Cardiologist Zuzana Moťovská wins Czech Head Award

The Czech Head (Česká Hlava) awards were presented to outstanding Czech scientists in Prague on Friday. The main award went to cardiologist Zuzana Moťovská, a Charles University professor and an expert in cardiovascular and coronary artery diseases. She is the first woman to receive the top prize.

Other awards went to Jan Martínek for new minimally invasive treatments of stomach and esophageal diseases and archaeologist Jiří Macháček for the discovery of Germanic runes at a Slavic settlement.

The Czech Head Awards were launched in 2002 by a team of scientists and marketing experts in order to support and promote Czech science among the public as an "attractive brand". It includes several sub-awards for work in distinct areas of science.