Description of the park

Introduction

Úvod anglicky:

The Technology Park (TP) at TBU in Zlín provides complex infrastructure to support innovation entrepreneurial activities in the Zlín region and its surrounding areas. With its excellent services it supports innovative companies, science, research and development. It is a leading provider of a broad range of services.

TP offer:
• Helps to arrange contacts with staff of TBU research Centres which can lead to realizing innovation or research projects;
• Possibility to use of Footwear Research Centre (FRC) services including accredited Shoe Testing Laboratory according to ČSN EN ISO / IEC 17025: 2018 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
• Possibility to use accredited clean room (certified class „C“ ); ČSN EN ISO 13485 ed 2:2016
• Using the services of the Technology Transfer Center staff;
• Conferences, workshops and other events organized by TP;
• Offices and laboratories to rent;
• Complex services in the field of intellectual property protection, including: searches, analyses and patent representations carried out by high experienced specialists.

It offers luxury space for rent – above standard equipped offices and laboratories, technical and social facilities, meeting space for seminars and workshops of a total size of 5 475 square meters – to entrepreneurs, innovative companies, and research and development staff.

Services within the TP are provided by internationally renowned researchers, experts in analysing, examination, measurement, and testing of materials and products, as well as development and examining of new technologies, dealing with technology and processing issues, etc.

The Technology Park has been built up by virtue of the project entitled “Technology Park and Technology Transfer Centre at TBU in Zlín”. The project has been financed from the European Fund for Regional Development, by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the CR and by Tomas Bata University in Zlín within the Industry and Business Operational Programme, PROSPERITA programme.

Description of technology transfer

Transfer technologií anglicky:

30.4.2019 establishment of the Footwear Research Centre

Successful transfer projects 2020 – 2021:

LS 2020000160 – Bc. Michal Kandr
Rights to use the know-how „Design of a database of records from photo traps“ (dr. Lehejček J. a kol.)
-LS 2020000229 – IVF Czech Republic s.r.o., Rights to use the methodology „Proposal of methodology for evaluation of embryonic solutions“ (dr. Vaculíková K. a kol.)
– LS 2020001583 – Plastikářský klastr z.s., Rights to use the technical solution according to the utility model of the Czech Republic No. 33490 entitled „Building cladding material“ (Ing. Císař a kol.)
– LS 2020001584 – Plastikářský klastr z.s., Rights to use the technical solution according to the utility model of the Czech Republic No. 33226 entitled „Electronic monitoring system for continuous detection and signaling of ammonia content in a gaseous environment“ (Dr. Matyáš a kol.)
– LS 2020001585 – Plastikářský klastr z.s., Rights to use the technical solution according to the utility model of the Czech Republic No. 32659 entitled „Blown film based on modified polylactic acid with improved processing properties“
(Dr. Pummerová a kol.)
-LS 2020001586 – The town of Uherské Hradiště, Rights to use know-how „Web application of the methodology of registration and evaluation of premises for improvised shelters and registration of permanent shelters“ (Dr. Rak a
– LS 2020001248 –NEXPRO Communication, s.r.o., Rights to use the know-how „Concept of the recommendation algorithm“ (prof. Jašek a kol.)
– LS 2021000531 – GALA a.s., Agreement concerning the transfer of rights to a Community design No 008330757-0001 entitled „Volleyballs“(Dr. Černeková a kol.)
– LS 2021000628 – SIEMENS, s.r.o., Contract on the transfer of rights to the utility model No. 30782 entitled „Hand-held percussion tool with interchangeable and rotating hammer“ (doc. Maňas M. a kol.)
– LS 2021000777 – VUCHT a.s.
Agreement on cooperation in research and use of the results of the project „Development of biodegradable surfactants for inorganic fillers“
(Dr. Pecha a kol.)

The transfer of knowledge gained from basic research into practice is provided by CTT within TBU,
which was established in 2008. The CTT provides university scientists and collaborating companies
a set of professional services focused mainly on the field of industrial and legal protection of research results
and development and ensuring their rapid and effective delivery to practice, including consultancy, analysis
industrial relations and professional services of patent attorneys. In addition, CTT performs direct representation
TBU on industrial rights before the Industrial Property Office, European Patent Office,
The EU Intellectual Property Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The development of CTT’s activities and services is in line with the needs of the region and regional partners and contributes to ensuring the functional transfer of the results of applied research activities into practice.
CTT TBU has already signed 36 licensing and 33 contracts in the domain of technology transfer and supported 12 projects on the basis of proof-of-concept.

