About me

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Curriculum Vitae – Márta Fenyő

Born in Budapest, 8 June 1946
Hungarian

University Degree of Physics at Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest)
Postgraduated in Biophysics at Semmelweis Medical University
Inventor, Physicist, Biophysicist

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1960-64 – Eötvös József Secondary School, German specialty
1964-69 – ELTE University, Budapest: Faculty of Natural Sciences,
Master of Science Degree in Physics
1978-81 – PhD course at the Institute of Biophysics
Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest

Spoken languages: English, French, German ( Hungarian)
PROFESSIONAL RECORD

Early research and development activities, inventions

1969-78 – Medicor Works, Institute for Research and Development

Initiated and led research on

automatization of blood grouping
ultrasound diagnostics
digital image processing with special regard to the
automatic blood grouping and evaluation of chromosomes
acoustic holography

Invented and researched the Optix image corrector for the improvement of the X-ray image quality, parallelly with the reduction of
the X-ray dosis by 50%.

1978-81 – Semmelweis Medical University , Budapest
Initiated and led research on the effects of laser light on nucleoproteid systems.

Research, development and inventions in connection with the biostmulating effect of polarized light

1981-86
Discovered the immune stimulating effect of polarized light, the first manifestation of wich for human treatment was the EVOLITE (later BIOPTRON) lamp .
(Patent filed between 1981-1985, granted in 48 countries with the following title:
A method and apparatus for the stimulation of biological processes related to cellular activity

1988, 1994

Joliot Curie Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene (Budapest)
Investigated the immune modulating effect of polarized light. These investigations involved the comparison of the immune stimulative effect gained by the polarized light as well as diffuse light on the following model systems:

interaction between T-lymphocytes and tumorous cell lines (in vitro)
treatment of the spleen of tumorous mice (in vivo)

Discovered and led research on the biostimulating effect of linearly polarized light in the following fields:

* human and veterinary medicine
* agriculture
* purification of sewage

1986-1989

Initiated, financed and led extensive research on different medical applications of polarized light and participated in the development of various models of the therapeutical light source, called Bioptron.

1987 – Department of Medicine of the University of Cologne (Germany)

Initiated and led research on tumorous mice in vivo. The good results encouraged her and the coworkers to file a patent granted in the United States with the following title :
Method for in vivo treatment of tumorous tissues on body surfaces. The patent was granted.

1989 – Slade Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, ( Oxford (UK))

Led research on the immune modulative effect of linearly polarized light

1994 – University of Veterinary Medicine, (Budapest)

In vivo research: The blood of spontaneously tumorous dogs was treated with polarized light extracorporally, as a consequence of wich, the occuring immunological as well as the morphological changes were investigated.

1995 – Bar Ilan University (Tel Aviv, Israel )

In vivo research: treatment of cancerous animals with polarized light
In vitro research: on the modulating effect of polarized light on fibroblast cell cultures

1999
– Invention: POLARIUM
(Patent granted in Hungary : Method and arrangement for relaxation, elimination of stress, inproving the mental and physical capacity of human beings.)

2004
– Invention:
Elaborated, developped and patented the technology of the lightsource emitting polarized light having a surface of optional size as well as optional shape. This is the technology on the basis of which the Sensolite light bed was constructed.
(Patent granted in the U.S. and Europe: Lighting Unit for Producing Polarized Light Directed onto Target Surface)

2008
The development of the prototype of the Sensolite lightbed, the first and unique equipment appropriate for the whole body polarized light treatment on the basis of the invention of 2004.

2011
Initiated and organized an extensive research on the immune modulating effect of Sensolite in the case of recurrent childhood respiratory deseases.

2014
Initiated and led an investigation in connection with the effects of the Sensolite lightbed on the sports performance of athletes (runners)

1990-2010

Established and led the Bioptron Health Center in Budapest ,
the activity of which was based on the exclusive and unique knowledges and experiences gained in the previous years on the applications of polarized light in human therapy.

2009-

Professional leader of the group developing the Sensolite light bed, used for treating the total human body with polarised light. There are several Sensolite healing centres in Hungary using this technology, working in a franchise system.

AWARDS FOR INVENTIONS and ACTIVITIES

1985 – Main Award of the World Exhibition for Young Inventors
WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Plovdiv, Bulgaria
( for the invention: EVOLITE lamp)

1985– Honorary Doctorate of Alternative Medicine, Coppenhagen
(Denmark)
(for the invention: biostimulation by lineary polarised light.)

