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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 […]

Our director, Alina Huseynli, MBA, attended the general assembly of the Association of Spa Towns, which took place today, March 27, in Poděbrady. She presented our research and other activities to the association’s members as well as to Minister of Health Adam Vojtěch, MHA. In her presentation, she focused primarily on current research projects, international cooperation, and the role of the spa industry in modern […]

Today, we had the honor of welcoming the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Andrej Babiš, to our premises, accompanied by the Mayor of Karlovy Vary, Andrea Pfeffer Ferklová, MBA, and the Governor of the Karlovy Vary Region, Petr Kubis. We introduced the Prime Minister to the activities of the Institute of Spa Medicine and Balneology, our current research projects, and gave him a tour of the laboratory preparation area and the demonstration laboratory. […]

We attended the prestigious Health Tourism Industry Summit in Brussels, which took place at the European Parliament and is one of the key European platforms for discussing the future of health and spa tourism. At the summit, we presented the activities of our Spa Research Center project, as well as completed research projects and clinical studies that provide clear data and measurable […]

We attended a conference on mineral waters and spa tourism in the Polish spa town of Ciechocinek. The town is famous for its brine springs and its historically unique method of salt production using graduation towers. Today, these towers no longer serve an industrial purpose but function as a natural inhalatorium. The evaporation of the brine creates an aerosol rich in minerals, which generates a specific microclimate conducive to […]

The International Tourism Exchange Berlin (ITB Berlin) is one of the world’s largest and most important tourism trade fairs, attracting thousands of professionals from the tourism, healthcare, wellness, and spa sectors from around the globe to Berlin every year. It is here that new trends are discussed, international partnerships are forged, and ways to develop modern health and spa tourism are explored. This year, we actively […]

March 4 marks World Obesity Day. Obesity is currently one of the major health problems facing modern society. Spa treatment can also play a significant role in the treatment of obesity. For children and adolescents, it is even included in the list of indications. Access to spa treatment for obese patients in the Czech Republic varies significantly depending on the patient’s age. For children and […]

We have successfully completed the second year of the course “Physiotherapy in Spa Medicine,” designed for students in the bachelor’s and master’s programs in Physiotherapy at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. The course was held in two sessions—on February 20 and 27—in Karlovy Vary.  The first block was opened by MUDr. Ladislav Špišák, CSc., who gave the students an introduction to balneology and physical therapy, […]

As part of the Spa Research Center project, we have acquired an automatic mobile air quality monitoring station that will enable us to accurately measure air quality directly in spa locations.  We will use the data from the station to develop the concept of the Spa Therapeutic Landscape (LTK)—a multifactorial assessment of the landscape surrounding spa areas, which we have been working on for some time. The goal is to establish criteria that, when met, allow […]

Registration is now open for the largest edition yet of the “Modern Technologies in the Spa Industry” conference. The event will take place on April 13 and 14, 2026, at the Imperial Spa in Karlovy Vary.  Compared to previous years, this year brings a major change—for the first time, the conference will span two days and offer an exceptionally broad professional program that will not focus solely on new technologies in […]

To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, our colleague Ing. Jana Walterová, Ph.D., accepted an invitation to the Czech Radio Karlovy Vary studio. In the interview, she discussed not only the representation of women in research in the field of spa medicine and balneology, but also what science in this field looks like in everyday practice.  At the Institute of Spa Medicine and Balneology, we consider […]