Private company

FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Logo: fzu.cz⁴

Public research institute

Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (FZU, Fyzikální ústav Akademie věd České republiky) is a public research institution in the Czech Republic and a part of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The Institute specialises in fundamental and applied research across five fields: particle physics, condensed matter physics and solid-state physics, optics and physics of plasma.² It employed 1,193 people in 2025.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1954Founded¹

Industryresearch¹
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic¹
Websitewww.fzu.cz
Legal formCzech public research institution¹
LEI31570090UCILTUZJKA51³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered addressNa Slovance 1999/2, 182 00 Praha 8, Czechia³
Registered withMinistry of Finance, 68378271³

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Czech Academy of Sciences

From Wikidata.¹

Employees over time

20251,193¹

Timeline

1954Founded Founded¹

Sources

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WikidataFZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences on Wikidata
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WikipediaFZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences on Wikipedia
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GLEIFFZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences LEI record (31570090UCILTUZJKA51)
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Company websiteFZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences logo
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Wikimedia CommonsFZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences photo by René Volfík, CC BY-SA 4.0