Other sectors in #brnoregion

Brno has long succeeded in attracting major global IT companies, which have established their branches and research centres here. There is a significant amount of investment in IT science and thanks to the high concentration of students, Brno is an ideal hunting ground for (not only) IT talent. Of all the local companies with in-house R&D, most of them are doing business in IT.

Brno is in the centre of the European biotech scene. The concentration of high-quality research in the biological and medical sciences and the presence of top-quality hospitals make it possible to saturate the supply of quality graduates and to link educational, research and clinical practice. The sector is growing with the help of the biotechnology incubator INBIT and thanks to the cooperation with centres such as the International Clinical Research Centre of St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno (FNUSA) and CEITEC.

Although several large traditional Czech engineering companies faced serious financial difficulties in the 1990s, engineering (especially power engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering) and electronics remain the most important industries in the region. Companies in #brnoregion focus mainly on the low-volume high-precision manufacturing and the use of advanced technologies.

The Digital Innovation Hub DIGIMAT continues the rich industrial tradition in the region. Its ambition is not only to educate in digital innovation, but also to represent an important networking hub – connecting manufacturing companies with research and technology. The Testbed CEITEC BUT for Industry 4.0 also helps companies in the region to put solutions into practice.

The South Moravian Region is part of the European Alliance of Semiconductor Regions. Research and development of related technologies is concentrated in Brno. This is also due to the world dominance in the production of electron microscopes. The region boats a functional ecosystem composed of top academic institutions, leading companies and their supply chain, startups and innovation centres.

Brno is a European hub for business and IT services. In no other European city is the employment density in the sector as high as in the Moravian capital. Currently, one in six of Brno's working-age population works in the sector. Leading Brno centres include Atlas Copco, Deutsche Telekom, Infosys, KBC, Kyndryl, Lufthansa InTouch, SAP and Zebra Technologies.

Brno is the only place in the Czech Republic that provides its creative industry with systematic entrepreneurship support. The KUMST creative hub fosters a community of creative people who collaborate across various industries such as architecture, design, fashion, film, game development, literature, marketing, music, radio, and TV.