Fyzikální ústav Akademie věd ČR

The HiLASE laser center situated in the village of Dolni Brezany was awarded in the 23rd edition of the Building of the Year Awards. The Special award from Milan Štěch, the President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, was given by Mr. Zdeněk Škromach, the Vice-president of the Senate. The trophy was taken over in the Bethlehem Chapel by the Director of the Institute of Physics, Mr. Jan Řídký, by the authors of the HiLASE building Mrs Vladimíra Leníčková, Mr. David Leníček, Mr. Robert Leníček and the deputy contractor Mr. Petr Ovčáček.

During the Neuron Science Future gala which took place at the Archa theatre in Prague on the 6th May 2015, the Neuron foundation for science support announced five laureates of the Neuron Award 2015 for young scientists. The award is annually presented to researches under 40 for their outstanding scientific results. Along with their awards, the recipients received cheques for a total of 1,250,000 Czech crowns in total in recognition of their present work.