At the UL Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences (FMLS), researchers of Ionic Liquids and Sustainable Chemistry Research Group conduct the synthesis and investigation of ionic liquids with the aim of advancing the sustainability of industrial chemical processes, namely, they design ionic liquids tha…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…