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Latvian Scientists Develop More Environmentally Friendly Food Packaging
Every day, we purchase food products packaged in various materials, yet many of them cannot be recycled after use. To address this, researchers at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) are developing new types of packaging. Ideas developed in the laboratory are already bein…

Uldis Birziņš, Latvian Television

November 19, 2025

collaboration research science policy

The Ministry of Education and Science Hosts the Ninth Meeting of the Innovation and Research Governance Council
On November 13, 2025, the members of the Innovation and Research Governance Council (IRMC) met to hear the Ministry of Economics’ (ME) informative report on the RIS3 monitoring process, the development of sectoral strategy guidelines, and progress to date. The Ministry of Education and Science repr…

Ministry of Education and Science

November 14, 2025

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Defence Sector and Universities Strengthen Joint Research and Innovation Projects
On Wednesday, 12 November, a formal signing ceremony was held at the Ministry of Defence to conclude cooperation agreements with four scientific universities – the University of Latvia, the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Riga Technical University, and Riga Stradiņš University…

The Ministry of Defence

November 12, 2025

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Researchers invited to visit EMBL laboratories
The Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC), within the framework of project No. 1.1.1.5/3/24/I/006 “Development of Latvia’s research potential by strengthening the integration of the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre into European infrastructures and scientific networks”, inv…

Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center

November 12, 2025

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Second "BioPhoT" competition: 99 scientists' ideas contend for 4.8 million euros
On 7 November, the second call for Research and Innovation Projects (RIPs) of the research platform “Biomedical and Photonics Research Platform for Innovative Products” (“BioPhoT”) closed with an indicative amount of €4,826,110 available for researchers. 99 project applications were received from 1…

BioPhoT

November 10, 2025

research achievements

World Science Day 2025 – Trust in Research as the Foundation for a Knowledge Society
Research creates knowledge that forms the foundation for the development of society, economy, and culture. It helps us understand the processes that affect our lives and promotes informed decisions at both individual and national levels. Trust in research is a prerequisite for knowledge to become a…

Ministry of Education and Science | researchLatvia

November 10, 2025

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New technology for the paralysed created in Latvia: reading brainwaves for communication
Start-up BirgerMind has developed a non-invasive brain-computer interface opening up new possibilities for people with reduced mobility. The device looks like a light headband, it reads the brain's electrical activity, analyses it with artificial intelligence algorithms, and converts it into comman…

Investment and Development Agency of Latvia

November 8, 2025