Vědavýzkum.cz

Vědavýzkum.cz is a Czech independent online news portal dedicated to science, research, development, innovation and science policy. It was founded by Aleš Vlk in September 2016 and is operated by Vědavýzkum.cz, s.r.o., a private company based in Prague. The portal aggregates and produces original reporting on Czech and international developments in research funding, innovation, technology transfer, law and higher education, and it is aimed primarily at the professional public. Its monthly readership is around 30,000 visitors. The portal publishes regular articles, blogs, commentaries and interviews, and it also provides information on grant calls for individuals and research organizations as well as a selection of non-academic job openings in science and research. It reports on topics and events at Czech universities and helps communicate their results. Since 2020 it has organized an annual Science Communication conference focused on science communication. Vědavýzkum.cz is a private initiative that is not financed by subsidies or public grants. Its editorial operations are funded through partnership contributions, banner advertising and advertising of non-academic job positions. Its main partner since 2021 has been IOCB Tech, s.r.o., a subsidiary of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences that focuses on technology transfer. Other partners include institutions, educational companies, agencies and platforms that gather targeted information on science funding, scientific articles, patents or technology transfer. The portal has become a recognized source for science policy news in the Czech Republic, with its articles sometimes picked up by mainstream media. In 2026 it celebrated its 10th anniversary with an event at the Prague Planetarium and was a finalist in the Křišťálová Lupa awards.

Vědavýzkum.cz was founded by Aleš Vlk in September 2016 as a scientific internet news portal. It is operated by Vědavýzkum.cz, s.r.o., a private company seated in Prague. From its inception, the portal has focused on bringing independent information about research, development, innovation and science policy to a broad professional audience in the Czech Republic. The portal publishes original reports on scientific and educational issues, which are sometimes taken up by mainstream media. Its content includes regular articles on Czech and foreign developments in policy and funding of research and development, innovation and technology, law and technology transfer, as well as blogs, commentaries and interviews. It also publishes information about grant calls for individuals and research organizations and offers a selection of non-academic job positions in science and research. The portal reports on topics and events at Czech universities and helps communicate their results. Since 2020, Vědavýzkum.cz has organized an annual conference called Science Communication, which deals with science communication. The portal is a private initiative that is not financed from subsidies or public grants. Its operation is funded through partnership contributions in the form of partnership agreements, banner advertising and advertising of non-academic job positions. Since 2021, its main partner has been IOCB Tech, s.r.o., a subsidiary of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences that focuses on technology transfer. Other partners include institutions, educational companies, agencies and platforms that gather targeted information about science funding, scientific articles, patents or technology transfer. By 2026, the portal celebrated its 10th anniversary with an exceptional event at the Prague Planetarium. It was also a finalist in the Křišťálová Lupa awards, a Czech internet award. Its monthly readership is around 30,000 visitors.

• 2026

  Celebrated 10th anniversary with an event at the Prague Planetarium; finalist in Křišťálová Lupa awards.

• 2021

  IOCB Tech, s.r.o. became the main partner.

• 2020

  Started organizing the annual Science Communication conference.

• 2016

  Founded by Aleš Vlk in September.

Independent, non-subsidized Czech-language portal for science, research and innovation news aimed at the professional public.

• News articles on science and research

• Blogs and commentaries

• Interviews

• Grant call information

• Non-academic job listings

• Science Communication conference

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