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, [...]
How can we bring technical education closer to young people and popularize optics? The Czech industry needs top specialists – in optics, engineering, electronics, and other technical fields. But how do we ensure that young people choose these careers? Over the past 5 years in Czechia, the number of students [...]
Jan Vymazal became the new CEO of Meopta, which manufactures optical products for industrial, military and consumer use in Přerov, on 1 February 2025. He replaces Alena Moore, who has been CEO of Meopta since July 2020. […]
A European research team from Germany, the Czech Republic and Belgium, with the involvement of the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the CAS, v.v.i. (ISI), is developing an innovative imaging technology that will enable high precision visualization of neural processes in living organisms. The NEUROGATE project is working on a [...]
The industrial complex in Turnov is home to the technology company Crytur – a manufacturer of artificial crystals that are essential for the global production of chips and laser rods or in experiments in particle physics. And also the Company of the Year according to the Hospodářské noviny award for [...]
Supporting schools is an integral part of our activities. The Czech Optical Cluster provided Fort Science Olomouc with 20 sets of Photonics Explorer Kits, or optical kits. These are optical experiments and educational materials for students that make physics, technical education, and science in general much more entertaining. Photonics Explorer [...]