In an unprecedented hackathon, state administration employees, policy makers, entrepreneurs, representatives of the academic environment, investors and students identify and develop ideas for the development of the state's competitiveness, including the development of innovation, productivity, huma…

In order to contribute to the adoption of evidence-based decisions on the development of the education system and the achievement of strategic educational development goals, as well as to create new knowledge and practical solutions at the level of educational institutions, municipalities and the s…

The biomedical start-up "PrintyMed" has attracted two grants from the Competence Center for Smart Materials, the total amount of which exceeds 800 thousand euros. It is planned that the implementation of these projects will start sales activities in the next year. So far, PrintyMed has already a…

This year, World Space Week will be held from October 4-10, and its theme focuses on the intersection of space and climate change. The Space Strategy of Latvia emphasizes the importance of addressing environmental changes, and it is possible to see innovative solutions in Latvia on how to successfu…

In the laboratory of the State Scientific Institute "BIOR", the first case in Latvia, when a chicken hawk died of West Nile virus infection, was discovered. The West Nile virus was detected in a sample of the bird's carcass, which was sent to determine the cause of death. West Nile fever is tran…

Currently, 18 Latvian researchers and doctoral students work at CERN, of which 14 are researchers from Riga Technical University (RTU). Research for CERN Latvian scientists is possible because in 2021 Latvia became an associate member state of CERN. A community of particle physicists and acceler…

By the end of the year, 24 students from different universities, study programs and levels, including several doctoral students, using big data and other resources, will develop concepts and prototypes of solutions for challenges important to society and companies, such as an algorithm that real es…