Interview with Jan Konvalinka, Director of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB), on why the Czech Republic is lagging behind other European countries in the transfer of scientific knowledge into practice (HN, 8.2. 2024) .
What are the solutions and what needs to be done? One of the key prerequisites is interdisciplinary cooperation. Just a few weeks ago, the IOCHB signed a memorandum on the establishment of a Platform for Biomedical and Economic Research. A project of coordinated cooperation between experts from various fields of natural and social sciences has been established, in which the team of Professor Jakub Hlávka from Masaryk University, where the field of health economics is currently being developed, is actively participating.
Read the full interview here: https://archiv.hn.cz/c1-67292450-jak-nejlip-financovat-vedu-zaplatte-brilantni-mozky-a-nechte-je-delat-co-chteji
Two experts from the HEPII Institute – Dominika Tóthová and Marek Navrátil – will spend the autumn of 2024 on a research visit and internship in Barcelona, where they will focus on their specializations and establish new collaborations.
Jakub Hlávka and Dagmar Špalková visited universities in Amsterdam and Stockholm where applied health economics is taught. The aim was to discuss the new Applied Health Economics (AHE) program at MUNI and to share lessons learned from leading study programs in the field.
