JIC — South Moravian Innovation Centre (Brno, Czech Republic)

JIC (Jihomoravske inovacni centrum) is a public innovation agency co-founded by the South Moravian Region, Brno City, and five Brno universities. It operates South Moravia's flagship science and technology park (BTP — Brno Technology Park) and manages incubation, acceleration, applied research infrastructure, and the South Moravian Innovation Centre network. Since 2003 it has become the anchor institution for the Czech Republic's strongest regional innovation ecosystem. Key verified figures: incubator occupancy consistently at 95%+; 147 new technology companies supported in 2023 alone; EUR 640 million in venture-backed exits from the portfolio over the five years to 2024; a EUR 9 million EU co-investment facility active since 2021; a new EUR 16.3 million JIC Ventures fund launched in April 2026 targeting deep-tech spinoffs. In 2024, South Moravia became the first Czech region to receive the European Commission's European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) award, directly citing JIC's ecosystem management. JIC also runs IMPACT HUB Brno and the INQB biotech incubator, covering the full lifecycle from idea to scale.

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