A breakthrough technology developed and patented by Hana Lísalová and her colleagues at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences will find applications in industry, healthcare, and the food sector. Its path to “customers” will now be accelerated by the Application and Commercialization Development Program (PRAK). However, according to the scientist, the Czech Republic still struggles to establish reliable ways to effectively transfer innovations into practice. What, in her view, would improve technology transfer within the Czech Academy of Sciences?
The Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations Office in Geneva organized a professional trip for Czech scientists to support economic diplomacy (PROPED) and research commercialization.
RNDr. Kateřina Peřinová, IP Specialist, represented CETAV on this mission.
In March, physicist Radomír Pánek took over as president of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
In an interview with Novinky, he revealed how much funding the government plans to allocate to the country’s largest scientific institution for next year, what challenges it faces, and how to attract talented scientists and researchers.
Would you like your research to reach a wider audience?
Are you interested in using audiovisual formats to popularize your work?
Do you want to collaborate with documentary professionals and discover new ways to present your research?
Then you shouldn’t miss the Matchmaking Inspiration Forum of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival this autumn.
Technology transfer and research commercialization have recently become frequently discussed topics. According to Jiří Junek from TOPTEC, a department of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, commercialization is the right path to transform years of scientific work into industrial solutions that benefit both people and companies. The scientist further explains how the Technology Transfer Centre of the CAS helps ensure that his research finds practical applications.
What connects the solar panels of the future, biosensors, or market research in material diagnostics? These projects, along with others, have received support from the Programme for Application Development and Commercialization of the CAS (PRAK). Through this programme, the Technology Transfer Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences helps scientists ensure that their ideas are successfully applied in practice.
The Czech Academy of Sciences is increasingly connecting with global innovations — as demonstrated by the recent TT Actual — EIT Hub event organized by the Czech Academy of Sciences’ Technology Transfer Center (CETAV). The main goal was to present research staff and technology teams with the opportunities offered by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
If your institute is among those that succeeded in the OP JAK Research Environment call with a project application, we have something extra for you.
At the first full-day Pitch Academy workshop—an intensive training in presentation skills—nineteen participants came together to work throughout the day on nine specific projects. The workshop was led by Klára Langerová and Pavel Boháč.
Shared energy, inspiration, and athletic achievements — that's how the start of 2025 at CETAV can be summed up. The team gathered for the first time at an off-site meeting at Liblice Castle, where they refined strategic directions and strengthened collaboration. Sporting challenges were not left out: the Stromovka Relay Run and the May Bike to Work challenge proved that physical activity and team spirit are integral to CETAV's culture. Here's a quick look back at the events that got not only the blood pumping, but also new ideas flowing.