The lecture is organised in cooperation with JIC (https://www.jic.cz/en/).

The lecture will address these issues:

• What career options do you have after completing your PhD studies?
• What are the specifics of being employed, academic career or business?
• What are the pros and cons of each option?
• Is it possible to do business in your field at all?

Programme:

9:00 - 9:50            lecture of Veronika 

5-10 min               break

10:00 - 10:20        lecture of Jirka

10:20 - 10:30 (or more) discussion with Jirka 

Lecturer:

Veronika Štěpánková - has a PhD in Biochemistry from Masaryk University in Brno. Currently she works in the South Moravian Innovation Center as a startup consultant. Here, she helps promising young companies start their business and succeed in the market. Between 2013 and 2019, she worked as a CEO in Enantis, the first biotechnology spin-off from Masaryk University specialized in protein engineering. Prior to this, Veronika held a research position at the Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University. She extended her expertise in industrial biotechnology during her research stays at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and National Institutes of Health in the USA. She has authored or co-authored several peer-reviewed scientific publications and two patents.  

Jiří Zhoř - four years ago, Jiri and 3 his colleagues started a startup project „rostutu“, which is focused on indoor vertical farming. Jiri connected his research activities in his startup project with Ph.D. studies at University of South Bohemia. Jiri is also currently working for JIC as Student Services Specialist.