On December 2, BMC was visited by Prof. Rasa Liutkeviciene and representatives of her scientific group from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences. During the visit, a meeting was held with the scientific group led by Vitas Rovīte and...

This morning, on 2 December, the Digital Health Breakfast took place at BMC, organized by the Digital Health Society, which brings together health technology companies (Blue Bridge Technologies, DataMed, Meditec, Longenesis), startups (Vigo Health, Medon), healthcare...

On Friday, 28 November, the University of Latvia’s House of Nature hosted the very first joint conference of LIOS and the Latvian Biomedical Research & Study centre (BMC). Throughout the day, laboratory and group leaders from both institutes gave concise...

On November 27, 2025, the BMC structural biology group was visited by researchers from the Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Robin Thibert, Dr. Barbora Jindřichová, Anzhela Antonova and Dr. Tetiana Kalachova. In a joint seminar with...

Photo:Ilmārs Znotiņš On 26 November 2026, the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, visited the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC). During the visit, the President toured the Latvian National Biobank – the National Genome Database of Latvia – as well...

Dr. Marta-Lisette Vares from Chemestmed, an innovative biotechnology company based in Tartu, Estonia recently visited the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) to gain hands-on experience in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. During her visit, she...

Today, 14 October, the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia adopted a historic decision, approving the establishment of the National Institute for Research and Innovation (NIRI) — a European-scale centre for life and natural sciences in Latvia. The new institute will unite...

Photo: https://genomeofeurope.eu/white-paper-published-by-genome-of-europe/ Genome of Europe has published a White paper for representatives from ministries of health and science, health authorities and professionals. As part of a deliverable, GoE has compiled a White...

Professor Andres Metspalu, WP7 lead, University of Tartu, Institute of Genomics / author Alejandro Roa The Genome of Europe (GoE) has launched a public awareness survey across five European countries (Estonia, France, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia) to assess citizens'...

Photo: BlueRemediomics web page BlueRemediomics partners Abbe Brown (University of Aberdeen) and Davids Fridmanis (Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center) are participating in a public engagement event along with Anda Ikauniece from the Latvian Institute of...

Photo: Linards Reinis Rozītis (RTU) Over the course of three intensive days, more than 100 project teams presented their ideas in RIS3 smart specialization areas – biomedicine, medical technologies, pharmacy, photonics, smart materials, and engineering systems. Each...

Photo: Kaspars Tars (LBMC) with Prof. Harald Schwalbe (Instruct-ERIC Director) Latvia has been a member of Instruct since 2019, and in that time has participated in several services and events, including access visits, internships, and at the Instruct Biennial...

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...

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...

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...