Dr. Csaba Janáky

University of Szeged / eChemicles

Center Director / CEO

Csaba Janáky graduated as a chemist and economist at the University of Szeged, and obtained his PhD degree from the same university. He was a Marie Curie was a fellow at the UT Arlington (USA), and his project was selected as one of the program’s success stories. He has successfully built up a research group focusing on materials orientated electrochemistry, which carries out cutting-edge activities in both basic and applied research topics. This is indicated by 100 prestigious publications (full IF>1000), 20 patent applications in the past 10 years, as well as high-profile grants (e.g. ERC Starting, Consolidator and Proof-of-Concept Grant). He focuses on the valorization of CO2, during which useful chemicals and fuels can be obtained from a greenhouse gas using only renewable energy as the energy input. Building on this knowledge base, he has achieved breakthrough results in the development of electrochemical hydrogen generators and the development of CO2 electrolyser equipment, applicable in industry. In 2019, the H-Genie high-pressure hydrogen generator won the R&D 100 Award, also called the „Innovation Oscar”, while a CO2 electrolyser cell/stack technology served the basis on his spin-off company eChemicles, which is also supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC). He is the co-director of the National Laboratory for Renewable Energy in Hungary and the founding director of the Greennovation Center at the University of Szeged, focusing on the translation of breakthrough energy conversion technology from the lab to the market. He is also an Ambassador of the EIC.