Prof. Dr. Gábor L. Kovács graduated from the Medical School of University of Pecs in 1972, specialized in laboratory medicine and in neuroendocrinology. He is the member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Until 2013, he was the chair of the Institute of Laboratory Medicine and the senior vice rector of the University of Pecs responsible for science and innovation. Later he became the founding president of the Szentágothai Research Centre of the University. Dr. Kovacs is the past president of the Doctoral Council of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the vice-president of the Medical Section of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His current scientific interest lies in the innovative diagnostic biomarker research of human reproduction. Currently he is the scientific leader of the National Laboratory on Human Reproduction. His publications were cited over 6400 times in the international scientific literature. Honoring his professional and scientific activities he received numerous awards, including the Széchenyi Award.