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On Thursday, 12 June 2025, we held a professional conference in Jáchymov dedicated to the legacy of Marie Curie-Skłodowska and the 100th anniversary of her visit to the town. The conference kicked off a three-day programme that recalled the historical and scientific significance of this exceptional personality and her ties to Jáchymov. The event was prepared as part of the Spa Research Centre project. The partners were the Jáchymov Spa and [...]

We took part in the prestigious international Thermal Tourism Congress, which took place this year in Budapest on 4-6 June 2025. Director Ing. Alina Huseynli, MBA presented the Institute's activities, key projects and future visions. We have seen a great interest in cooperation from European, American and Japanese partners, which makes us very [...]

Last weekend we attended the XXX Congress of the Society of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, which took place in the Elektra Cultural and Congress Center in Luhačovice. The program included a professional session focused on balneology, in which our colleague Mgr. Marek Maráček spoke with a contribution on monitoring physical activity in a spa environment. We would like to thank MUDr. […] for organizing this session.

At the Innovation 2025 conference, which was held on 30 May by the Karlovy Vary Business Development Agency in Sokolov, we presented a paper on "How VR (re)changes the spa industry". Mgr. Magdaléna Vereskova, MSc., who presented the project Centre for Spa Research (CLV) and the possibilities of using virtual reality in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. The presentation also focused on the design of a comprehensive spa care [...]

On 23-26 May 2025, we attended the International Longevity Show in Istanbul, where we presented the spa industry in Karlovy Vary and the research activities of our institute. MUDr. Ladislav Špišák, CSc. "Atatürk's Well-being Adventure in Karlovy Vary in 1918". The presentation focused on the historical and contemporary importance of Karlovy [...]

On May 24, we organized a professional seminar focused on the historical development of the Kynžvart Spa and the current possibilities of spa treatment. The meeting was part of the activities of the Center for Spa Research (CLV) project and brought together interdisciplinary perspectives on balneology and regional tradition. In the first part of the program, colleagues Mgr. Karel Kůt and Mgr. Lubomír Zeman spoke with a contribution about the beginnings of spa […]

The Institute of Spa and Balneology joined the Museum-Science Night this year. Together with other city and regional institutions, we contributed to a varied program that offered the public an opportunity to learn about science and regional history in an unconventional way. For the first time since moving, we opened our premises in Alžbětiné lázně. In the individual rooms, visitors could see and try out some of the […]

The author's team consisting of Ing. Věra Marková, Ing. Alina Huseynli, MBA, and MUDr. Ladislav Špišák, CSc. published a new article in the International Journal of Spa and Wellness. In it, they focus on the impact of weekly comprehensive spa care on the mental health of adult male and female clients in Konstantinovy Lázně. In the study, the authors [...]

On 7-9 May 2025, we participated in the IX International Conference Congreso Iberoamericano de Peloides, held in Arnedillo, La Rioja, Spain. The Institute of Spa and Balneology was represented by researcher Ing. Pavel Kalina with a presentation focused on the history of knowledge, classification and use of peloids in the Czech Republic. In his presentation he presented [...]

As part of the Future SPAce by ILaB exhibition zone, which took place on 15 April 2025 in Císařské Lázně, we also presented advanced digital solutions for healthcare facilities. Its founder Radek Lauryn talks about how the LAURYN information system supports efficient operations and how it differs from conventional systems in a video interview. LAURYN s.r.o. is one of the [...]

We participated in the international scientific conference European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU 2025) in Vienna. Our colleague Ing. Jana Walterová, Ph.D., presented her ongoing research on the environmental part of the Spa Research Centre project. Her paper entitled Air quality issues in therapeutically exposed locations introduced the concept of a therapeutic spa landscape - i.e. an environment that through its complex effects (natural, social [...]

Komora magazine, published by the Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic, published in its May issue an article on the Spa Research Centre project. The text presents the main objectives and direction of this key project, whose ambition is to renew and modernise the Czech spa industry through data-driven research and interdisciplinary cooperation. The article presents not only the medical, environmental and socio-economic research activities, but also the contribution of the [...]