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In the second week of April, we welcomed a delegation from the Institut du Thermalisme - Université de Bordeaux to the Institute of Spa and Balneology. This French institute has been operating since 2000 and through a personal meeting we discovered how close our research topics and approaches are. During the visit we presented our institution and key activities, including the Spa Research Centre project, [...]

In the current issue of the Mariánské Lázně town newsletter there is an interview with the director of our institute, Ing. Alina Huseynli, MBA, which gives an insight not only on the current activities of ILaB, but also on the future of balneological research in the region. The interview focuses on, among other things: the return of balneological research to Mariánské Lázně, the importance of cooperation with the city and spa care providers, specific [...]

On April 6, 2025 we joined the program of the public event For the Springs of Aš, which took place within the Healthy Festival in Aš. Our colleague, hydrogeologist RNDr. Tomáš Vylita, Ph.D., presented the natural riches of Ašsko and the wider region of the Karlovy Vary Region. The event was divided into two parts - in the [...]

At the Maker Faire festival in Karlovy Vary, we were again involved with our interactive stand. Within the framework of the Spa Research Centre project, this time we presented the research activities of the environmental section and prepared a programme aimed at children, parents and the curious public. Visitors could learn about two natural healing resources - mineral waters and peloids, specifically [...]

At the congress of the Association of Spa Towns of the Czech Republic we had the opportunity to present our current activities and possibilities of cooperation. The director of our institute Ing. Alina Huseynli, MBA, in her speech emphasized the importance of connecting research and practice in the spa sector and presented the strategic project Spa Research Centre. We see the Association of Spa Towns of the Czech Republic as a key partner that connects towns and [...]

As part of the initial phase of a new project focused on the validation of a system for monitoring lower limbs in virtual reality and its use in healthcare, which we are implementing in cooperation with XR Institute, s. r. o., we visited the research and development facility in Pilsen. Here we got acquainted with the new technology in detail, defined the key milestones of the project and set the schedule [...]

On March 20, 2025, we welcomed the first foreign delegation to our new headquarters of the Institute of Spa and Balneology in Elizabeth Spa. Symbolically, it was a visit from Bavaria, our long-term strategic partner. The delegation was led by Peter Berek, the county councillor of the district of Wunsiedel, who, together with representatives of EUREGIO Egrensis, discussed with us [...]

On March 18, 2025 we inaugurated the teaching of the new subject "Physiotherapy in Spa" in Karlovy Vary. Together with the Mayor Ing. Andrea Pfeffer Ferklová, MBA, Director Ing. Alina Huseynli, MBA, RNDr. Patricia Hlouškova, Ph.D., and MUDr. Ladislav Špišák, CSc., we opened another chapter in the education of future spa care professionals. This course is designed for students [...]

We participated in the first Annual Conference of the Operational Programme Just Transformation entitled "Simply TRANSFORM!", which took place at the Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. The aim of the conference was to assess the progress in the transformation of coal regions two years after the launch of the programme and to share experiences between experts from public administration, the European Commission and representatives of coal [...]

At the beginning of this year, in cooperation with XR Institute, s.r.o., we started a new project called "Validation of the lower limb tracking system in virtual reality and possibilities of its commercial use in healthcare". We received support for the project within the Proof of Concept OP TAK call of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The implementation is planned for 24 months, during [...]

At the beginning of 2025 we visited the robotics laboratory of one of our strategic partners of the CLV project - the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering of the CTU. We were guided through the laboratory by its head, Mgr. Aleš Příhoda, the head of the laboratory, and we saw for ourselves that it is the most comprehensively equipped laboratory of its kind in the Czech Republic. The laboratory is used not only for teaching but also for research activities. It is used by students [...]

On 9 December 2024 we participated in a meeting in the Chamber of Deputies on the topic "The mission of physical medicine or movement to health". The meeting was organized by the Vice-Chairman of the Health Committee Tom Philipp, MD, Ph.D., MBA, and the Chair of the Subcommittee on Specialization and Professional Education, Science and Research Mgr. Michaela Šebelová. The program included presentations on the importance of exercise for health, [...]