Biological Research Centre (BRC)
HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged
Temesvári krt. 62.
6726 Szeged, Hungary
https://www.brc.hu/en
The Biological Research Centre, Szeged (Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpont, SzBK) was founded in 1971, and it is the largest basic research facility of Hungarian biological research. Its activity covers all areas of modern biology and today employs about 260 scientists whose work is hall-marked by highly appreciated international scientific publications and patents. The BRC is organized into four institutes, corresponding to the diversity of the investigated fields: biophysics, biochemistry, genetics, and plant biology. The institute has several specialized laboratories, so-called 'Core Facilities', such as the laboratory of Functional genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Sequencing, Cellular imaging, and X-Ray crystallography. Most of the core facilities also work on their own research projects. The successful activity and high-level scientific research pursued in BRC were also acknowledged by the European Molecular Biological Organization (EMBO) and in 2000 the European Union awarded the title of "Centre of Excellence" to the BRC.
How to get to the BRC after arriving at Szeged?
Tram (from Railway station to BRC):
A tram (number 1, 2) stops right in front of the Railway Station in Szeged and
takes you to Széchenyi Square ("Széchenyi tér" in Hungarian), the town center
(5 stops). Here you can change to buses (60, 60Y, 72) driving to the direction
"Újszeged". You have to get off at Stadion ("Sportcsarnok" in Hungarian), which
is very close to BRC. You can chose trolley buses (5,7) as well at Széchenyi
Square to reach BRC at "Újszeged". In that case you have to get off at the
final stop ("Gyermekkórház" in Hungarian). Ticket costs 400 HUF and can be purchased
at the driver. See the map of tram network on: https://www.szkt.hu
Bus (from Coach-terminal to BRC):
The coach-terminal as well as the bus-stop for local buses are located in Mars
Square ("Mars tér" in Hungarian). You can get on buses (60, 60Y) or trolley bus
(5) driving to the direction "Újszeged". You have to get off at Stadion
("Sportcsarnok" in Hungarian), which is very close to BRC. Ticket costs 400 HUF
and can be purchased at the driver.