Written about us
Klára Šmakalová wanted handbags to do more than just carry things and be beautiful. And she invented one to prevent dangerous situations. She has been through Technology Incubation and acceleration with it at PrusaLab and is preparing it for sale in the autumn.
The Werk Arena hosted the Invent Arena 2024 event, which showed how science and progress affect all spheres of life.
The exhibitors also managed to show that the work of scientists does not only take place in the laboratory with practical demonstrations.
Monday 10.
June 2024, the third meeting of the National Stakeholder Group of the AccelerateGDT project from the Interreg Europe programme took place in the premises of the CzechInvest agency.
The key topic was balanced financing of clusters on the way to their long-term sustainability and competitiveness.
Within the framework of the international URBIS trade fair, the expert matchmaking seminar “Czech-Austrian exchange of experience on innovations in the field of smart urban mobility” was held, the aim of which was to establish contacts between Czech and Austrian experts in the field of smart mobility and automated control.
In the Czech Republic, state support for startups is a relatively new issue. The idea of a fund aimed at innovative companies was toyed with more than a decade ago. One of the first successful initiatives is the ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) launched in the Czech Republic in 2016.
Rock for People has long since ceased to be a purely music festival. It has become a showroom for technology, design and innovation. It is these attributes that come together in the Komerční banka and Mastercard zone to give visitors a glimpse into the future of sustainable festivals. Visitors to the zone will also be able to learn more about the potential of Myco’s mycelium, visit the CzechInvest incubator, try out circular fashion or see how water is extracted from the air in the style of the Czech Technical University.
A conference on “How to use AI in practice” was held in iQLANDIA under the auspices of the Governor Martin Puta. It was organized by the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, the EDIH Northeast consortium, ARR – Agency for Regional Development, OHK Liberec and of course the host iQLANDIA.
The combination of business and creativity – this combination won the E-CAFE BIKE startup this year’s Creative Business Cup competition. E-CAFE BIKE started with the production of original electric bicycles, to which this year it also added cargo trucks. It wants to help urban residents who suffer from excessive traffic. Cars have a large emission footprint, take up a lot of space and worsen the quality of life in cities. If some drivers switched to electric bikes, everyone would be relieved.
The European Union has adopted rules on the development and use of artificial intelligence. The Finmag portal asked Czech experts what this will mean for our companies and whether the regulation will slow down their growth.
Qeedio is the new generation of IT support that helps you get your business completely under control. You can read about this and also about its path to Technology Incubation in a new article from Startup Kitchen.
An article with Filip Kruta, Director of EcoTech Hub, on how the Czech Republic stands in the field of innovation and what green technologies could bring us in the future.
Innovative start-ups can once again apply for funding for their business. In the fourth round of the Technology Incubation programme of the state investment support agency CzechInvest, 118 million crowns are available for them. Applications will be accepted from 2. May and will end on 30. May.
