Webinar
Seminar on the impact of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) on biobanks: the role of biobanks, their contribution, and changes in biobank operations
2026-05-12
3:00 pm
Online
Forum
Deep‑tech Commercialization forum “Innovation Impact Forum 2026”
2026-05-12
8:30 am
University of Latvia’s House of Science, Jelgavas Street 3, Riga, in the “Alfa” auditorium
research
Photonic activation of chemical processes: researchers develop solvents for sustainable technologies
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…
LU Fund
April 22, 2026
innovation
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
Seminar
Seminar: “From Research to Practice in Sports”
2026-05-18
10:00 am
Liepājas Olimpiskais centrs, Brīvības iela 39, Liepāja
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
Workshop
Anonymization, Pseudonymization and Management of Sensitive Research Data
2026-04-28
All day
MS Teams