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Riga is an international center of organic chemistry these days

The international scientific conference "Balticum Organicum Syntheticum" is taking place in Riga this week. It is the biggest researsh event in the Baltics in the field of organic chemistry, which takes place every two years in one of the capitals of the Baltic states and gathers researchers from E…

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

July 9, 2024

Applications are opened for the NATO DIANA 2024 grant competition

Technology companies and start-ups are invited to apply for the annual NATO Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) grant competition until August 9, 2024. This year, the program focuses on innovative technical solutions in promoting energy security and resilience, strengtheni…

Anda Asere, Labs of Latvia

July 8, 2024

Andris K. Bērziņš: The benefits for entrepreneurs in supporting educational initiatives

It is crucial for entrepreneurs and company leaders to support new initiatives to promote innovation and the overall economic growth in the long term. By supporting innovative educational programs that help acquire skills and knowledge needed in the labour market, entrepreneurs not only gain the op…

Andris K. Bērziņš, Managing Partner of Change Ventures and Co-Founder of StartSchool

July 5, 2024

A new stage in the cooperation between RSU and BKUS in research and innovation

The memorandum of understanding signed by the Children's Clinical University Hospital (BKUS) and Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) marks a new stage in the cooperation between the two institutions - it foresees long-term and extensive joint work in the field of education, research and innovation, prom…

Children's Clinical University Hospital, Riga Stradiņš University

July 4, 2024

RTU Researchers develop new building materials using only production residues

In cooperation with international partners from Poland and France, and Cewood, the only producer of fibrolite (wood particleboard) in the Baltics, scientists from Riga Technical University (RTU) Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering are developing innovative construction products for nearly z…

Riga Technical University

July 2, 2024

Applications for the Baltic States Scholarship for Women in Research are open until July 5

The Academies of Sciences of the Baltic States in cooperation with the UNESCO national commissions announce a joint scholarship competition for women researchers "Baltic Scholarship for Women in Research 2024". In Latvia three female researchers will receive a scholarship in the amount of 7,000 eur…

Latvian Academy of Sciences and UNESCO

July 1, 2024

Researcher Spotlight: Linda Gailīte

Dr. med. Linda Gailīte, Leading researcher and Head of the Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University. Research requires patience, persistence of interest, creativity and clarity of purpose to arrive at important results. Linda has been working in the RSU Scient…

Research Latvia

July 1, 2024

Researchers from RSU, RTU and LSPA have launched research project about innovations in sport field

To improve Latvia’s achievements in sports, researchers from Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU), Riga Technical University (RTU), the University of Latvia, RTU Liepāja Academy, and the Latvian Academy of Sport Education have launched a nationwide research project – “Innovations, Methodologies and Recom…

Rīga Stradiņš University

June 28, 2024

Greenlight for EIT Water: European Commission approves launch

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), part of Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme, will launch a new Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) in the water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems. According to a European Commission analysis p…

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology

June 27, 2024