An article is featured on the cooperation between the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council), an Italian public organization set up to support scientific and technological research. The mission of CNR is undertaking research in its own Institutes, to promote innovation and competitiveness of the national industrial system, to promote the internationalization of the national research system, to provide technologies and solutions to emerging public and private needs, to advise the Government and other public bodies, and to contribute to the qualification of human resources.