On November 30, the evaluation commission established by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), which included representatives of business and scientific organizations as well as public administration institutions, made a final decision on the allocation of 7,975,000.00 euros for the commercialization of scientific discoveries. Funding is provided through the EU Co-funded Technology Transfer Program to promote the creation of high value-added products and services.
The aim of allocating funding is to promote the process of technology transfer in Latvia and to ensure that the results of scientific research in various fields are implemented in a practical and commercially applicable way. These could include ideas for new vaccines and medicines, new types of biodiesel, different sensors and virtual reality platforms.
A total of 30 teams of scientists have received funding, including three researchers from our institute:
"Optical gas sensor", supervisor Dr.sc.ing. Gatis Mozoļevskis
"Development of holographic recording materials on azo-benzene", supervisor Dr.phys. Jānis Teteris
"Mass-produced gut-on-a-chip ", supervisor Dr.sc.ing. Roberts Rimša
The scientific team will be able to use the funding for industrial research, experimental development, participation in international exhibitions and conferences, individual visits, as well as other activities aimed at finding and reaching potential customers. The funding can also be used for enforcement of industrial property rights - preparing, registering and maintaining patent applications for inventions, preparing a commercialization offer and attracting experts for the preparation of license agreements and other intellectual property transfer agreements.
https://www.liaa.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/atbalstu-8-miljonu-eiro-apmera-sanem-30-zinatnieku-komandas
