Until now, water analysis results often took several days. With a new method developed at the Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation at TUL (CXI), they are available within five hours. That speed can be absolutely crucial when it comes to taking effective measures to protect public health.

How can modern technologies help in paediatric oncology? How can artificial intelligence be used in the prevention of heart disease, or virtual reality in the training of healthcare professionals? These questions were explored by nearly 280 doctors, healthcare managers and representatives of technology companies from across the country at the TechCare 2026 conference, held in Liberec on 25 February.

The Rovinka mobile app is being developed at Liberec Regional Hospital as part of the HealthLabs4Value project and is intended to provide long term support for life with a spinal cord injury. The healthcare team created its concept in close cooperation with patients and caregivers so that it can serve as a guide to life situations, health and social care, preventive measures and risk related challenges.

How can digital technologies and artificial intelligence be integrated into business effectively and safely? Answers will be offered by the Behind the Scenes of Digitalisation conference, which will take place on Monday, 23 March at the 101010 Cultural Centre in Vratislavice, Liberec. The event is organised by the Regional Development Agency of the Liberec Region and is intended for small and medium sized enterprises, sole traders and representatives of public administration. Admission is free upon prior registration.

The team at the Centre of Advanced Technologies at the University of Hradec Králové is among the key domestic players in the field of healthcare technologies. Among other things, it is behind the Anume pads, which can predict health problems in older people with up to 98% accuracy. How did a project that began as a student idea make it into practice – and what do healthcare professionals and care home management themselves value about it?

She’d been drawn to space since childhood. She dreamed of becoming an astronaut, and later—more down-to-earth—a doctor. But at the last minute she changed course and graduated from the Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies at the Technical University of Liberec. Even so, she eventually found her way back to medicine—by a roundabout route.