1986 – ZENITH, Gold Medal
Exhibition of inventions originating from all the COMECON countries
( for the EVOLITE lamp)

1987 – Grand Prix of the Budapest International Fair
( for the EVOLITE / Bioptron lamp)

1996 – Gold Medal with a special praise of the International Selection Board (EUREKA 96, World Exhibition of Invention, Research and Industrial Innovation, Brussels, Belgium)
( for the unique model of Biotron Health Center)

1996 – Invention Order by the Mayor of the city of Brussels awarded annually for exceptional inventions, Brussels, Belgium
(for the invention of polarized light therapy)

1998 – GENIUS Award for the discovery of the biostimulating effect gained by polarised light (GENIUS, International Exhibition of Inventions, Budapest, Hungary)

2000 – Gold Award for the invention POLARIUM (EUREKA 2000, World Exhibition of Innovation, Research and New Technology, Brussels, Belgium).

2004 – GENIUS Award for the extension of the polarized light therapy onto optionally large surfaces ( GENIUS International Exhibition of Inventions, Budapest, Hungary)

2006 – Governmental Life’s work Award for the discovery of the polarized light therapy and for its role in the treatment of human beings.

STUDIES AND PUBLICATIONS

Kertész, M.Fenyő, E.Mester, G.Báthory:
Hypothetical physical model for laser biostimulation. Optics and Laser Technology 16, 31-32. (1982)

Fenyő, M.:
Theoretical and experimental basis of biostimulation.
Optics and Laser technology, 209-215. (1984)

Apor, P., Fenyő, M. Fekete, Gy.: Miofascial Syndromes and their treatment with polarized light. Hungarian Review of Sports Medicine
(1985)

Fenyő, M. Kádár, J. Borberg, K. ( Study)
Method for in vivo treatment of tumorous tissues on body surfaces
(Granted patent in the United States) (1987)

Kubasova, T., Fenyő, M. et al.
Investigations on biological effect of polarized light.
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 505-509. (1988)

Szenci, O., Fenyő, M. et al. (Research Report for the University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest))
Effect of polarized light on the morphology of spontaneous tumors in dogs through extracorporal exposure of their blood. (1994)

Fenyő, M., Lengyel, I. (Study)
Report about certain biochemical ( in vitro) effects of the polarised light treatment (Research Report) (1995)

Kubasova, T., Fenyő, M. et al.
Effect of visible light on some cellular and immune parameters.
Immunology and Cell Biology, 239-244. ( 1995)

Fenyő, M., Mandl, J., Falus, A.
Opposite effect of linearly polarized light on biosynthesis of Interleukin-6 in a human B lymphoid cell line and peripheral human monocytes.
International Cell Biology, 265-269. ( 2002)

Fenyő, M. Szita, G. Bartyik, J. .
Effect of Polarized Light Treatment on Milk Production and Milk Somatic Cell Count of Cows
Acta Veterinaria Brno, (157-161) (2008)

Falus A, Fenyő M, Eder K, Madarasi A
Genome-wide gene expression study indicates the anti-inflammatory effect of polarized light in recurrent childhood respiratory disease. Inflamm. Research Oct;60(10):965-972 (2011)

Falus A, Fenyő M, Éder K, Madarasi A
A polarizált fény epigenetikai tényezői a gyulladásgátlásban; teljesgenom-szintű expressziós analízis gyermekkori visszatérő légúti megbetegedésekben. Orvosi Hetilap 2011/152. évf.(27):1492-1499

Györe I., Fenyő M.
Effect of the whole body polarized light treatment (Sensolite) on the sports performance of athletes (runners);
(Study and presentation for the Hungarian Olympic Commitee) (2014)

PUBLICATIONS ABOUT MÁRTA FENYŐ

Following important conferences or awards, there were several appreciations published in different books, magazines and newspapers.
A few examples are highlighted below:

1. Following the obtaining of the WIPO main Award a book was published with the title

“Les Femmes Inventeurs Existent”
by Farag Moussa (1985, Switzerland)

One chapter of this book: “Une lampe et des flashes”
was dedicated to the scientific achievements of Márta Fenyő.

2. “Light Relief” by Peter Martin (aug. 1998. The Sunday Times Magazine)

3. “Women in front of our eyes” (“Nő a szemünkben“) a collection of interwiews made with successful Hungarian women, one chapter is written about Márta Fenyő by I. Bayer (1998. Hungary)

… and many others

HOBBIES

– Sports (swimming, aerobic, yoga, zumba)
– Travelling
– Reading
– Theatre