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From aviation to biotechnology. The Ústí nad Labem Region announces the winners of the Innovative Company 2025 competition
February 19, Litoměřice - The eighth annual Innovative Company of the Ústí nad Labem Region competition, organized by the Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region (ICUK) in cooperation with the Ústí nad Labem Region, has announced its winners. This year, the gala evening was held at the Castle in Litoměřice, whose unique atmosphere underlined the exceptional nature of the evening and presented the most interesting innovations - technological innovations, smart solutions and bold projects of companies that push the boundaries of industry, digitalization, healthcare or agriculture in the region. The competition annually awards innovations in products, services or technology implemented in the region over the past three years. An expert jury with representatives of CzechInvest, ICUK, competition partner Komerční banka and other expert consultants selected the…
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Support for start-up entrepreneurs in the Ústí nad Labem Region for 2026: applications are submitted from March 17
The Ústí nad Labem Region is opening a new subsidy call "Support for start-up entrepreneurs in the Ústí nad Labem Region for 2026", which is intended to help those who want to start or expand their business in the region. The total allocation of the program is CZK 8,400,000 and the support is focused on the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation and transformation. 💰 How much can you get? Subsidies of CZK 50,000 to 200,000, up to 70 % of eligible project costs (min. 30…
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Ústí nad Labem prototyping center makerspace opens an office
The Innovation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region officially opened the new office of the project team of the upcoming prototyping center, the so-called makerspace, on Tuesday, February 11, 2026. Makerspace is part of the project of the Transformation Center of the Ústí nad Labem Region. The newly opened premises will be used for conceptual, design and organizational preparation of one of the key projects of the transformation of the Ústí nad Labem Region until the center opens. The new office serves as a working environment for the team that has long been dedicated to the design, planning and coordination of the creation of the makerspace, the largest and best-equipped…
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The third Innovation Camp Re-power your future in the Ústí nad Labem Region is over!
On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, our traditional cooperation with JA Czech (Junior Achievement) moved from Ústí nad Labem to Žatec, which is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Over 60 high school students from schools in the region gathered in the renovated space of the Capuchin Monastery to work together on a competitive challenge. The main task at the camp was to come up with a business plan for their own startup or project that would use the specifics of the local region to build…
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The next round of the Startup Go! business incubator is starting, with new educational videos for even greater progress
The Startup Go business incubator is entering its next phase. The program is intended for anyone who has a business idea or is already working on their project and wants to take it further – in a structured way, with the support of experts and a community of like-minded people. Startup Go helps participants navigate key areas of entrepreneurship, from working with an idea and a customer, through a business model, finance to project presentation. The program is based on a practical approach, sharing experiences and specific work on their own…
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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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