Meopta, a Czech manufacturer of precision optics, will provide the entire production and testing of the complete UTAAS system, SAABs’ unique fire control technology for CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the armies of the Slovakia, Czech Republic, Sweden and Denmark. […]
On April 15, 2025, the OPTICS AND SPACE workshop took place at the Technology Centre Prague. Its goal was to connect representatives of the Czech optical industry with the space technology ecosystem. This collaboration aimed to provide information on opportunities for innovation, technology transfer, and the potential for cooperation within [...]
Czech Optical Cluster to Participate in the LabIR Edu Conference: STEM Education with Thermal Camera in Olomouc On Friday, April 11, 2025, the Czech Optical Cluster will participate in the LabIR Edu: STEM Education with Thermal Camera conference, which will take place at the Pevnost poznání (Fortress of Knowledge) in [...]
The meeting took place at the BIOCEV centre in Vestec, where the LasApp project was first introduced by Pavel Peterka from the Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the CAS (ÚFE) who is the main coordinator of the project. […]
Strengthening Czech-Polish Photonics Cooperation! 📅 March 26–27, 2025 📍 Wrocław University of Science and Technology Congress Centre, building D-20 Following the success of our Ostrava workshop, we’re teaming up again with PPTF - Polish Technological Platform on Photonics for an exciting event in Wrocław! Program: Polish-Czech Photonics 2025_program On March [...]
On April 15, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM, a workshop titled Optics and Space will take place in Prague. When: Tuesday, April 15, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Where: Prague Technology Center, Ve Struhách 1076/27, 160 00 Prague 6 (Vltava Conference Room) The goal of the workshop is [...]
In the Czech Republic, EVPÚ Defence a.s. specializes in the development, production and service of electro-optical systems for security and defence applications, focusing on the creation of modular solutions that can be maximally adapted to the specific requirements of the customer and the specific tasks to be performed by the [...]
High-tech, high value-added products. This is what the upcoming acquisition of Meopta in Přerov is supposed to be in a nutshell. The global optics manufacturer will invest more than CZK 700 million in an operation focused on high-precision machining of components for the semiconductor industry and super-clean production of optical [...]
LASER-PRO: Linking Science and Industry to Shape Europe’s High-Tech Future A consortium of 18 partners from Czechia, Lithuania, and Ukraine has embarked on a groundbreaking project to transform the European hi-tech industry through advanced laser technologies. To mark the official launch, the consortium members gathered for a Kick-Off Meeting at [...]
Petr Přikryl, Manager of the Czech Optical Cluster, participated in the kick-off meeting of the PhotonQBoost project, held on February 26–27, 2025, in Porto, Portugal. This inspiring two-day event provided a unique opportunity for experts in photonics and quantum technologies from across Europe to explore their potential in supporting sustainability, [...]