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On Researchers“ Night, September 25, from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM, visitors are invited to take part in the ”BioPhoT" orienteering game and discover innovations developed by Latvian scientists in the fields of biomedicine, photonics, materials science, energy, and others. Projects developed within the framework of the innovation platform will be located at seven leading Latvian scientific institutions throughout Riga.
Participants of the orienteering game will be able to visit “BioPhoT” researcher booths at the partner institutions of the innovation platform, meet scientists, and learn what future solutions the “BioPhoT” project teams are developing today. The game will feature projects offering solutions in healthcare, diagnostics, material development, radiation protection, microelectronics, energy, and environmental technologies.
Visitors will be able to explore, for example, a device for rapid malaria detection, a white laser endoscopy system, flexible thermoelectric generators, bone regeneration materials, carbon capture solutions, smart sensors, and other innovations being developed in Latvia.
Interested parties will be able to receive the game cards at the “BioPhoT” booths At the University of Latvia 3 Jelgavas Street, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia 8 Kengaraga Street and At Riga Technical University 6b Ķīpsalas Street, but project team visitors will also be welcomed at Riga Stradiņš University Anniņmuižas Boulevard 26a, Institute of Electronics and Computer Science 14 Dzērbenes Street, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry Dzērbenes Street 27 and At the National Research and Innovation Institute 1-1 Ratsupites Street.
For each project visit, game participants will receive a special mark on their game card. By filling in at least five game spaces, it will be possible to receive a surprise prize at one of the “BioPhoT” booths.
About BioPhoT“
The biomedicine and photonics innovation platform “BioPhoT” strengthens Latvia's innovation education and technology transfer by fostering cooperation between scientists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers. Since 2025, 66 Latvian innovation projects have been developed within the framework of the platform. The platform aims to develop technologies to the commercialization phase by 2032.
Additional information on “BioPhoT” projects is available on the platform's website.
“Led by the ”BioPhoT“ National Research and Innovation Institute, the project is implemented by the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment ”BIOR", Riga Stradinš University, and Riga Technical University.
Project No. IVPP-EM-Inovācija-2024/1-0002 “Biomedical and Photonics Research Platform for the Creation of Innovative Products (BioPhoT)” is implemented within the framework of the long-term state research programme “Innovation Fund – Long-Term Research Programme”, funded by the Ministry of Economics.
