The President, Mr. János Takács opened the Gran Gala with his welcome speech and toast in memory of Carl von Linné. H.E.Mrs. Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden welcomed innovation and importance of innovative solutions of two countries. The host of the Gala was Mr. Miki Bata, Vice-President of the SCCH.

GRAN in Swedish means pine tree, pointing to the characteristics of this award, as focused on sustainable development and environmental protection. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary’s aim with this prize is twofold, firstly to support and award outstanding innovative achievements and to facilitate intercultural communication.

 

 

GRAN PRIZE: Webicina.com - Curation in medicine through crowdsourcing

Webicina.com curates medical social media resources through crowdsourcing with medical professionals and e-patients in over 140 topics and 20 languages for free. 

SCCH has taken the decision to establish an award to  honour those working on outstanding solutions to the most urgent and crucial challenges facing the planet today, in the field of environmental protection, sustainable development, human rights, medicine, health protection and development and education yearly once.