From academic research to commercial practice: Jan Kořenek presented at several major events in Prague and achieved extraordinary success.

For many experts, putting research results into practice is a key goal of their efforts. And rightly so. The most authoritative expert spoke about technology transfer at several public events this week. Associate Professor Jan Kořenek, head of the Accelerated Network Technologies Research Group, described his experiences from long-term cooperation with the CESNET association in the field of cybersecurity for high-speed networks (e.g., the topic of probes operating on external CESNET network links for incident detection). He also presented the case of the extremely successful university spin-off DynaNIC Semiconductors, which has its roots at FIT BUT. This technology company focuses on the development of advanced network solutions based on the use of FPGA technologies, which significantly accelerate network traffic processing by transferring demanding network operations from the processor to programmable network cards with data transfer rates of up to 400 Gb/s. DynaNIC thus offers a possible answer to the challenges associated with the rapid development of AI and the increase in the volume of data transmitted. Last year and this year, the company not only attracted repeated interest from investors, but also won the prestigious Disrupt Awards competition.

Kořenek presented these results of linking academic research and industrial practice at three events held last week in Prague for professionals and the general public. At least one of them brought another great success.

On Monday, October 20, he presented the topic "Czech Network Security Research" at the seventh annual Czechia-Taiwan Technology Days. He described the entire innovation ecosystem of cooperation between universities, CESNET as a unique testing environment, and technology transfer to spin-off companies and technology firms. He also described research outputs linked to universities, not only those from FIT BUT.

Just one day later, he presented the technology startup and BUT spin-off DynaNIC at the ECSO (European Cybersecurity Organisation) Cyber Investor Days 2025. And the result was definitely worth it: based on the presentation, DynaNIC, together with Logmanager, was selected among the finalists of the ECSO European Cybersecurity STARtup Award. The final of the competition is scheduled to take place next year in Brussels. The event has been held since 2020 and focuses on the most promising European startups in the field of cybersecurity with the aim of providing them with opportunities to gain visibility, attract investment, and establish business contacts at the European level.

Finally, on Wednesday, Jan Kořenek took part in a major international investment conference called the Engaged Investments Conference, specifically its panel discussion focused on technology transfer. He was joined by representatives of investment funds David Photien, Miloš Sochor, and Anssi Uimonen in the block "How to Access Deeptech Startups: Venture Capital and Technology Transfer." The conference was attended by 300 investors and people interested in venture capital in Central Europe, with a focus on deep tech, AI, and critical infrastructure.

Technology transfer is an important role of universities. We would like to thank Jan Kořenek for doing his utmost in this regard.