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According to statistics from the Donors Forum, which annually maps the development of philanthropy in the Czech Republic, we once again ranked among the most generous corporate foundations in 2024, placing 15th. Over the course of the year, we awarded 57 foundation grants and, for the first time, exceeded the threshold of CZK 20 million distributed. This was made possible primarily thanks to the generous funding from our founder, the company IOCB Tech. Read more

The IOCB Tech Foundation announced 15 new recipients of the Martina Roeselová Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship of CZK 150,000 will help them next year to balance parenting responsibilities with the start of their academic careers and to stay connected to the world of top-level science. Read more

At the end of July, the International Linguistics Olympiad took place in Taiwan – and with our support, a Czech team took part. Every member earned an individual award – one silver medal, two bronze medals, and an honorable mention – in a field of 228 participants from 43 countries. Read more

As of July, the IOCB Tech Foundation board has welcomed a new member, Prof. Martin Fusek from IOCB Prague and IOCB Tech. He takes over from Dr. Zuzana Kečkéšová, who stepped down at the end of June due to other work commitments. Read more

We are now accepting applications for the 2026 Martina Roeselová Memorial Fellowship. The grant supports early-career researchers in the Czech Republic who are striving to balance competitive academic work with high-quality care for a preschool-aged child. Applications are open until September 21, 2025. Read more

The results of the prestigious Magnesia Litera literary awards for 2025 were officially announced on April 24 at the New Stage of the National Theatre in Prague. We participated as a partner of the competition and of the non-fiction category award – Litera Nadačního fondu IOCB Tech za naučnou literaturu. Read more

We have launched a new program offering financial contributions of up to CZK 200,000 to cover essential clinical research expenses and bridge funding gaps within larger grant projects that cannot be covered from other pre-planned budgets. Read more

We support the Solving Physics Problems project nicknamed Výfuk, a correspondence-based competition for lower secondary school pupils and multi-year grammar school students that introduces physics to young people in a fun and accessible way. Its goal is to show that physics isn’t just about memorizing formulas but that it is a fascinating science. Read more

We've launched a new round of our support program for science communication projects in the Czech Republic, with up to CZK 1 million available in total funding. The goal of the program is to help bring interesting and innovative projects to life. Read more