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JIC — South Moravian Innovation Centre (Brno)

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Publicly co-owned innovation agency in Brno, backed by the South Moravian Region, City of Brno and five universities. Since 2003 it has grown 1,300+ companies; SME clients of its Platinn scaling service posted revenue growth 9× faster than non-participants (RIS study).

9x faster
Platinn client revenue growth vs comparable non-enrolled firms
1300+
Companies completing JIC programmes since 2003
JIC — South Moravian Innovation Centre (Brno)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
South Moravian Region, City of Brno & 5 Universities
Period
2003–present
Region (NUTS)
CZ06
Keywords
Deep-tech, IT, biotech, robotics, life sciences

Context

JIC (South Moravian Innovation Centre), founded in Brno in 2003, is co-owned by the South Moravian Region, the City of Brno and five universities. It runs startup incubation/acceleration and Platinn, an SME internationalisation-scaling service, alongside a co-investment VC instrument.

Results

Over 1,300 companies have completed JIC's programmes since 2003; by 2018 combined revenues of supported companies exceeded CZK 30bn with 6,500+ jobs. An independent RIS evaluative study found Platinn clients' revenues grew nine times faster than comparable non-enrolled companies.

Conclusions

JIC's quadruple-helix governance (city, region, five universities and EU structural funds within one legal entity) enables blended finance, a shared talent pipeline and continuity, independently verified over more than two decades.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
incubation and acceleration coaches, SME internationalisation advisors (Platinn)

Conditions for success

  • quadruple-helix governance structure (city, region, universities, EU funds)
  • long-run institutional continuity

Commonly funded by

National / regional programmes ERDF — European Regional Development Fund

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