Assoc. Prof. David Friedecký, Ph.D., works as a biochemist at the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital Olomouc and as a senior researcher at the Faculty of Medicine, Palacký University in Olomouc. He received his M.Sc. degree in analytical chemistry and progressed to a Ph.D. and an associate professorship in the same field. At the University Hospital he performs expanded newborn screening and diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism using mass spectrometry techniques. Within his own research group he is involved in the development and application of new separation methods in conjunction with advanced mass spectrometry for clinical metabolomics and lipidomics. Within the last twenty years, He published more than 80 papers and presented 100+ lectures. During his career, he has received several awards for significant publication contributions, including the Minister of Education and Sports Award.