Institute of Spa and Balneology

On April 21, our researcher, Daniel Bečvář, M.A., attended the Social Innovation Forum conference in Prague. The main goal of the event was to discuss support for social innovation. During the program, he and his colleagues presented the topic of regulatory sandboxes, which is a focus of ILaB’s research. Regulatory sandboxes provide a safe environment for testing new services and procedures in practice, which opens up interesting […]

We attended the 35th Annual Congress of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL). Head Physician Ladislav Špišák, MD, PhD, presented our pilot study on the effect of the Karlovy Vary drinking cure on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (MASLD). What did the study show? Fatty liver disease improved significantly after a 21-day treatment regimen, and this effect persisted even after six months. More advanced […]

In conjunction with the second day of the Modern Technologies in Spa Medicine 4.0 conference, we opened the Future SPAce by ILaB exhibition zone in the Zander Hall at the Imperial Spa. Together with our partners, we demonstrated how modern science and research are tangibly transforming patient care and highlighted the clear direction our field is taking. The use of virtual reality in rehabilitation […]

The second day of the “Modern Technologies in Spa Medicine 4.0” conference, held on April 14, confirmed that traditional spa medicine and digital innovation are closer than they may seem. The main topic was the strategic challenges facing the industry, which were discussed by experts from across Europe and Asia. Discussions focused on new approaches to oncological rehabilitation, the treatment of sleep apnea, or […]

On the first day of the "Modern Technologies in Spa Industry 4.0" conference, a highly successful outreach event was held for the Spa Research Center (CLV) project, which is funded by the Just Transition Operational Program. We had the honor of welcoming representatives from the European Commission, the Ministry of the Environment, the State Environmental Fund, the Karlovy Vary Region, and many other Czech and international partners. During […]

Last week, the conference “Mineral Waters in the Slavkov Forest” was held in Mariánské Lázně, and we participated as a co-organizer and partner. Our institute was represented by Petra Boudová, M.A., who gave a presentation titled “Reviving the Research Tradition in Mariánské Lázně: Current Results and Future Directions.” This is a topic that has long been of key importance to us. The conference was organized by the Nature Conservation Agency […]