The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the draft order prepared by the Ministry of Education and Science on the merger of two state scientific institutes – the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis and the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre. Based on this merger, a new state scientific in…

Latvia has become one of 13 EU Member States to strengthen its position in the European digital space by receiving support for the implementation of a strategic national initiative aimed at boosting artificial intelligence (AI) capacity and expertise. This marks an important achievement in Latvia’s…

In 1980, on board the space station Salyut-6, the first chemical technology experiment in the history of astronautics was carried out in Earth’s orbit. For the first time, polyurethane foam was produced under microgravity conditions, providing new insights into the behaviour of chemical…

Research into sustainable materials has become one of the most important directions for reducing environmental pollution and advancing the circular economy. Polymers derived from biomass can replace traditional plastics while maintaining high technological performance and significantly reducing was…

By signing a memorandum, Latvian computer network equipment manufacturer MikroTik, Riga Technical University (RTU), and the Artificial Intelligence Centre have agreed to collaborate on creating an artificial intelligence data centre for early cancer diagnostics and other applications necessary to s…

Within the European Union co-financed project “European Quantum Communications Initiative”, Latvia is developing the national quantum network “LatQN” to build an experimental national quantum communication network, as well as to develop and test quantum communication technologies in sectors where s…