The engineering team of the mobile operator SIA Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) began work in February on a new project of the European Space Agency (ESA), aimed at developing mobile communications and satellite connectivity within one year. The Engineering Research Institute “Ventspils Internatio…

Within the “Chips-JU” Joint Undertaking project of the Horizon Europe programme, titled “Mosaic of Advanced Electronics Components and Systems for Our Automated Digital Future in Industry and Mobility” (MOSAIC), the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI), together with other partners, …

Grant funding from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in Latvia has increased from EUR 915 thousand in 2021 to EUR 1.15 million in 2025.To ensure that EIT support delivers maximum long-term added value to Latvia’s economy and society in the future, particular attention in the…

For decades, people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), have found themselves in a strange and painful grey zone between illness and disbelief. They feel profoundly unwell, yet are repeatedly told that nothing is wrong. Many have lost careers, rel…

“Researchers must generate new knowledge and objectively evaluate ongoing processes. This forms the grounds for the development of innovative and safe products and technologies, and constitutes an essential prerequisite for ensuring the well-being of society.” As a Researcher at the Latvian …

In the coming years, a vaccine against tick-borne Lyme disease developed by Pfizer may enter the pharmaceutical market. Meanwhile, research continues at the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre that could lead to even more effective vaccines against this disease. Lyme disease, caused…