Cooperation with practice
The transfer of acquired knowledge from the field of basic and applied research into practice is ensured within the TBU in Zlín through the Technology Transfer Centre (TTC), which was founded in 2008 as a specialized workplace for cooperation with the application sphere and the transfer of research and development (R&D) results, and which is integrated into the organizational structure of the University Institute of TBU in Zlín. Ensuring the industrial property protection of R&D results and the implementation of the necessary steps leading to their commercialization are the contents of activities this specialized workplace at TBU. The development of TTC 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. In addition, TTC is an important link between TBU and industrial practice thanks to specialized services in the field of industrial property (IP) protection, provided not only internally for TBU, but also for industrial entities – external partners or other interested parties who need consultations, processing research and assessments, in the field of IP.
From 2010 to 31 December 2024, TTC TBU has concluded a total of 52 License Agreements, 7 Audio-visual Work Licenses, 51 Technology Transfer Agreements and supported 28 proof-of-concept projects.
Supporting the quality selection of R&D outputs with practical application is declared by the new guidelines of the TTC TBU in Zlín in 2024: SR/9/2024 “Application and protection of intellectual property rights arising in connection with the creative activities of employees and students of TBU in Zlín and SR/1/2024 “Procedure and rules for commercialization.”
Through the TTC, STP plays an important role in the university’s activities within the region. Its activities are focused on applied research, industrial property protection, technology transfer and innovation. The TTC is an important link between TBU and industrial practice. In 2024, TBU in Zlín, through the Transfer Technology Centre, participated in the 5th year of the TRANSFERA TECHNOLOGY DAY 2024 competition, which was organized by the Transfera.cz association. One of technologies being nominated for the final was created by TBU (UNI, CPS and FORTES interactive s.r.o. – Transparent foil for antimicrobial protection of touch screens). The researchers who created it received the “TRANSFERA TECHNOLOGY DAY 2024 Finalist” Certificate, which is a sign of quality and will help with its utilization in practice, visibility and securing future financial support.
TBU in Zlín, through TTC, participated in the competition for the INNOVATION OF THE YEAR 2024 Award, which has been announced regularly since 1996 by the Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship of the Czech Republic. The main Innovation of the Year 2024 Award was won by the project “Throwing Chair for Disabled Athletes” as an output of the GAMA project, called Commercialization at Tomas Bata University in Zlín I. The said project was funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic. This project for TBU was won by the Technology Transfer Center, which also contributed to the transfer of knowledge created from research into production. The licensee for throwing chair is MVDr. Luboš Moravec, the License Agreement is valid until 19 June 2027.