Fakulta chemická VUT v Brně

What Fakulta chemická VUT v Brně does

Fakulta chemická VUT v Brně (Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology) is a publicly funded academic unit in Brno, Czech Republic, delivering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in chemistry, food chemistry, materials science, and environmental protection. It serves degree-seeking students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers, and is anchored by the Materials Research Centre (MRC), which the faculty is actively restructuring into focused research groups to sharpen external collaboration.

The faculty's core applied-research portfolio centers on sustainable chemistry and materials, including phosphor-based polymer marking for recycling combined with machine-vision sorting, low-carbon cement and concrete systems, electrochemical CO2 utilization, and cellulose- and polysaccharide-based biomaterials. These research lines have produced proprietary methods and patentable technologies, with active consortia partners including ASIO, Mlýny Voženílek, onsemi, and international collaborators such as the University of Padua, alongside NATO Science for Peace and Security and Erasmus+ programs.

The faculty's revenue model is non-commercial and multi-source: Czech Ministry of Education block grants form the baseline, supplemented by competitive national and EU research grants (Horizon, NATO SPS), industry-sponsored applied-research contracts, and an emerging summer-school tuition stream for international students. The business is therefore not revenue-maximizing but grant- and partnership-maximizing, with monetization occurring indirectly through IP licensing, talent placement into regional industry, and reputational positioning of the parent university.

Name

Fakulta chemická VUT v Brně

Legal name

Fakulta chemická VUT v Brně

Website

https://fch.vut.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fakulta chemická VUT v Brně is the Faculty of Chemistry at Brno University of Technology, delivering undergraduate and doctoral chemistry programs and operating the Materials Research Centre for applied research in sustainable chemistry, polymer recycling, biomaterials, and low-carbon construction materials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education - Chemistry

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAEAL

Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAAAD

Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Public Research Universities

SECONDARYEDABALAE

Chemicals

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Industry-Specific Professional Training (e.g., Healthcare, Manufacturing, Construction)

Keywords

• Chemistry education
• Materials research
• Applied chemistry
• Polymer science
• Environmental chemistry

Headquarters

HQ city

Brno

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government funding (public university): Primary funding from Czech government through Brno University of Technology for educational activities and basic research
2. Research grants: Funding from national and international grant agencies including GA ČR (Czech Science Foundation), TA ČR, and European programs for specific research projects
3. Industry cooperation: Contract research and consulting services for corporate partners in areas like water treatment, materials development, and sustainable chemistry
4. Summer school programs: Fee-based educational programs including summer schools on forensic analysis, sustainable chemistry, environmental analysis, and cosmetic chemistry

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Faculty of Chemistry at Brno University of Technology is a public educational and research institution that delivers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs in chemistry, food chemistry, chemical technology, materials science, and environmental protection. Its offerings are organized around teaching, applied research through the Materials Research Centre, contract research and consulting for industry partners, and science outreach through summer schools, open days, and the Forum Chemistry and Life industry-academia platform.

Product overview

Fakulta chemická VUT v Brně (Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology) is an educational and research institution offering degree programmes across bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels in chemistry-related fields. Its portfolio comprises structured study programmes, the Materials Research Centre (Centrum materiálového výzkumu) for applied research, specialized summer schools for secondary school students, and science popularisation initiatives such as the Chemistry and Life forum. The institution's offering is organized around teaching, research & development, and third-mission outreach to industry and the public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Study Programmes (Studijní programy)
• Materials Research Centre (Centrum materiálového výzkumu)
• Summer Schools (Letní školy)
• Forum Chemistry and Life
• Faculty Library (Knihovna)
• E-learning Platform (Moodle)
• Virtual Tour (Virtuální prohlídka)

Quantifiable outcome

• 42% of polymer waste in Europe goes to energy recovery, 35% to landfills, only 23% recycled - faculty research addresses this gap through polymer marking technology
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JCMM (South Moravian Centre for International Mobility)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation supporting talented students through programs like chemistry clubs and student exchanges. JCMM has supported students interested in science, technology, and research for many years.
• Centre of Organic ChemistrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain coordinator of the Polymer Marking System project for digitized waste sorting, connecting academic and industrial partners to improve plastic recycling.
• University of Chemistry and Technology in PraguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in polymer marking research project, contributing to national research collaboration on circular economy solutions.
• Tomas Bata University in ZlíncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in polymer marking research project for waste sorting system development.
• NANOPROGRESS, Czech Chemical Industry Association, Plastics ClusterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry associations and clusters involved as partners in polymer marking project, supporting industry adoption and market development.
• Mlýny VoženílekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMill company collaborating on TA ČR TREND project for wheat bran protein isolation technology, contributing to circular economy in food production.
• Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in PraguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in GA ČR low-carbon cement research project, performing nanoindentation experiments for numerical modelling.
• NATO Science for Peace and Security ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo-year project on monitoring and analyzing war-affected agricultural soil in Ukraine, involving Czech and Ukrainian scientists.
• ASIOminorOthersEngineering company in Brno focused on water treatment and purification technologies. Employing FCH graduates for wastewater treatment projects.
• University of PaduacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research collaboration hosting visiting PhD students like Mario Monaco for joint research on biomedical materials.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Ústav chemických procesů AV ČR (Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences): Czech Academy of Sciences institute working on chemical engineering and sustainable processes; comparable research areas but a separate institutional ecosystem competing for talent and grant funding.

Broad incumbents

• Politecnico di Milano – Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering: Italian technical university chemistry department with applied materials research; comparable as a polytechnic-style chemistry faculty, and an existing collaboration partner via Erasmus+ and PhD exchanges.
• Technische Universität München – Department of Chemistry: Major German technical university chemistry department with applied materials and sustainable chemistry research; comparable in structure and research themes, with greater scale and industry footprint.
• Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského (J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences): Czech Academy of Sciences institute performing physical chemistry research; comparable as a major Czech chemistry research entity competing for talent and grants, though focused on fundamental research rather than teaching.
• ETH Zürich Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences: Top European public technical university chemistry department; comparable in mission (chemistry education and applied research) though at substantially larger scale and international reach.

Direct peers

• Přírodovědecká fakulta Univerzity Karlovy (Faculty of Science, Charles University): Czech academic peer offering chemistry degree programs and fundamental research, competing for the same student and grant pools within the Czech higher-education landscape.
• FCHPT STU Bratislava (Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology): Closest regional peer - a Central European technical university chemistry faculty offering comparable degree programs, materials research, and food chemistry specializations.
• VŠCHT Praha (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague): The leading Czech chemistry university; directly comparable as a public chemistry higher-education and research institution with similar degree programs and applied research portfolio.
• Fakulta chemickej a potravinárskej technológie STU (same as FCHPT STU): Direct regional peer in Slovakia offering similar chemistry and food chemistry degree programs and applied materials research; competes for Central European talent and industry projects.
• University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague – Department of Polymers: Existing research partner on the polymer marking project; a comparable Czech chemistry university with overlapping polymer, materials, and circular-economy research programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/VUTvBrne
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRX0hbYB74ytmeDWw3LwQbw
• Facebookfacebook.com/FCHVUT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fakulta-chemick%C3%A1-vut-v-brn%C4%9B
• Instagraminstagram.com/fch_vut

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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