Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

The 21st edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries (RRB2025) will take place on 2-4 June this year. RRB is one of the most renowned conferences, bringing together hundreds of scientists, students, entrepreneurs and policy makers working in the bioeconomy field every year. Leading researcher at LSIWC, Head of the Polymer Laboratory Uģis Cābulis will take part in the RRB2025 conference as a member of the Scientific Committee, and other researchers from the Polymer laboratory, Lignin chemistry laboratory, Cellulose laboratory and Biorefinery laboratory will participate with presentations. More about the conference here

It is important for every researcher to understand how to protect their intellectual property and to be aware of how to assess the patentability of an invention, which can be an important step towards commercialising an idea. We therefore invite researchers to participate in a 2-day workshop on Intellectual Property - from idea to patent and beyond on 9 and 10 June. The seminar will cover a wide range of IP issues, from the seemingly simpler questions of "what is IP" to how to reconcile your patenting strategy with the ever-changing business environment. The first day of the seminar will cover the nature of authorship, the contractual relationship between the author and the employer, types of intellectual property and typical patenting strategies. The second day of the seminar will cover each step of patenting in more detail, from the drafting, filing and prosecution of a patent application to the grant and maintenance of the patent. The seminar will also cover topics related to the commercialisation of intellectual property - freedom to operate analysis, valuation, licensing and sale. Speaker: Patent attorney, Dr.sc.ing. Artis Kromanis Registration: https://lu.ma/kmdl15ve

The Latvian Young Scientists' Association (LJZA) will take part in the "Lampa" conversation festival on 20-21 June 2025 in Cesis. The programme of interviews of young scientists for the pitch presentation session planned by LJZA will be available on the World's Smallest Stage in Vienības Square (Stage No.2), where the researcher of the LSIWC Biorefinery Laboratory Daniela Godiņa will participate with her short talk "On the ever-living culprit". Festival program is here

Vasaras saulgriežu laikā Latvijas Nacionālais botāniskais dārzs kopā ar sadarbības partneriem aicina iepazīt bērzu daudzveidību un nozīmi. Programma: 8.00 – 14.00 Stādu tirgus 10.00 – 16.00 izstādes atklāšana un aktivitāšu programma vides izglītības centrā “Botania” Visas dienas garumā: Oranžērijā būs skatāma Radio NABA ceļojošā fotoizstāde, kurā 22 fotogrāfi interpretē tēmu “Šķiro”, reflektējot par vides, ilgtspējas un ekokultūras jautājumiem. Izstādes "No bērza sēklas līdz betulīnam" atklāšanas aktivitātes LNBD vides izglītības centrā “Botania”. “Latvijas Finieris” piedāvās doties izziņas ceļojumā “No bērza sēklas līdz betulīnam”. Koksnes ķīmijas institūta praktiskās darbnīcas Latvijas Nacionālā botāniskā dārza speciālistu ekskursijas bērzos un bērzu stāstos. Pasākums norisināsies: Latvijas Nacionālajā botāniskajā dārzā – centrālajā laukumā, vides izglītības centrā “Botania” un oranžērijā