The biomedical startup PrintyMed has attracted two grants from the Competence Center for Smart Materials and Technologies, with a total amount exceeding 800 thousand euros. It is planned that the implementation of these projects will start sales activities next year. So far, PrintyMed has already attracted various grants. Including initial investments in research, two million euros have …
A pea and bean processing plant “Golden Field Factory LV” opened this year in Liepāja, whose end product is vegetable protein. Initially, the company will produce protein for animal feed, but in the future it also plans to produce products for human consumption, Latvian Radio reported on October 7. Linda Diedišķe, the laboratory specialist, outlined how …
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Keyboard replacements for people with special needs, developed by Ventspils-based video game controller manufacturer Azeron, have not only changed the world of software and video games but have also opened up incredible opportunities to play video games and integrate into society for people with various physical limitations that make it impossible to do so with …
On June 27, a delegation of Latvian entrepreneurs met in Brussels with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, and other EU institutions representatives to discuss the potential for advancing biorefinery projects. The visit is the next step after signing a Biorefinery Memorandum on 18 June. Biorefinery, as a method for biomass recycling, …
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The most ambitious solar power plant in Latvia to date – Kalkūnes SES in the region of Augšdaugava, near Daugavpils – has started production. The new power plant has sufficient production capacity to supply at least 6,500 households in Daugavpils, investors say, Latvian Radio reported on May 3. Kalkūnes SES is located in Kalkūne parish, Augšdaugava …
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On April 3, the Latvian national finals of the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) took place, where five Latvian start-ups competed for the opportunity to get into the global finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to battle for a total prize pool of USD 1 million. According to the judging panel’s assessment, the winner in Latvia is …
On March 15, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Estonian company Fibenol OÜ and the Ministries of Economy, Finance, Agriculture, Climate and Energy and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) on the implementation of an investment project with a total investment of 600 to 700 million euros. “Coming from Estonia, we …
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Riga has received the highest recognition in the “Dynamically Developing City in Central and Eastern European Region of the Year” award. In the awards ceremony of the prestigious competition CEE Business Service Awards 2024 held at the Polish capital Warsaw, Riga received five awards. The Riga-based business satellite center of biotechnology company Roche (Roche Services …
Mark your calendar for the next Mini Spotlight webinar on March 21, where we will delve into Latvian food exports to the USA and explore how to succeed in this competitive market. The keynote of the event will be from Amalia Ghukasyan, President of Rosewalk Global, Inc., sharing some tips & tricks to think about …
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