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Abstract submission is now open for the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering (WSE 2026), , which will take place on 15–16 September 2026 in Riga, Latvia. One day prior to the conference, on 14 September, a training course for PhD students and early career researchers will be organised. The conference is organised by the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering, with the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry and Riga Technical University serving as local organisers. The training school is organised in cooperation with, the...

PhD researcher Daniela Godiņa is one of those scientists who combines fundamental chemical research with active public engagement through the Latvian Association of Young Researchers (LJZA) and science communication. The interview with her—originally published on the LJZA’s website as part of the “Meet a Young Scientist” series—is republished here to invite readers to learn more about Daniela’s journey in science, her work on developing bio-based materials, the societal importance of research, and her involvement in building the young scientists’ community at the Latvian State Institute of...

In the “Top Scientific Achievements 2025” competition organised by the Latvian Academy of Sciences, the study " Development of sustainable bioasphalt mixtures with renewable biopolymer lignin" was awarded Presidential Certificates of Recognition. Among the authors are two researchers from the Laboratory of Lignin Chemistry of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC) — laboratory head and leading researcher PhD Aleksandrs Aršanica, and researcher Dr. chem. Jevgenija Ponomarenko. The study was carried out in close cooperation with Riga Technical University and SIA “Vianova”, which...

05.02.2026, Dr. sc. ing. Janis Rizikovs Leading researcher of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry (LSIWC) visited TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology and contributed to two significant academic events. Guest Seminar Jānis delivered a lecture titled “Sustainable valorization of birch bark in the biorefinery context”, presenting the latest research on suberinic acids, birch bark valorization, and bio‑based material development. The seminar, hosted by Dr. Yevgen Karpichev, PhD, brought together students and researchers both on-site and online. PhD Thesis Defence During the same...

This morning on Rīta Panorāma , a broad audience was introduced to a major achievement by scientists from the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry — an eco-friendly binder derived from birch bark that could soon be introduced into real industrial production. “From a by-product of fuel production to a high-value product—this briefly sums up the work carried out by scientists at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry. An environmentally friendly binder for plywood manufacturing has been created from birch bark and is expected to be introduced into industrial practice very soon,”—this...

In the article series “What Can This Equipment Do?”, we present laboratory infrastructure acquired within the project “Strengthening the Capacity of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry to Participate in International Cooperation Projects.” (No. 1.1.1.2/1/25/I/003) These instruments are not merely technical upgrades – they are strategic tools that enable the Institute to engage fully in high-level international consortia, develop new research themes in bioeconomy, materials science and environmental technologies, and provide partners with precise and reproducible experimental...