1. 1 Advanced Materials Research in the Czech Republic: state of the art Hana Dlouhá Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

2. 1.Czech Research and Innovation Landscape Upgrade by using ERDF (2007 - 2015) 2.Research Infrastructures of the Czech Republic 3.Distinguished Facilities in the Field of Advanced Materials Contents

3. European Regional and Development Funds → Operational Programme “Research and Development for Innovation” managed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in 2007 – 2015 “European Centres of Excellence“ (Priority Axis 1) Most up-to-date equipped centres with modern and even unique research infrastructure with a critical size and able to contribute to networking of leading Czech research teams with leading international research organisations and infrastructures (e.g.) BIOCEV – Biotechnology and Biomedicine Centre in Vestec ELI Beamlines – 1st pillar of Extreme Light Infrastructure CEITEC – Central European Institute of Technology Czech Globe – Global Change Research Centre IT4I – Information Technologies for Innovations 1. Czech Research and Innovation Landscape Upgrade by using ERDF (2007 - 2015)

4. “Regional Centres for Research and Development“ (Priority Axis 2) Centres with the most up-to-date equipment focused primarily on applied research and technological development with possible nation-wide and international impact (e.g.) BIOMEDREG – Biomedicine for Regional Development and Human Resources CETOCOEN – Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in Environment CVVOZE – Centre for Research and Utilization of Renewable Energy HiLASE – New Lasers for Industry and Research SUSEN – Sustainable Energy 1. Czech Research and Innovation Landscape Upgrade by using ERDF (2007 - 2015)

5. 2. Research Infrastructures of the Czech Republic Act No. 130/2002 Coll. on Support of Research, Experimental Development and Innovation form Public Funds and on Amendments to Some Related Acts: Large Infrastructures for Research, Experimental Development and Innovation individual infrastructures are approved by the Government of the Czech Republic complex international evaluation procedure in 2014 common characteristics criteria: Uniqueness Nation-wide impact International overlap Open access to facilities Excellence

6. 3. Distinguished Facilities in the Field of Advanced Materials Operational Programme „Research and Development for Innovation“ European Centres of Excellence Regional Centres for Research and Development Large Infrastructures for Research, Experimental Development and Innovation

7. Top new generation laser facility selected research fields: high-intensity laser physics material sciences Under construction - open to users by 2018 ultra-short laser pulses of 10-15 femtoseconds duration and performance up to 10 PW www.eli-beams.eu ELI Beamlines Extreme Light Infrastructure

8. 8 1 st pillar of Extreme Light Infrastructure Dolní Břežany near Prague Institute of Physics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 250 mil. EUR

9. selected research fields: nanostructural and smart materials multifunctional composites with polymeric, ceramic, silicate or metallic matrixes materials for energetics and ecology first installation of X-ray computed nanotomograph outside Japan (Rigaku concern cooperation) www.ceitec.eu CEITEC Central European Institute of Technology

10. 10 Central European Institute of Technology Masaryk University Brno University of Technology 200 mil. EUR CEITEC

11. selected research fields: nanosurface treatments composites based on nanomaterials electrospinning Teaming proposal with Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, Würzburg equipment encompasses more than 100 devices ( > 10 mil. EUR) http://cxi.tul.cz/ Centre for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation

12. selected research fields: advanced high power laser technologies electron beam lithography implementation phase ~ 16 mil. EUR http://alisi.isibrno.cz/ ALISI - Application Laboratories of Microtechnologies and Nanotechnologies

13. selected research fields: metallic materials with ultrafine-grained structure new sources of strength and toughness of materials for demanding technological apllications special metallic alloys and intermetallic compounds for applications in electronics Electron beam floating zone furnace (up to 3500°C, high vacuum 1x10 - 4 Pa) www.rmtvc.cz/en RMTVC – Regional Materials Science and Technology Centre

14. selected research fields: development of high-repetition lasers diode pumped solid state laser systems 100J/10Hz class laser system scalable to 1kJ level http://www.hilase.cz/en/ HiLASE New lasers for industry and research

15. selected research fields: metal oxide nanoparticles for catalytic, magnetic and biomedical applications carbon nanostructures based on graphene and carbon quantum dots www.rcptm.com Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials

16. selected research fields: ultrafine structures in metallic materials microalloyed steels with improved mechanical properties www.comtesfht.com West-Bohemian Centre of Materials and Metallurgy

17. Thank you for your attention! Hana Dlouhá Department of Research and Development Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Karmelitská 7, 118 12 Prague 1 Czech Republic Tel.: +420 234 811 717 E-mail: hana.dlouha@msmt.cz