How is it possible to present briefly yet fully what our colleagues think is important to mention about Egis? How can Egis be portrayed as a workplace? What shall our new colleagues expect on their first day of work? In our short films we’ve aimed to answer these questions and at the same time to show Egis from a new perspective.

Short films about interesting chemical reactions, presentations on innovative chemical solutions, competition announcements, news - the newsletter for chemistry teachers is edited by the Szabó Szabolcs Foundation and it draws attention to several topics that can help to promote chemistry. It has been published with the support of our company.

To facilitate separate waste collection, heart-shaped containers for plastic bottle caps were set up at two of our production sites (one in Budapest, one in Körmend) in the environmental protection month. The initiative has been so popular with our colleagues that at their request, two more heart-shaped containers have been installed at the company’s other two sites in Budapest. Egis has donated the plastic caps for a charitable purpose chosen by our colleagues.

On the Egis Health and Prevention Days in Kőbánya participants were provided information on their health status

We helped to fill Santa’s bag for children in need

Since 2013, the Three Princes, Three Princesses Movement and its Balance Program have recognized family-friendly companies every year - this year, our company received the title again.

For the 6th time, Országos Foglalkoztatási Közhasznú Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság or OFA (National Employment Public Benefit Nonprofit LLC) has awarded companies that - as responsible employers - consider human resources the most important assets and make great efforts to retain their employees and support their growth and well-being. The award was presented to our company’s representative by dr László Palkovits, Minister for Innovation and Technology of Hungary.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers Hungary has surveyed employee preferences and job expectations among young people and experienced professionals for the fifth time; the survey involved almost 30 000 respondents. Based on the answers of participants aged between 16 and 28 years, in the pharma industry category Egis is the second most attractive employer in Hungary.

Two technology-intensive developments, carried out with state subsidies, were completed at Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC’s Körmend site (Hungary). The investments were inaugurated by Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and by the company’s CEO, Dr. István Hodász on 15 October.  In addition to a new packaging plant, Egis has also established a plant with special knowledge and technology requirements, typically suitable to manufacture oncology products.  Thus, Egis is now able to implement all value-creating processes within the field of oncology, from development to active ingredient and finished product manufacturing.

Equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, suitable for both online and offline teaching, a new interactive classroom was inaugurated at the University of Szeged Faculty of Pharmacy with the financial support of our company.

Last year, our company joined the kestrel protection programme of the Őrség National Park. As a company committed to nature conservation, and engaged in production activities in the region, Egis also supported the "Give a Kestrel Family a Home" initiative.