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The MIT-Czech Republic IOCB Foundation Seed Fund is accepting applications for a new funding round. The program supports new collaborations between researchers from Czech research institutions and their partners at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Each project can receive up to USD 25,000. Read more

The Bezva chemie (Cool Chemistry) program of the Experientia Foundation will once again support teachers who want to make chemistry education more engaging at primary and secondary schools. This year, CZK 400,000 will be distributed among 20 projects, with IOCB Foundation contributing CZK 150,000. We have supported the program since 2024 and, including this year’s contribution, have provided a total of CZK 750,000. Read more

Applications for the 2027 Martina Roeselová Memorial Fellowship, which were open from 2 July to 15 September, are now closed. The applications received will now undergo internal evaluation, and the IOCB Foundation Board will decide on the new fellowship recipients at the beginning of November. Read more

Antonín Holý’s legacy has found a new voice outside IOCB Prague. The Poetry Jukebox combines stories of his discoveries with personal memories and humour, inviting everyone passing by to stop and listen. The Poetry Jukebox was unveiled on 1 September to mark the 90th anniversary of Antonín Holý’s birth. Located in Prague’s Dejvice district, it will serve as a lasting reminder of his life and scientific work. IOCB Foundation funded its creation and helped develop its content. Read more

Professor Pavel Jungwirth, founder of the Martina Roeselová Memorial Fellowship, passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 23, at the age of 60. He was instrumental in establishing the Fellowship, which helps early-career researchers pursue their research while caring for young children, and remained actively involved in its development throughout the years. Read more

Applications are now open for the 2027 Martina Roeselová Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship supports early-career researchers who are striving to combine excellent research with primary or equally shared care for a preschool-aged child. Applications may be submitted until September 15, 2026. Read more

IOCB Foundation – this is the new name of our foundation, which, together with its new logo, reflects a closer connection with IOCB Prague, where our founder, IOCB Tech, also has its roots. We are embarking on a new chapter in which we aim to become a leading philanthropic player in technology transfer in the Czech Republic. Read more

Linda Štucbartová has been appointed the new chair of our foundation’s board. She succeeds Barbara Eignerová, the foundation’s long-serving chair and a founding member of the board. A well-known entrepreneur and lecturer, joins the foundation in its fifth year of operation, at a time when it is undergoing a transformation aimed at expanding its resources to provide systematic support for the technology transfer ecosystem in the Czech Republic. Read more

Dr. Klára Kosová, this year’s recipient of the Martina Roeselová Memorial Fellowship explores how the values that hold democracy together are formed in people’s minds. “I don’t want to do science just for the sake of science. I want it to have a real impact – so that people can recognize authoritarian tendencies and say for themselves that this is not the path they want to take,” she says in the interview. Read more