We print the full text of David Maršálek's interview for the Friday Special of MF DNES from 16 December 2022:

Public awareness of the positive effect of hydrogen on human health has increased in recent years, especially in connection with covid. "Immunity boosting, regeneration, beauty, longevity and increased performance for work and everyday life are also big topics," says David Maršálek, president of H2 Global Group.

How was this year for your company, what was the biggest shift?

"So far we have managed to implement all our plans that we wanted to implement so far. Our group's turnover is increasing at a rapid pace and so is the appetite of investors in our circle to capitalise on their funds in this, our sexy hydrogen business. Thanks to our dynamic growth, accompanied by massive investments over the last few years, we have been able to introduce not only new specialty products from our H2 Pharm laboratory, but also new innovative devices from our H2 Medical Technologies. Along with this, we have registered several new hydrogen patents and utility models, and we have also launched our new media company H2 Times News, and we have been able to publish the first issue of this unique and world-first hydrogen newspaper."

While many companies struggled for customers during the covid era, interest in your products has increased, how do you continue to push the use of hydrogen in medicine?

"Not only because of the times we are living in, but also because of the increasing popularity of hydrogen in the world in general, we are succeeding in raising public awareness of the positive impact hydrogen has on people's health. More and more physicians, scientists and other professionals who understand and see the potential of hydrogen, and therefore the possibility of eventually bringing it to hospitals, are expressing interest in working with us. At the moment, hydrogen is being used extensively, especially in the spa and wellness industry, where it plays an incredibly important role. For example, at the spa in Teplice nad Bečvou, the headmistress confirmed that hydrogen has such significant effects that they are able to reduce some stays from three to one week with similar or better results."

Are there any new findings in research into the health effects of molecular hydrogen?

"After the successful completion of a study on the effects of hydrogen on post-covid cases at Palacký University in Olomouc, we have again started another very important study in cooperation with this organization under the leadership of Associate Professor Botek and with the Teplice nad Bečvou Spa, which we will report on soon. For 2024, we plan to launch several other very interesting and important research projects."

Hydrogen is also being talked about in relation to car powertrains - how is it different from the one you use?

"We use either green hydrogen, i.e. created by electrolysis, or hydrogen created directly in our digestive environment using our patented technology, i.e. endogenous creation. Then there is a third option, which is a chemical reaction of our patented technology using a special form of magnesium that we use in our cosmetic products."

Who are your products for and who have they been most successful for?

"We have a precise target group, which means that the decision makers in the household are mainly women who make sure that the whole household is functioning and that everyone is healthy and productive. From the users' point of view, our customers are all those who are either dealing with a health problem or want to feel and look better, and often our solutions are mainly very effective for prevention. Immunity boosting, regeneration, beauty, longevity and performance enhancement for work and everyday life are also big themes."

What other plans do you have for using hydrogen?

"Given that we are only at the very beginning of the hydrogen economy and so far everyone else who is working on hydrogen is only talking about its use mostly in energy and mobility, we are somewhere else. With our timeless but already scientifically proven hydrogen applications, we are moving into the fields of medicine (medical gases and medical devices), biomedicine, biotechnology, biochemistry, cosmetics and food (nutrition). This means the development of new products, devices and special programmes and processes, not only for humans but also for animals and plants. We have a very interesting future ahead of us, but working with hydrogen is already very exciting."

 

Eva Jarošová, MF DNES

Picture: H2 Global Group