People
Dr. István Molnár is the managing director of Szeged-BIOPOLISZ Innovation Services Ltd. He graduated as a research chemist in 1998 and as a lawyer specialized in European law in 2001 at the University of Szeged. He completed the PhD. school of the University of Technology and Economics on innovation management, now he is attending of the civilistics Phd. school of University of Szeged Faculty of Law researching inetellectual property protection. He is a Hungarian and European patent attorney, and member of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys. He has 15 publications so far, out of which his book entitled University intellectual property management and technology transfer is the most significant and which was supported by National Office for Research and Technology through its Mecenatura Programme. His educational activities include lectures and presentations on universities, colleges, regional innovation agencies or other organizations including events abroad. He began his career at Laser Consult Ltd. as a trainee consultant in 1999. Between 2000 and 2004, he worked as a patent attorney partner at Danubia Patent & Law Office Ltd. He is the managing director of BIOPOLISZ from 2004. In 2007 and 2008, he is an international consultant of WIPO. He is the director of the Regional Innovation Agency of South Great Plain APU from 2008. He is a member of the Hungarian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright, memeber of the directors’ board of Hungarian Group of Licensing Exercutive Society (LES), he is the vice president of Patent and Technology Licensing Committe of LES International. Through BIOPOLISZ Ltd., he plays an active role in the following national and international organizations: Hungarian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright, Hungarian Association for Innovation, Hungarian Group of the Licensing Executives’ Society, Hungarian Biotechnology Association and the following international organizations: International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM), Association of European Science & Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP), Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Technology Innovation Information (TII).
Katarína Nagyová is the office manager and also a technology manager of BIOPOLISZ Ltd. She graduated as a research biologist at the University of Szeged Faculty of Science and Informatics. She began her career as a PhD student at the Biological Research Center. Katarína Nagyová speaks and writes good English, and she is also on intermediate level in Slovak.
Dr. Ákos Bartha, legal adviser. He has been graduated at the Faculty of Law of Szeged University in 2007, he is a qualified lawyer-economist and English legal translator as well. In 2010, he has completed the intermediate level IP specialist course at the Hungarian Patent Office. After finishing law school, he has been working as a trainee lawyer at a local law firm. At present, he is the legal adviser of Biopolisz Ltd. His area of expertise is civil law, corporate law, labor law and intellectual property law. He is fluent in English both in writing and orally, he has basic skills in Spanish.
Dr. Zsófia Tóth, legal advisor. She received her cum laude degree as a lawyer at the University of Szeged Faculty of Law. She was the office manager at Szeged office of IKV Real Estate Managing and Trustee Company Limited by Shares, then she worked for the Public Notariate in Sárospatak as a trainee public notary. Now she is the legal advisor of BIOPOLISZ Ltd., she’s specialized in civil rights, law of contracts, law of business organizations and law of intellectual property. Dr. Zsófia Tóth is on intermediate level in English and she is on basic level in French. On maternity leave.
Marietta Kiri, project manager. She graduated as an economist at the University of Szeged Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. She works as a project manager at Szeged-BIOPOLISZ Innovation Services Ltd. from 2009. She is also a PhD. student at the University of Szeged Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. She is on intermediate level in English.
Ervin Onozó, technology manager. He graduated in Physics at the University of Szeged, Faculty of Science and Informatics. He began his career in 2009 at the Biopolisz Ltd. Ervin Onozó speaks and writes in English fluently, and he is on basic level in German.
Zita Sándor, manager assistant. She graduated in English at the University of Szeged Faculty of Arts. After her studies she worked in the United Kingdom in the hospitality, then she was employed by BIOPOLISZ Ltd. Zita Sándor is fluent in English and she is on basic level in Spanish.
