WELCOME NOTE BY PRESIDENT GÉZA SZŐCS Our mission is to promote inventions, and to enhance innovation activities inside and outside the Hungarian borders, so that novel Hungarian technologies become successful and gain visibility on the international market. Creative potential is one of the most valuable assets of Hungary and should be fully exploited. Environmental awareness, environmental protection, and implementation of green technologies are our guiding principles, when supporting agricultural innovations and recycling projects. Our goal is to develop ideas into inventions, which is an essential step when turning a patent into a viable innovation. This process should secure commercial success and create competitive “Made in Hungary” products. INTRODUCTION BY ISTVÁN LEPSÉNYI, CEO VALOR serves as a link between market demands and political will, between economic entities, innovative research institutes, and academia, connecting consumer needs to novel technological solutions. VALOR HUNGARIAE, Ltd. Is a 100% state-owned company specialized in innovation management, utilization, and technology transfer. It operates supervised by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology. Its aim is to make a significant contribution to the market success of Hungarian inventions and to the efficient utilization of domestic innovations. The mission of the Company is to guide inventors along the path from the birth of the invention to economic results, with its uniquely flexible, fast, efficient, custom-designed services. To this end, VALOR provides services to Hungarian inventors, offering the opportunity to develop inventions into products, We support innovations in Hungary and the Carpathian region at all stages of product development, from controlled creative ideas to market entry. Our services include novelty testing and market evaluation of inventions, intellectual property protection (patents, trademarks and designs), management, mentoring, financing, and marketing.