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Latvian startup Catalyco turns industrial waste into high-value zinc oxide

Latvian start-up Catalyco has received €90,000 in investment from EIT RawMaterials to scale a low-emission technology that enables the recovery of high-purity zinc oxide (ZnO) from industrial side streams. Zinc oxide is a critical material widely used across global industries. The investment w…

RTU Science and Innovation Centre

April 22, 2026

medicine biomedicīna artificial intelligence

Latvia Advances an Innovative Project to Train AI for Cancer Detection

A new innovative project has been launched at Stradiņš Hospital, bringing together pathologists and IT companies to train artificial intelligence to detect cancer. The initiative aims to save doctors’ time, improve diagnostic accuracy, and enable patients to begin treatment sooner.A biopsy slide ma…

Aija Kinca | Latvian Television

April 21, 2026

research

Merging Two Major Latvian Medical Research Institutes to Boost International Competitiveness

Starting in June, the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (OSI) and the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC) will merge to form a single National Research and Innovation Institute. Both medical‑related research institutions are currently working on unifying their administrative str…

Sintija Ambote | Latvian Radio News Service

April 21, 2026

space

Latvia Signs Agreement with NASA and Joins the International Artemis Accords Initiative

Latvia has taken another step forward in the field of space – during a visit to the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Washington, United States, Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbārde and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman signed an agreement on Mon…

Ministry of Education and Science

April 20, 2026

science communication

Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre – where science meets the future

The Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC) is a place where modern science is transformed into solutions that impact the health, safety, and quality of life of each of us. Here, scientists study humans, diseases, and the environment at the deepest possible level—from molecules to s…

Latvijas Biomedicīnas pētījumu un studiju centrs

April 20, 2026

research

Latvia becomes an ELIXIR observer country – a significant step in the development of bioinformatics

On 15–16 April 2026, the 25th meeting of the ELIXIR Board of the European life science infrastructure for biological information was held at the Wellcome Genome Campus in the United Kingdom, bringing together representatives of member states, observer countries, and heads of national nodes. During …

Rīga Stradiņš University

April 20, 2026

innovation

Food Scientists’ Green Buckwheat Drink ‘Fermentful’ Conquers European Store Shelves”

Buckwheat plus kefir – Latvia’s export product. The fermented buckwheat drink Fermentful is rapidly gaining shelf space in stores both in Latvia and across Europe. The unique product was created in collaboration with food technologists, and the company has earned an internationally recognized susta…

Latvian Public Media

April 20, 2026

science policy

Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbārde Expands Cooperation with NASA, Technology Companies and Leading Universities on U.S. Visit

Latvia’s Minister of Education and Science, Dace Melbārde, together with representatives of Latvia’s leading universities, will undertake a working visit to the United States from 18 to 26 April. The main objectives of the visit are the signing of a cooperation agreement of strategic importance to …

Ministry of Education and Science

April 17, 2026

research space

How Latvian Scientists Are Creating a New Power Source for Space Missions

Providing electrical power during long-duration and deep-space missions has always been a challenge. Scientists at the Institute of Physics of the University of Latvia (UL) are developing a new technology that could provide electricity for extended space missions. At the end of last year, we c…

University of Latvia Faculty of Science and Technology | Artūrs Brēķis | Valters Dzelme

April 17, 2026