There are altogether 24 academic and industrial facilities across different parts of the Czech Republic participating in the NCC for MATCA that share a common interest in advanced technologies R&D.

Thanks to the success in the public competition of the Program of the National Center of Competence (2022), announced by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR) we continue on providing very perspective cooperation and applied research at NCC MATCA 2, which has successfully expanded to include 4 other partners (Institute for Hydrodynamics of the CAS, v. v. i., SHM, s. r. o., ad-tech s.r.o. and Advanced Metal Powders s.r.o.)

Academic institutions:

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Commercial entities:

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HiLASE is a project implemented by the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences aimed primarily at creating a national platform for R&D in new laser technologies. HiLASE focuses on developing high-repetition rate lasers, and laser systems with application in industry, small and medium research laboratories and future European high-capacity facilities to be established within the European Research Area (ERA).

HiLASE is a unique laser centre focusing on national, as well as European companies and research centres. It directs its attention to commercial markets, because its outputs find application in areas such as micro-machining technologies, optical material resistance testing, cutting, welding, sediment removal and LSP (laser shock peening). HiLASE’s projects focus on diode-pumped solid-state laser systems (DPSSL) and the development of associated technologies. HiLASE is co-funded, among others, from European Structural and Investment Funds, Operational Programme “Research, Development and Education”, and Horizon 2020, the European Union’s programme for research and innovation.