In September, the Czech Optical Cluster took part in the prestigious international conference Photonics, Lasers, Space: Designing the Future Society – Vision 2040, which we co-organized with member companies and partners from both the Czech Republic and Japan as part of EXPO 2025 in Osaka. The conference explored a vision [...]
Traditional Military Conference to Be Held Over Two Days This Year: September 23–24, 2025, at the University of Defence in Brno Title: "Sustainability and Life Cycle of Defence Systems: Optoelectronics as a Strategic Capability of the Czech Republic" The conference will focus on key challenges and opportunities in the sustainable [...]
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. [...]
Prague, June 30, 2025 Czech Lasers Aim for the Future: Science, Space, and Technology from the Czech Republic to Shine at EXPO 2025 in Osaka The Czech Republic is preparing to showcase the very best of its scientific and technological capabilities. As part of the EXPO 2025 World Exhibition in [...]
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. […]
At the prestigious Laser World of Photonics 2025 trade fair, held in Munich from June 24 to 27, 2025, the Czech optics sector made a strong showing. The Czech Optical Cluster presented the Czech industry and research alongside renowned institutions: The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI ERIC) HiLASE Centre of [...]
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. […]
On June 10, 2025, the sixth meeting of members of the Czech Optical Cluster, titled “BETWEEN US”, took place. The goal of the “Between Us” concept is to facilitate mutual collaboration among cluster members, both in business and R&D. As the Czech Optical Cluster continues to grow—it now has 43 members—it [...]