Head: Věra Melicherčíková, M.D., Ph.D.

• Assessment of the efficiency of sterilization devices; 
• Assessment of biological and non-biological sterilization indicators;
• Assessment of sterilization packaging characteristics;
• Assessment of the efficiency of disinfection devices;
• Assessment of bactericidal, levurocidal, fungicidal, virucidal and sporicidal activity of chemicals under laboratory and practical conditions;
• Assessment of susceptibility of microbial strains to disinfectants;
• Assessment of susceptibility of clinical isolates to disinfectants;
• Assessment of resistance of microbial strains to disinfectants;
• Assessment of microbial growth/growth inhibition on various surfaces;
• Assessment of tolerance and resistance of various surfaces to chemicals;
• novel disinfection methods and procedures;
• Testing new disinfectant activity testing methods;
• Cooperation in the creation of regulations and guidelines in the area of sterilization and disinfection and harmonization of the Czech standards and regulations with the European standards;
• publications activities;
• Reviewing;
• Lecturing and pregraduate and postgraduate training and retraining courses, etc.
• Methodical guidance for the Public Health Agency, public health and health care professionals and the disinfection and sterilization executive staff;
• Consulting activities;
• Organization of conferences;
• Participation in grant research projects.