Founded in 2017, IEC U-Szeged is a cross-organizational unit promoting excellence in research within University of Szeged. IEC U-Szeged performs research sponsorship management, maintains core facilities and provide administrative services with a focus on the outstanding research groups. IEC U-Szeged is organized into virtual Research Institutes: Translational Biomedicine, Drug Development, Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Photonics and Laser Science, and Smart Systems.