#VISION AND MISSION

About us

#WE ARE ICUK

#HELPING BUSINESSES START AND GROW

#INCREASING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE ÚSTÍ REGION

We are a respected teammate in the transformation of the Ústí Region into a place where citizens, students and entrepreneurs will like to stay, where they will return and where talented people with the desire to participate in this change will also actively come.

Since 2015, when the Innovation Centre of the Ústí Region was founded by the Ústí Region Office, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University and the Regional Chamber of Commerce, we have been one of the carriers of the vision of a functional innovation ecosystem in the region and a persistent fighter for its creation.

We are a responsible partner to our founders in the preparation and implementation of strategic priorities for the development of entrepreneurship and the knowledge economy. With insight and an open mind, we take inspiration from the best at home and abroad, share our ideas and experience with other partners in the region and together with them create and implement new solutions that support entrepreneurship, business and cooperation of active people in our region.

We help local companies to launch their entrepreneurial dream and grow beyond our region’s borders, connecting partners from the world of business, research and education, and strengthening our region’s attractiveness to high value-added investors.

Helping (smart) companies grow!

DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF OUR TEAM?

Do you like our region? Are you an expert in your field and do you think you can help us lift the region, create new opportunities, share your know-how? Come work with us! We are continuously looking for talented people, experts, collaborators, and new colleagues.

Contact us at office@icuk.cz or check out the careers page.

PEOPLE AT ICUK

DIRECTOR

Ing. Martin Mata, MBA, LL.M.

Director


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EXPERTISE

  • for the CEO area

services and programmes for companies

Jan Wedlich

Business Development Manager


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EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD

  • STARTUP GO!
  • 1. assistance for start-ups and prospective entrepreneurs

Mgr. Venuše Soukupová

startup communities


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Bc. Pavel Kováč

Business Development


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EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD

  • consulting for established companies
  • development of the innovation environment in the region
  • funding
  • innovation vouchers

Petr Křivan

Key Account Manager


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Ing. Marek Hart

Key Account Manager


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Bc. Michal Nejedlý

Key Account Manager


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Lukáš Rejchrt

Key Account Manager


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Ing. Pavel Popluhar

Key Account Manager


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Petr Jansa

Key Account Manager


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Ing. Lenka Macková

business support, social entrepreneurship


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Mgr. Daniel Trnka

pre-incubation, cooperation of high schools and universities


Matouš Kostomlatský

supporting programmes


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Ing. Petr Hlaváček, Ph.D.

Innovation Ecosystem Analyst of the Usti Region


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EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD

  • ICUK analyst
  • regional data

Ing. Tomáš Siviček, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Foreign Cooperation


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projects and topics of interest

Zdeněk Hušek

RIS3 Manager for the Innovation Ecosystem of the Usti Region


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Mgr. Lucie Podrápská

Chief Strategic Officer and RIS3 Developer for the Cultural and Creative Industries


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EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD

  • preparation and development of strategic projects and cooperation in the territory
  • development of cultural and creative industries (CCIs)
  • development of the innovation ecosystem
  • preparing new tools in the region
  • project financing

Ing. Petr Achs, MBA

RIS3 Developer - Digitalization, Industry 4.0


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EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD

  • DIH Programme Manager
  • Expertise
  • digitalisation
  • sustainable mobility

Ing. Lukáš Eršil

RIS3 Developer / Smart Region, New European Bauhaus


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Ing. Tereza Okurková

RIS3 Developer / Innovative Health and Social Services


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Vladimír Zemánek, MSc.

RIS3 Developer / New Energy and Resources


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Ing. Klára Rothe

RIS3 Developer / Nanotechnology and Green Chemistry


Bc. Karel Tichý, DiS.

RIS3 Developer / Hydrogen Economy


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Ing. Arch. Walbert Schmirler

Urban Planning & New European Bauhaus Expert


PILOT PROJECTS

Mgr. Gabriela Nekolová, DiS.

JobWatch Pilot Guarantor

Ing. Edita Kovaříková, DiS.

JobWatch Pilot Expert

Mgr. Alena Hájková

Welcome Office Pilot Guarantor

Bc. Petra Hrstková

Welcome Office Pilot Expert

MARKETING AND EVENTS

PhDr. Ondřej Klein

Marketing & PR Manager


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Ing. Tamara Klein

Marketing Specialist


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Ing. Petr Vit

Online Marketing Specialist


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EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD

  • strategic marketing
  • online marketing

Mgr. Gabriela Hauznerová

Event Manager


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Ing. Tereza Karlíková

Event & Web Specialist


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Simona Fronc

back office, ICUK Space Hradební


TEAM SUPPORT

Ing. Lenka Hyklová

Financial Manager


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EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD

  • accounting
  • financial planning
  • HR

Ing. Květoslava Čavdarová

back office


Bc. Dana Šujan

back office


Mgr. Kamila Kmentová, MBA

Education Manager


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Michaela Zemanová

front office



QUOTES ABOUT US

Martin Balej

former rector of UJEP

A necessary condition for the successful comprehensive restructuring of the Ústí Region is the ability of key actors in the region to respond to modern trends in the economy and society as a whole. ICUK plays an irreplaceable role of initiator and mediator between private institutions and state and non-state actors leading to the fulfilment of the above.

Adriana Dergam

Former Director of Corporate Communications and Vice-Chairman, Vodafone Foundation

ICUK is a major player in the region, enhancing the area’s economic potential, attractiveness to employers and has a long-term strategy for the region’s economic transformation and investment in social capital.

Filip Molčan

Good Sailors, CEO

As a mentor, I participate in a number of business accelerators across the Czech Republic. I am very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the projects that enter the ICUK business incubator. Definitely one of the best in the country.



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