The national final of the "Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe BISC-E" will take place on 8 May, 2025. BISC-E is an annual event organised by the Bio-Based Industries Consortium to reward outstanding students working in the bioeconomy who are ready to actively, creatively and skillfully address the technological challenges faced by society today. The website of the international competition can be found here Latvian university students are invited to take part in a competition in which student teams must present their innovation - an environmentally friendly, sustainable product or technology. The Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry organises the National final of the BISC-E competition. Participants are invited to register their teams by 28 February by emailing the BISC-E local contact Uģis Cābulis (ugis.cabulis@kki.lv). To register, please send the team name, the names of the team members and the consultant, and state whether you wish to submit your original innovation idea, or address one of the pre-defined challenges provided by the BISC-E partners. The teams can submit their own biomass-based ideas, or create solutions to the challenges given by the competition partners SIA Field and Forest and AS Latvijas valsts meži. The teams will afterwards prepare full descriptions of their innovations and give presentations at the National final, which will take place during the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry's Student Conference in May 8, 2025. During the National final, a jury will select the winner, who will receive a cash prize and the opportunity to participate in the European final. Benefits for the participants An opportunity to boost the bioeconomy and make the world a better place! New skills and knowledge - all participants will be able to take part in an online workshop aimed at supporting participants in the preparation of their innovation profile. The workshop will be facilitated by Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) specialist, Ph. D., Karīna Bāliņa, and is organised with the support of the Nucleate Latvia team. Opportunity to make new contacts both with Latvian industry and internationally - European final winners receive free participation in the Bio-based Industries Consortium network. Valuable experience and training in presenting your ideas - the team that makes it to the European final will receive training and support to present your innovation clearly and effectively. All participants will receive incentive prizes and the winners will also receive a cash prize. Competition regulation Innovation Dossier template Winners of the previous years can be seen here
