged Biological Research Center is extremely sensitive, cost-effective and suitable for mass testing. The researchers at the Institute of Genetics of the ELKH...