JIC

Investor Forum 2012

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:06:05 +0100

NanoTrade and NanoCom invite you to the Investor Forum 2012 in spring 2012.

The specific aim of this forum is to present to selected investors (Business Angels, Venture Capitalists) specific investment opportunities based on anotechnologies. The forum is a European initiative aimed at facilitating the path to success for spin-offs or start-ups where development has been part funded by a public organisation (European, national, regional). This initiative is also supported by other European nanotechnology related networks and platforms. For more information on EU Nano related networks please visit the NANOfutures platform.

The forum will be held at the Swiss Nano Convention in 23rd May 2012. This 3-day event is one of the most important events in nanotechnologies and will bring together the main players in nanotechnologies, allowing participants in the Investors Forum to network and develop partnerships.

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Removing Barriers to Successful Innovation

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:56:10 +0200

Historically, all over the world, people working in technology transfer and innovation have faced the same problems and had to overcome similar barriers. The Prague 2011 Conference on Removing Barriers to Successful Innovation will focus on how some of the biggest players in technology transfer and business innovation in Great Britain overcame their specific barriers and became successful in placing to market what has emerged from university research and development. Do not expect to hear yet another set of contemplations on how difficult it is, we will tell you how it can be done. And done successfuly!

November 9, 2011, 9am - 20pm
Balling Hall, National Technical Library (NTK), Technicka 6, Praha 6 - Dejvice

Read more and register: www.inovacentrum.cvut.cz/conference/en

The international investor Singapore Technologies Electronics is choosing technological partner for cooperation with Brno representatives

Tue, 31 May 2011 14:18:16 +0200

The international investor Singapore Technologies Electronics is drafting partner for long-term future cooperation in the area of intelligent transport systems. The presentations, of potential companies and of research institutions nominated into this completely unique project called „Open Innovation Session“, are just happening in the Innovation park INBIT. The whole event for the stakeholder is organized by South Moravia Innovation Centre, which in this way enables local research institutions or companies to excel abroad and become prestige supplier of technology not only in the Czech Republic.

The powerful international investor Singapore Technologies Electronics picks his future partner for long term and perspective collaboration mainly in the areas: Intelligent transfer systems or Air traffic control. All of it is in terms of „Open Innovation Session“, which is the activity of Technology Transfer in the South Moravian Innovation Centre. 12 potential partners dealing with required technologies will introduce themselves to the Singapore stakeholder. Among the companies are for example supra-national company Honeywell with the office in Brno or technological start-ups as Phonexia, spin-off VUT, or OptimSys, were introduced as interesting companies by Jiří Hudeček director of JIC. Science representatives of CEITEC also presented their skills.

Foreign company will collaborate with the selected partner either in a form of joint project, of bigger international contract or buying license on developing products or technologies.

Singapore Technologies Electronics asked JIC for help to find the right partners for collaboration in South Moravia region. In the innovative city of Brno they are looking specially for Unique and innovative technologies from the areas of intelligent transport systems, passenger info systems, air traffic control, security, emergency systems, integrated communications systems and Smart metering technology.

Open innovation Session is not a new project of JIC. In the beginning of May it already went through this event for American concern Coca Cola.

New York Times about us

Tue, 24 May 2011 15:54:00 +0200

"One of Central Europe’s fastest-growing regions is South Moravia, centered on the city of Brno, in the Czech Republic." You can read the whole text here: www.nytimes.com.

Innovation vouchers attract 210 high-tech companies to Brno research

Mon, 02 May 2011 14:11:15 +0200

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

28. 04. 2011, a first Europe-wide call for applications for innovation vouchers finished. South Moravian Innovation Centre collected requests from 210 firms intending to co-operate with research institutions from Brno, Czech Republic.

Most frequently, companies seek co-operation with Brno University of Technology (112 applications). Beside the Czech businesses, firms from Germany, Austria, Slovakia and the Netherlands also enrolled. Prevailing sectors of business are building industry (27 %) trade and services (26 %), mechanical engineering (23 %), information and communication technologies (14 %), and life-sciences (10 %). Almost one third of all applicants belong to more than one sector.

Innovation voucher recipients will be chosen by a public drawing on May 16^th. The city of Brno will distribute almost 300.000 EUR in total.

All information is available at www.innovationvouchers.cz.

You can find more information in the press release.

Brno opens its research capacities to all European companies. First Europe-wide innovation vouchers are available till April 28th.

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:10:54 +0100

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

after two successful calls in 2009 and 2010, today the South Moravian Innovation Centre launches its third call for applications for innovation vouchers. For the first time, the innovation vouchers will be used to attract innovative companies from the entire European Economic Area.

Subsidies worth up to 6.000 EUR will cover 75 % of the overall costs of the picked projects. The city of Brno will distribute almost 300.000 EUR in total. Companies are encouraged to innovate their products, services or processes together with one of the knowledge providers. Their research focus may include all knowledge areas.

Companies can submit their applications online at www.innovationvouchers.cz until April 28^th. The public drawing of voucher recipients will take place on May 16^th, in Brno, Czech Republic.

All information are available at www.innovationvouchers.cz.

... Press Release

Senior Honeywell executive visits South Moravian Innovation Centre

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:57:36 +0100

Explores R&D cooperation with local industry and higher educational institutions

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

Dr. Krishna Mikkilineni, Sr. Vice President, Engineering & Operations, Honeywell International and President, Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab (HTS), the technology arm of the $33 billion MNC, is currently in the Czech Republic as part of his business trip visiting various Honeywell entities.

Dr. Mikkilineni also visited the South Moravian Innovation Centre to understand the innovation potential and to explore opportunities to leverage capabilities in the region. For Honeywell, the Czech Republic is not only a potential market, but also an important destination for R&D cooperation with local industry and educational institutions.

You can find more information in the press release.

NetSuite Opens First Dedicated Cloud ERP Business Suite Development Center in Europe

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:05:16 +0100

BRNO, Czech Republic and SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc. ( NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced the opening of Europe's first dedicated center focused on the development of cloud ERP-based business management software suites. The new cloud development center, headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic, is expected to focus on extending NetSuite's industry leading offerings to meet the needs of global companies. Over the next year, NetSuite hopes to add more than 100 new employees in Brno, focusing on software engineering and development across NetSuite's broad product offering, with particular focus in ERP, Ecommerce, CRM, and mobile capabilities.

...more | www.prnewswire.com

South Moravian Innovation Centre has opened registration to the international biotechnology conference Gate2BrnoBiotech

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:17:11 +0200

South Moravian Innovation Centre (JIC) has launched international biotechnology conference Gate2BrnoBiotech website www.gate2brnobiotech.com and opened registration to this unique meeting of R&D workers from both academia and industry. The conference will be held on 21st October 2010 in Brno as a part of the accompanying programme of the International Fair for Medical Technology, Rehabilitation and Healthcare Medical Fair Brno Central Europe 2010. The conference follows the success of the three previous conferences held in 2006, 2007 and 2008 that were attended by around 150 participants each year.

Press Release.