Advanced Materials and Technologies

Companies originally included in general engineering industries were transferred to the domain of Advanced Materials and Technologies. The domain is characterised by an exceptionally large variety and encompasses dozens of industries. This is why various types of companies are part of this domain – manufacturing, installing, servicing, development and other companies. This includes manufacture of machines, equipment, and specific components. Generally, this is primary production, the products of which are used by downstream engineering industries, but also non-engineering sectors of the manufacturing industry.

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The most technically challenging fields are Machine Tools and Precision Engineering, the products of which utilise advanced electronics, data processing, communication, and controls.

Research, Development, and Innovations

The companies follow new trends like digitalisation, automation, robotisation, and cyber-security, considering them as essential for their market competitiveness.

The companies cooperate with universities in the area of human resources and joint projects. The main type of cooperation is contractual, collaborative research linked with orders and needs of customers. Research is conducted at the Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials (CATRIN – RCPTM) and at the Centre of Bachelor’s Studies in Šumperk, a subsidiary of VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava.

Relationship with Schools

The domain employs university as well as high school graduates and those with apprenticeship. Although there are secondary and vocational schools of this specialisation in the Olomouc Region, their graduates will not fulfil the demand of the companies as regards capacity and qualification. The greatest demand is for employees in electrical engineering. Except for the subsidiary of VŠB–TUO in Šumperk, there is no technical university in the region engaged in machinery and engineering.

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TURNOVER IN AGRICULTURE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY IN BN CZK

Agriculture has a long history in the Olomouc region. Agricultural land makes up 54 percent of its total area, with arable land accounting for 76.5 percent (according to 2020 data). In 2021, agriculture generated a turnover of 0.492 billion CZK in total value. The export of this domain exceeded 0.215 billion CZK in the same year. The Olomouc region, with its 5 research organizations, is one of the leading regions in the Czech Republic in terms of research.

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PATENTS WITHIN SPECIALIZATION DOMAINS

Biomedicine, Life Science, and Well-being are among the domains that easily overshadow other fields in terms of the number of patents, despite being the third smallest domain in our region with only 1860 employees (as of the end of 2021). In 2021, the total turnover was 5.2 billion CZK. In the Olomouc region, we can find two crucial institutions - Catrin, the Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of Palacký University, and MedChemBio cluster, which aims to support the development of medicinal chemistry and chemical biology.

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PATENTS WITHIN SPECIALIZATION DOMAINS

Optics: The Olomouc region is unique in the field of optics, with both top companies and research teams concentrated here. In 2017, the Czech Optics Cluster was established here, which is very active in this domain of specialization. The quality and position of this domain in our region can be well illustrated by a total of 42 patents and trademarks obtained in optics in 2021. The annual turnover in this field in the same year amounted to 12.8 billion CZK, of which 2.1 billion CZK was turnover. In 2021, more than 4,500 employees were employed in this domain.

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EXPORT WITHIN SPECIALIZATION DOMAINS IN BN CZK

From an export perspective, Pumping and Water Management Technology is the second strongest domain in the Olomouc region. It also significantly contributes to employment in the region, with a total number of employees exceeding 4,000. The quality of this domain in our region is confirmed by the number of patents (39) and trademarks (41) obtained in this area. The Center for Hydraulic Research and the SIGMA Research and Development Institute have a large share of the credit. The total annual turnover in this domain stopped at CZK 10.6 million last year.

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EXPORT WITHIN THE SPECIALIZATION DOMAINS IN MLD. CZK

Advanced materials and technology are unequivocally the most significant domain of the Olomouc region. With an annual turnover of 117 billion CZK and exports worth 5.5 billion CZK, it ranks first. Its exports account for almost one-third of the total exports within all specialization domains. With 17,400 employees, it also holds a crucial position in the employment mix of the Olomouc region. In 2021, this industry sector managed to obtain 39 patents. Significant institutions in the field of research include Catrin - Regional Center for Advanced Technologies and Materials or the Bachelor Studies Center in Šumperk, VSB.

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NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY

The creative and cultural industry has shown great potential in the past four years. Its annual turnover in 2021 reached 1.8 billion CZK, and exports within this domain have been steadily holding at 44 million CZK within the Olomouc region. An interesting fact is that 8 patents were obtained in the creative industries in 2021.

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