First foreign visit to the new ILaB headquarters in Elizabeth Spa

More than three decades after the closure of the Balneological Research Institute in Mariánské Lázně in 1993, a major milestone for Czech spa treatment is approaching. The Karlovy Vary Institute of Spa and Balneology is launching the first ever clinical study focused on objectively measuring the effects of comprehensive spa rehabilitation care, which will be carried out in cooperation with the Mariánské Lázně Medical Spa. The study […]

As part of an initiative of the CzechTourism agency, we welcomed a group of doctors and physicians from Poland to the Institute. The morning programme was devoted to a discussion about the spa industry in the Karlovy Vary Region - we presented our research activities and the facilities we are building within the Spa Research Centre project. The guests were interested in the history and traditions of our spas, current scientific approaches and upcoming clinical [...]

In April this year, we welcomed colleagues from the Institute of Balneology (Institut du Thermalisme), which operates at the University of Bordeaux, to our institute. This meeting followed on from a long-standing professional dialogue and mutual interest in cooperation in the field of balneology and spa medicine. This visit was followed by a personal visit by our team to the French workplace, which enabled us to examine in detail […]