Czech Optical Cluster
Czech Optical Cluster was created with the aim to improve the conditions for optical industry development in the Czech Republic through cooperation of companies, public sector and educational sector in the entire value chain in the field of optics, optomechatronics, photonics, optoelectronics and fine mechanics, including related production, technology and service development in supplier’s and customer’s domain.
Members of the Czech Optical Cluster
News:
Czech-Polish Photonics 2026: Building Stronger Links Between Research, Industry and Innovation
In mid-September, Czech-Polish Photonics 2026 took place in Pec pod Sněžkou as part of the accompanying programme of the 24th Czech-Polish-Slovak Optical Conference. Organised by VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, the event brought together researchers, companies, and other experts from the Czech and Polish photonics ecosystems. […]
Korea Opens New Opportunities for Czech Photonics
At the beginning of September, the Czech Optical Cluster took part in a technology mission to the Republic of Korea, organised by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Seoul under the PROPED programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. The Czech Optical Cluster was […]
Jana de Merlier: It’s not enough to just develop a technology. At HiLASE, we want to know what problem it should solve and why
Europe has world-class science, yet it often fails to turn research results into successful innovations and new products. One way to connect research with industry is through research and technology organizations. How do they work, why is working with people key in them, and what are the experiences of the […]
Lukáš Palatinus from the Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic received a medal for electron crystallography and microscopy
Lukáš Palatinus, head of the Electron Crystallography Laboratory at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, received the Gjønnes Medal for Electron Crystallography and the Cowley Medal of the International Federation of Microscopy Societies. Czech crystallography has a long and strong tradition, and the Institute of Physics […]