Nobel Laureate Richard Henderson: Come to Brno and do your undergraduate degree there!
28. February 2023
You heard it first from a Nobel Laureate: #brnoregion should be on every student's radar. In the latest Hyde Park Civilization interview, Professor Richard Henderson recommended students start their academic career in Brno – the centre of research and development for electron microscopy.
Richard Henderson (born 19 July 1945) is a British molecular biologist and biophysicist and pioneer in the field of electron microscopy of biological molecules. Henderson shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017 with Jacques Dubochet and Joachim Frank.
Read more about the topic
20. March 2024
Brno region has emerged as one of the leading European innovation hubs
The Brno region, The South Moravian Region (SMR) (Czech Republic, European Union) has emerged as one of the leading European innovation hubs, with its Regional Innovation Index (RII) jumping from 87.3 to 101% of EU average between 2016 and 2023, an improvement of 22.3%. A global leader in electron microscopy, with one-third of the world's electron microscopes coming from Brno, Brno region excels also in the semiconductor, space, cybersecurity, and game development sectors. Leading the Czech Republic in knowledge intensity and high-tech employment, Brno region matches Europe's top regions. Brno's high quality of life and ranking as a leading student city highlight its role as a center of innovation and growth. It stems from the data report on research, innovation, and business in South Moravia, published by the innovation agency JIC.
21. September 2023
Jan Neuman: Only together can we make Brno the world center of electron microscopy
Every third electron microscope in the world is made in Brno. But what makes the South Moravian metropolis the mecca of the field is the whole ecosystem of collaborating organizations and people. How are they interconnected? And what do they do to nurture and attract new talent and top experts? Jan Neuman, CEO of NenoVision and initiator of the Regional Microscopy Platform, answered questions about electron microscopy's past and future in #brnoregion.