IOCB Tech is the leading technology transfer office in the Czech Republic in the field of pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology research and development. It is the subsidiary company of IOCB Prague (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague). The company matches results of the basic research work of Czech scientists with the needs of commercial partners to bring new ideas in medicinal chemistry, material sciences, biology and other fields of chemistry to human use or technology market. IOCB Tech helps scientists to transform ideas into patents, prepares a patent strategy, patent exploitation plan and manages a patent portfolio of IOCB Prague. IOCB Tech supports management and decision-making processes in Target research groups of IOCB Prague e.g. by due diligence analyses, market potential studies, and project feasibility evaluation. The company is responsible for networking, industry partner search or negotiations of contracts and agreements in the field of intellectual property. An integral part of IOCB Tech's duties is the organization and development of spin-off companies on the innovative technology platform. The company collaborates with many relevant academy and industry partners in the Czech Republic and abroad, is among leading members of MedChemBio cluster and participates in national and international activities of the Czech Republic in the field of research, development, and innovations.