Medals for Covid inventions

On November 30, 2021, a gala ceremony took place in the Bethlehem Chapel where medals were awarded to the CTU experts for extraordinary performances during the coronavirus crisis. Rector of CTU doc. Vojtěch Petráček distributed 105 medals to researchers, students and others who contributed to solving the pandemic in the Czech Republic and abroad with their innovations and involvement. The medal for this special occasion was designed by the Czech medalist Michal Vitanovský.

At the beginning of the ceremony, the Rector said: “I would like to thank everyone who took part in the fight against coronavirus on their own initiative. Last year, not only our researchers but also students and volunteers came up with great ideas. What our university has accomplished during the pandemic is incredible! And it is amazing that the activities of CTU researchers, innovations and auxiliary steps continue to emerge. Tonight we are meeting with team representatives, individuals and faculty members, to whom I would like to thank very much. Without your work and enthusiasm, the first wave of the pandemic would be much more critical."

Ing. Karel Frajták: App for working with historical sources HistoryLab.cz

doc. Ing. Tomáš Krajník, Ph.D.: FreMEn contra COVID project and unique Nebojsa app

Ing. Petr Čížek, Ing. Jakub Sláma and Ing. Petr Váňa: Eppendorf pipetting robots for automated sample testing on COVID-19 (other members of the team: Ing. Bedřich Himmel, Department of Cybernetics, prof. Ondřej Cinek, Motol University Hospital, Adéla Přibylová, Faculty of Science at Charles University)

Ing. Jiří Kubík: Test tube opener manufactured on a 3D printer.