Innovative entrepreneurship training

In 2021, CTT organized seminars for TBU students and staff within the IKAROS projects (Institutional Quality and Development of Science Strategy at TBU in Zlín, Reg. No. CZ.02.2.69 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 18_054 / 0014623), JUNG (Junior Grants TBU in Zlín, Reg. No. CZ.02.2.69 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 19_073 / 0016941), HR (OP RDE Capacity Development for Research and Development of TBU in Zlín, Reg. No. CZ.02.2.69 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 16_028 / 0006243) and the TBU Institutional Plan in Zlín (IP 2019 – 2020, Target 5: Support of the Technology Transfer Center and cooperation with practice with fulfillment by 30 June 2021), which were devoted to innovations in the field of legislation, current issues areas of intellectual property protection, innovation and technology in the Zlín Region and support for commercialization.

Within the IKAROS project, there were a total of 5 seminars. On May 18, 2021, 3 seminars were held: „Methodology of establishing start-up and spin-off companies at TBU in Zlín“, „Guidelines Rules for the establishment and implementation of start-up and spin-off companies at TBU in Zlín“, „Methodology long-term conceptual support of technology parks for start-up and spin-off companies „. The seminar „Protection of Intellectual Property Rights“ and the seminar „Technology Transfer“ took place on 20 April 2021.

4 seminars were held within the JUNG project. On September 30, 2021, the seminar „Copyright and Intellectual Property Management“, in the English version, took place on October 7, 2021. On November 25, 2021, the seminar „Technology and Knowledge Transfer, Commercialization of Results“ took place. version took place on December 2, 2021.

As part of the implementation of the TBU Institutional Program in Zlín IP 2019 – 2020, Target 5: Support of the Technology Transfer Center and Cooperation with Practice, one seminar was held on 25 May 2021 „Risks of patent rights infringement and how to effectively prevent them“.

Within the HR project, OPVVV Development of Capacities for Research and Development of TBU in Zlín, 1 seminar was held on 14 April 2021 entitled “Technology transfer and its most interesting results”.

The CTT team trained for the FMK TBU in Zlín on December 13, 2021. It was one seminar entitled „Copyright and Intellectual Property“.

In 2021, the CTT team held several working meetings with sub-project developers to support proof-of-concept activities on the basis of the accepted project Commercialization at Tomas Bata University in Zlín II, which is a public tender for the program of applied research, experimental development and innovation GAMA II (TP01010006 ) funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic.

Within the IKAROS project, key activities KA06 – DA6.2 – Strategic setting and development of cross-sectoral cooperation and technology transfer, and on the basis of the concluded Memorandum of Cooperation between Tomas Bata University in Zlín and Pruef-und Forschungsinstitut Pirmasens eV, Germany took place in July 2021 a four-day internship abroad for employees of the TBU University Institute in Zlín, Germany, in order to acquire and share knowledge of good practice, establish contacts and active cooperation, especially in the field of technology transfer for the footwear sector.

The University Institute, Footwear Research Center, in cooperation with the Czech Footwear and Leather Association, participated in the organization of an international online footwear technology conference on „New technologies, new materials and new forms of footwear sales“. The conference took place on October 21, 2021. Top lectures were provided from leading professional workplaces dealing mainly with the development of new shoe technologies and materials from the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Greece and Bangladesh.

Advisory services

TBU, via research centers CPS and CEBIA-Tech, offers to application sphere a wide range of possibilities for cooperation: contractual research, cooperative projects (supported by the Czech Agency of Technology and sectoral providers), solution of technical and technological problems, and rental of equipment. In advisory services are included as well as analyses and expert studies, the optimization of technological processes.
In 2021, TBU was involved in the challenges of the new project opportunities for cooperation with the application sphere within the framework of GAMA II (TAČR) project and services offered by the accredited Footwear Testing Laboratory including the services of the Internal Auditor ČSN EN ISO 13485 ed 2:2016, ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018.

Innovation infrastructure

STP at TBU in Zlín, supports innovative companies, science, research and development and provides a wide range of services with professional guarantee.
STP offers high standard equipped offices and laboratories, technical and social facilities, seminary rooms, with a total area of 5 841 m2 and certified clean rooms class „C“ (ČSN EN ISO 14644 Clean rooms and relevant environmental management, ČSN EN ISO 13485 Quality Management System) with the supervision of notified body No. 1023 (Institute for Testing and Certification, Zlín).
TP UTB offer services of the accredited Shoe Testing Laboratory according to ČSN EN ISO / IEC 17025: 2018 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

TP has a lucrative location in the center of Zlín and is a member of the Society of Science and Technology Parks of the Czech Republic, www.svtp.cz

Cooperation with universities

Intersectoral cooperation between students and academic staff is supported at national and international level. Example of national cooperation is Center of Competence project (researchers and doctoral students cooperate with industrial sphere in problem solving and innovation implementation). Foreign activities are mainly involved in the preparation and solution of international projects supported by the European Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE), European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) and programme Interreg and programs of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic THÉTA and GAMA

Services provided to innovation companies

Service expenses

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Innovation companies