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Martin Vesely is an Innovation Manager at KInIT, where he focuses on connecting advanced AI research with industry adoption and commercialization opportunities. His work centers on building partnerships between academia, startups, corporations, and public institutions to help translate AI technologies into real-world applications and support the development of Slovakia’s AI landscape.
Combining a scientific background in Biochemistry from University of Oxford with nearly a decade of experience in innovation and entrepreneurship, Martin has designed and led international acceleration and open-innovation programmes across Central and Eastern Europe. Throughout his career, he has worked with startups, corporations, investors, universities, and public institutions on technology commercialization and innovation projects.
A significant part of his work has focused on helping scientists commercialize research and develop entrepreneurial skills. Through Challenger Science, an initiative he founded to support entrepreneurship in academia, he trained more than 50 scientists and contributed to the creation of two spin-off projects.
Before joining KInIT, Martin co-created and managed HealthCare Lab, a regional open-innovation accelerator programme developed together with Roche and EIT Health, supporting emerging HealthTech startups and connecting them with international partners and networks.