Nanoprogress Confirms Its European Excellence Once Again: Gold Label Successfully Renewed in December

In December, the NANOPROGRESS, z.s. cluster once again successfully retained its prestigious Gold Label certification under the Cluster Management Excellence initiative. Nanoprogress has consistently maintained this highest level of cluster management quality certification for several years now, and as a result, it has long been ranked among the elite cluster organizations in Europe.

The Gold Label recertification process takes place every three years and confirms that the cluster meets the highest standards in management and in providing high-value-added services. This repeated success clearly demonstrates the professionalism of the cluster’s management and its ability to develop a high-quality, sustainable innovation ecosystem over the long term.

For more than 15 years, Nanoprogress has been a major driver of innovation, research, and development, particularly in the field of nanotechnology. Throughout its existence, the cluster has been developing dynamically, responding to current technological trends and systematically strengthening cooperation among companies, research organizations, and academia.

Today, Nanoprogress is one of the largest cluster organizations in the Czech Republic, and its professional management significantly exceeds standard practices. It greatly appreciates the support it receives at both the national and international levels and actively translates that support into concrete results. Over the course of its existence, the cluster has carried out countless successful projects and contributed to more than 50 patents, confirming its key role in transferring knowledge and technological innovations into practice.

With the arrival of 2026, NANOPROGRESS, z.s. is entering a new phase of its development with the goal of significantly accelerating the innovative potential of the entire nanotechnology sector. It strives to become a key driver of advanced technologies in Europe—connecting the broadest possible spectrum of stakeholders, from dynamic startups and SMEs, through leading research organizations and universities, to strategic industrial and institutional partners. NANOPROGRESS, z.s.’s ambition is to create an environment in which truly groundbreaking solutions with global impact are born.

Retaining the Gold Label is not only a recognition of our work to date, but also a commitment to the future—to continue developing world-class cluster management and strengthening the competitiveness of the Czech and European innovation ecosystems.