Innovation Center of the Ústí Region

We have been helping companies and the development of the region for 10 years!

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From an idea to global markets

We help companies start and grow - economically, through innovation, into the world.

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Entrepreneurship, creativity, courage - we help to instill in young people.

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Ústí Region #New start

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Take your idea to the next level

Right now until the end of February we are accepting promising business projects to the intensive Startup Go educational program, where you will hone your business plan and business to perfection with the help of experienced mentors. Verify the potential of your project and get expert support from marketing to law.

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10.

June 2026
Wednesday

Current support programs for companies and entrepreneurs from Louny and the surrounding area

08:30 - 13:00

Masarykovy sady 1470 | 440 01 Louny Exhibition Center – Pavilion A

10.

June 2026
Wednesday

CEO ACADEMY VIII. – From chaos to predictable company growth

09:00 - 12:00

ICUK, Velká Hradební 2800/54, Ústí nad Labem

10.

June 2026
Wednesday

Seminar on the subsidy program Voucher for business development II – Chomutov

09:00 - 00:00

Chomutov City Hall, Chelčického 98, 430 28

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Success stories

Take a look at success stories and news from the region, from our companies and colleagues.

Hydrogen train arrives in the Ústí nad Labem region: RS Zero as the key to decarbonizing regional transport

As part of the H2ÚK project - Development of the Hydrogen Valley in the Ústí nad Labem Region, the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region (ICUK) is actively involved in mapping specific opportunities for the use of hydrogen in regional practice. One of those...

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June 5, 2026

The Podkrušnohorský Fair of Fictitious Companies Connected High School and Elementary School Students for the Second Time

On Thursday, June 4, 2026, the second annual Podkrušnohorský Fair of Fictitious Companies took place, in the organization of which the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region (ICÚK) participated as a partner for the second time. The event was organized jointly...

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June 4, 2026

Social entrepreneurship in the Ústí nad Labem region is gaining new support. The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Employment and the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem region have confirmed their cooperation by signing a memorandum.

The Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region (ICUK) has become the scene of an important moment for the social economy in the region. Representatives of ICUK and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding on...

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May 27, 2026

A barbecue that doesn't smoke. But it sparks...

Five minutes, a tough jury and one idea that can change everything. On Thursday, June 11, the Startup Go Grill will be lit up again in the amphitheater of the UJEP Campus in Ústí nad Labem –...

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May 27, 2026

Students from Žatec High School spent a week in the role of young entrepreneurs. ICUK supported the pilot run of the Lyžák Jinak program

Twenty-nine sixth- and second-year students of the Žatec High School participated in the pilot run of the five-day Lyžák Jinak residential program from May 18 to 22, 2026. At the Opárno camping site, the high school students learned to recognize...

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May 27, 2026

The Taiwanese company I-TRANS Global is heading to the Ústí nad Labem Region. The result of two years of work by ICUK.

On May 20, 2026, the ceremonial opening of the activities of I-TRANS Global sro in the Czech Republic took place - in cooperation with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Prague. For the Innovation Center of Ústí nad Labem...

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May 21, 2026

The fourth annual Creative Minds festival brought over two hundred students to Chomutov

The fourth annual Creative Minds festival, an educational event aimed at second-grade elementary school students, took place in Chomutov on Wednesday, May 19, 2026. The festival was organized by the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region...

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May 20, 2026

High school students made two of their own films under the guidance of their peers

The Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region, in cooperation with the Smíchov Secondary Industrial School, the Radlická Grammar School and the Hotel School in Smíchov, organized a five-day educational stay activity called "Media Camp Terezín". Sixteen secondary school students...

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May 13, 2026

The second year of the MAKER FEST fair attracted 400 students from the Ústí nad Labem region. The stars were the robots that represented the region in the USA

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the 2nd year of the MAKER FEST fair took place in the House of Culture in Ústí nad Labem, a presentation and motivational event for second-grade students of elementary schools and...

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April 29, 2026

From Chomutov to operating rooms – how JIMALU is building the global expansion of its MEDICAL division

Previously, JIMALU produced single-purpose machines for the automotive and metallurgical industries and was the only company offering plasma nitriding in the Ústí nad Labem Region. Today, it also produces medical microcomponents that help doctors in...

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