Árpád Somogyi was retired director-general, university professor, external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Having spent decades in various universities in Germany, in Canada with János Selye and in the USA as a researcher, he became the director-general of the Max von Pettenkofer Institute in Berlin, Federal Health Authority in Germany. He was founder and later head of the Unit Evaluation of Health Risks of the European Commission in Brussels. In this regards, he was initiatior of the establishment of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). He was member of the Board of Directors of the International Life Sciences Institute Europe.

He specializes in pharmacology-toxicology and cancer research, as well as in health risk assessment. For decades, Professor Somogyi was member of many national (US-FDA, US-EPA, NCI, INRA) and international establishments (WHO, FAO, OECD), associations and foundations.

Árpád Somogyi, who has been a member of our foundation since its foundation, is a great loss for us. We send our sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.