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The Largest Scientific Institute in Latvia is Taking Shape

The Largest Scientific Institute in Latvia is Taking Shape

Photo and text: OSI On 23 May, the leadership of the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) and the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC) met with their International Advisory Boards to present progress on the merger of both institutions into a...

Genome of Europe – A Genetic Reference Map for Our Future Health

Genome of Europe – A Genetic Reference Map for Our Future Health

The recent Genome of Europe (GoE) consortium meeting in Milan reinforced a powerful, shared motivation among all participating countries:🔹 To represent the rich genetic diversity of modern European populations 🔹 To demand and deliver the highest standards of...

Recap of BlueRemediomics’ Annual General Assembly in Riga

Recap of BlueRemediomics’ Annual General Assembly in Riga

Foto: https://blueremediomics.eu/ Last month, BlueRemediomics partners came together for three days in the Latvian capital to present updates and discuss the project’s progress and challenges. Hosted by the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (LMBC), project...

Successful collaboration between RTU and BMC

Successful collaboration between RTU and BMC

Genomic research is essential for understanding human health and disease origins, but like any activity that requires sizeable data-set processing, its computational demands are immense. In Latvia, the Riga Technical University High Performance Computing Center (RTU...

BioPhoT Mentor Day at BMC

BioPhoT Mentor Day at BMC

Today, on March 13, the Long-Term National Research Program project “Biomedical and Photonics Research Platform for the Creation of Innovative Products” – “BioPhoT” Mentor Day took place at the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre. One of the platform's...

BMC Launches a Major Initiative in the Field of Bioinformatics

BMC Launches a Major Initiative in the Field of Bioinformatics

Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC) has launched a significant initiative in the field of bioinformatics – the implementation of the project EchoHEALTH: ERA Chair in Integrative One Health Informatics, which is planned to run for the next five years....

Feb 15th was International Childhood Cancer Day 2025

Feb 15th was International Childhood Cancer Day 2025

BBMRI-ERIC biobanks as pillars of modern paediatric cancer research On the International Childhood Cancer Day 2025, we invited you on a virtual journey across Europe to get to know biobanks in our network that build and sustain paediatric cancer collections and make...

How does exercise help fight cancer?

How does exercise help fight cancer?

It is well known that regular physical exercise reduces the risk of various cancers, including breast cancer as well as helps mitigate fatigue, treatment side effects and recurrence, and improves the quality of life of cancer patients post-diagnosis. Now we better...