Zita Zombori

Dr Zita Zombori is working now at the Chemical Works of Gedeon Richter Plc. The company is the largest domestic drug manufacturer. Its main activity is the manufacturing and distribution of active ingredients and generic pharmaceuticals. Richter has now grown into a multinational company of Central and Eastern European Region. Dr Zombori is responsible for the European Affairs.

Until July 15, 2010 Dr Zita Zombori headed the Hungarian Pole Program Office in Budapest, which was the main coordination body of the Pole Program. Tasks of the office included the preparation of various proposal calls in the program, the overall management of the call for proposals for accrediting clusters and intermediation between public bodies and business actors.

Dr Zombori is a member of the TACTICS Reflection Group, which is a new INNO-Net project. The objective of the Reflection Group is to assist the TACTICS’ partners to analyse, develop and propose new cluster policy actions and methods of implementation in a number of predefined topics such as channelling RDI funding through excellent clusters or user-driven excellent clusters, among others.
Before joining the Pole Program Office Dr Zombori held various positions in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the National Development Agency and at an intermediary body for Structural Funds resources. Her duties included drafting the conditions for implementing the JEREMIE initiative in Hungary and participation in the elaboration of the New Hungary Development Plan (NSRF of Hungary, 2007-2013) among others.