On Friday, November 14, 2025, the regular meeting of The Research, Development and Innovation Council (RVVI) took place at the Straka Academy. At the beginning of the meeting, the councilors welcomed a new member of the RVVI, Silvie Skyvová, who became a member as of November 6, 2025. Silvie Skyvová [...]
For one day, Pilsen was adorned with the Technology Town. Among the exhibitors presenting their innovative technologies and products were also members of the Czech Optical Cluster, namely: the HILASE Center, the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences; LaserTherm, and the Institute of Photonics and Electronics of [...]
As part of the LASER-PRO project, a significant technical achievement has been made through a collaborative effort between two Czech consortium members – the HiLASE Centre and CARDAM. The team successfully designed and produced a next-generation laser beam dump that offers improved performance, compactness, and thermal management, utilizing state-of-the-art metal 3D printing technologies and mathematical [...]
The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build on an existing strategic partnership that has already seen significant advances in high-power laser technology. The collaboration reflects the commitment of both institutions to advancing scientific research and laser [...]
The Czech company Pramacom-HT has succeeded in the world competition in the field of development of special combat sets. It is a so-called modular combat kit, which is a combination of a durable smartphone, fast and encrypted data transmission, various sensors, cameras and drones and a Czech-developed operating system. [...]
Telight has significant expansion into Asia, marking a major step in our mission to bring cutting-edge live-cell imaging technologies to researchers around the world. […]
This year, the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic awarded the Otto Wichterle Prize to twenty-five exceptionally talented young scientists, including two representatives of the HiLASE Centre – Ing. David Vojna, Ph.D. and Ing. Jan Kaufman, Ph.D. […]
The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) continues to strengthen its ties with Canadian researchers and institutions, building on a history of collaboration in high-intensity laser science. […]
EVPÚ Defence has won the prestigious IDET Gold Award, which is given to the most interesting and advanced innovations in the field of defence and security technologies presented at IDET. […]
The new center will not only bring a significant investment in the development of science and industry, but will also strengthen Brno’s international position as a key European innovation hub. The center will have a major benefit for the region, from creating new highly qualified jobs to supporting the local [...]