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Teleportík dominated the final presentations of the ICUK business incubator, the audience award went to the Kočárapp app for mothers
The business incubator of the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region (ICUK) once again concluded its educational program Startup Go! with final presentations of graduates in front of a professional jury and the public. The popular event called Startup Go Grill, in which startups have only 5 minutes to present, took place this year on Friday, December 12th in the premises of the innovation center. The business incubator of the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region closed its 14th run with traditional public presentations Startup Go Grill. The program began in September…
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No forms, just concrete work. This is how companies evaluate the ICUK Platinn program in a large survey
Feedback is the breakfast of champions. That's why, together with an external agency, we asked 42 companies that went through our Platinn program how satisfied they were. The result? An NPS score of +60 and the vast majority of entrepreneurs who would do it again. Read what the experts helped them with the most and how they praise the "no paperwork". The ICUK Platinn program is not about theorizing. It is about connecting owners and directors of established companies with top experts from practice.…
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Chomutov's CHOBOT team won the regional robotics competition and is flying to the USA
On Thursday, November 27, 2025, the Faculty of Science of the University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně (FřF UJEP), in cooperation with the Innovation Center of the Ústí Region (ICUK), organized the first Regional Robotics Competition inspired by the international FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). Four teams competed in the SLUNETA Sport Center: CHOBOT from Chomutov, CircuitBreakers from Litoměřice, LEDbot from Ústí nad Labem and PaperBox from Štětí. The winner secured participation and the opportunity to represent the Ústí Region and the Czech Republic at the prestigious FRC competition, which will take place in…
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#JE TO ENERGY. We have mapped (our) energy heart of the Czech Republic
The Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region has prepared a new brochure focused on the energy transformation in the region. The publication presents an overview of projects, companies, municipalities and research institutions that are involved in the development of modern energy in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The brochure presents specific activities that are taking place in the region - from community photovoltaic projects to new energy technologies, to research and European initiatives in the field of hydrogen, geothermal energy and energy storage. It also focuses on cooperation between the public sector, companies…
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From idea to application. A generation of digital projects is growing in the ICUK business incubator
When four different projects come together in a business incubator and all are working on their own applications, it becomes clear that it is more than just a coincidence. Thanks to its incubator, ICUK is becoming a haven for young creators who want to simplify life, connect the community or bring a new form of experience through technology. Four projects are currently tuning their applications in the incubator. They show that developing your own apps does not have to be exclusive and can…
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Games in a new guise: high school students improved classic board games using 3D printing in 24 hours
Each of us has at least one board game at home. So how about reviving it, improving it with some new game elements? Making it more fun, faster, more innovative? That was exactly the task of the second 3D PRINTING Hackathon this year, which was organized by the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem (ICUK) last week. From November 7 to 8, 24 high school students in 6 teams from Děčín, Litvínov, Štětí, Teplice and Ústí nad Labem gathered in Pavilion G of the Garden of Bohemia, and worked on…
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ICUK opens a contact point in Krásná Lípa: support for business and regional development is aimed at the north of the region
The Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region (ICUK) officially opened a new contact point in Krásná Lípa on Wednesday, October 29. It is located in the city center in the premises of the House of Bohemian Switzerland. It will serve to support business and development of the region throughout the Šluknov Slope. In addition to ICUK representatives, the official opening was attended by Jan Kolář, mayor of Krásná Lípa, Ing. Zbyněk Linhart, senator for the Děčín region, Radim Burkoň for the city of Krásná Lípa, Václav Doleček, director of Bohemian Switzerland, ops, Ing.…
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ICUK has a representative in the Interreg Czech-Saxony Agriculture Commission
The Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region (ICUK) is newly represented within the Agricultural Commission of the Euroregion Krušnohoří by Ing. Lucie Dohnalová, who is dedicated to the development of agriculture and innovations in this sector. The Commission operates within the Interreg Czech-Saxony program and connects experts, institutions and actors from both sides of the border. ICUK is thus directly involved in the cross-border dialogue on the future of sustainable farming in our region. This time, the commission meeting took place in Chomutov, in the premises of CARC (Center for Applied Research and Certification, formerly the Research Institute…
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ICUK and ICOK connect for stronger regional innovation
The Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region (ICUK) and the Innovation Center of the Olomouc Region (ICOK) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on October 16, 2025. This is a significant step that officially confirms the bilateral connection and commitment of both organizations to intensive inter-regional cooperation. The goal is the mutual development of regional innovation ecosystems, as defined by the National RIS3 Authority and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. From digital health to international projects The cooperation will focus on sharing know-how and joint activities in…
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The best startup in North Bohemia is the student IQstat, nominated for the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region
The highlight of the Ústí nad Labem startup festival Festup was the evening presentation of the best startups selected by innovation centers in the Karlovy Vary, Liberec and Ústí nad Labem regions. Eight entrepreneurial projects presented their technology companies, products and plans for the future in three minutes before a jury consisting of investors and experienced businessmen - the founder of Holek z marketing Pavlína Louženská, a representative of the investment fund Václav Pavlečka and entrepreneur Michal Slavev. The winning startup IQstat, founded by students Šimon Falta and Šimon Kala,…
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