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Evžen Korec

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Evžen Korec (born 16 September 1956) is a Czech scientist and businessman. He is the owner and CEO of real estate development company EKOSPOL and Tábor Zoo.[1] He is the co-author of 11 patents and more than 20 research papers published in international scientific journals.[2] Korec has also written six books.[3]

Education and scientific career

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Korec graduated from the Faculty of Science at Charles University in 1981 with a degree in molecular biology and genetics. His master's thesis was titled as "Analysis of Susceptibility and Resistance to Rous Sarcoma Virus in Inbred Line of Minor Poultry."[4] Between 1983 and 1986, he worked as a researcher at the Institute of Molecular Genetics at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, where he received a Ph.D. in Oncology.[5] His PhD research involved investigating the expression of avian sarcoma virus antigens. [6]

Business career

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In 1992, he founded the real estate development company EKOSPOL and has been its CEO and chairman since then. EKOSPOL is one of the two largest residential developers in the Czech Republic by market share of apartment sales,[7] and has also been listed among the 50 leading residential developers in Central and Eastern Europe by a trade magazine.[8]

Korec regularly lectures at the University of Economics in Prague[9] and frequently comments on residential development, construction, housing, and the mortgage market in Czech media. Between 2010 and 2016 and in 2018, he was the most frequently quoted public figure in the Czech development industry, and EKOSPOL was the most frequently mentioned development company in the media.[10]

Korec's rule

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As the CEO of EKOSPOL development company, Korec formulated Korec's rule, which says: "The final sales price of an apartment with the area of up to 50 m2 must correspond to a maximum of 20 times the annual rent in a given location. For larger apartments (large bedroom apartments, two-bedroom apartments, etc.) the sales price should be on the level of a maximum of 25 to 30 times the annual rent."[11]

Animal protection

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Korec is also involved in animal protection and preservation. Korec purchased Tábor Zoo in 2015 after its shutdown. Later that year, the zoo reopened to the public, with a focus on the protection of endangered animals. Korec breeds a variety of animals, including koi carp and horses. He is the owner of the Korec Corso kennel.[12]

Scientific research

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Korec leads a scientific group in Tabor Zoo focused on the genetics of two animal models – dogs and Bison sp.[13] His group determined the average lifespan of Cane Corso dogs through a study of a statistically significant group in cooperation with 72 Cane Corso kennels from 25 countries. The research aims to extend the life of Cane Corso dogs. In this publication, the relationship between average lifespan and hair colour was described in mammals for the first time. The research results were published in the Open Veterinary Journal.[14] He has also researched the inheritance of coat colour in the Cane Corso Italiano breed, describing the segregation ratio of coat colour in the offspring in relation to the coat colour of the parents. The results suggest that at least one gene responsible for coat colouring is located on the sex chromosome. The findings are supposed to help breeders predict various traits of the litter.[15]

Personal life

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Korec is married to Jana, and they have one son.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Janouš, Václav (2015-04-21). "Byznysmen Korec koupil táborskou zoo. Zaplatí za ni 16,2 milionu korun". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  2. ^ "Korec E - Search Results - PubMed". PubMed. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  3. ^ Macek, Jiří (2014-06-06). "Toužíte investovat do nemovitostí. Ne? Otevřít oči by vám mohla nová kniha". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. ^ Korec, E; Klozánek, I (March 1982). "[Analysis of the susceptibility of the Minor inbred chicken strain to Rous sarcoma virus infection]". Veterinarni medicina. 27 (3): 175–83. PMID 6285582.
  5. ^ "CV - Evžen Korec, MSc., Ph.D." Korec Corso. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  6. ^ Korec, E; Hlozánek, I; Benda, V (1984). "A rapid detection of avian oncovirus group-specific antigens in feather pulp by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay". Folia biologica. 30 (1): 15–23. PMID 6325257.
  7. ^ Development market in Prague is heading to the triumvirate, market concentration will continue
  8. ^ 50 leading residential developers in Central and Eastern Europe
  9. ^ "Zpráva o konání konference „Faktory prosperity podniků v lokálním a globálním prostředí optikou roku 2013″". www.vse.cz (in Czech). 2013-10-30. Archived from the original on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  10. ^ "Czech developers in media: Evžen Korec and EKOSPOL have strengthened positions" (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  11. ^ Miroslav., Škvára (2016). Finanční gramotnost (Druhé vydání ed.). Praha. ISBN 9788090482333. OCLC 965748296.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ Club, Rhythm (2003). Rhythm Club. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press.
  13. ^ "Evzen Korec on ResearchGate".
  14. ^ "Longevity of Cane Corso Italiano dog breed and its relationship with hair colour". 2017.
  15. ^ Korec, Evžen; Hančl, Matyáš; Bydžovská, Marie; Chalupa, Ondřej; Korcová, Jana (2019). "Inheritance of coat colour in the cane Corso Italiano dog". BMC Genetics. 20 (1): 24. doi:10.1186/s12863-019-0731-2. PMC 6398231. PMID 30832561.
  16. ^ Kubicová, Markéta (2012-08-21). "Relaxace u kaprů koi" [Relaxing with koi carps] (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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