This year Cluster Day took place at the College of Polytechnics Jihlava, with the support of the Vysočina Region. 

Participants got acquainted with the view of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the involvement of clusters and technology platforms in the innovation infrastructure of the Czech Republic in the coming years. Colleagues from the ministry also presented the upcoming call for cluster support, which should be launched in January 2023. We took advantage of the Slovak clusters´ representatives and included a brief presentation of the Regional Industrial Innovation Cluster REPRIK. The innovation environment of the Vysočina Region was presented by representatives of the Vysoičina Region and the College of Polytechnics Jihlava. 

THE GOLDEN CLUSTER 2021 was awarded to the CZECHIMPLANT cluster for its support of modern treatment approaches and innovative medical and biotechnologies that respect long-term sustainability, not only in the field of implantology. 

For the first time, the cluster manager of the year was awarded. Luboš Komarárek from the cluster Nanoprogress accepted the award. 

The successful cluster organisations of 2021 were awarded in the following areas:

1. Development and innovation in companies Klastr Mechatronika - for helping companies implement Industry 4.0.

2. Internationalisation Czech Aerospace Cluster for long-term support of companies on foreign markets and global promotion of the Czech aviation industry. 

3. Education CREA Hydro&Energy for active collaboration with Mendel University in Brno and establishment of the Central European Centre "Water in the Landscape". 

4. Development of regional innovation environment Auroklastr for promoting innovation and helping to develop the regional innovation environment. 

You can watch a short video from the Cluster Day HERE