We are tremendously proud, that on the 14^th of October 2021, researchers Jana Vecstaudža and Kristaps Rubenis received the “RTU Young Scientist of the Year” award for 2021, in respect to their scientific research in the field of biomaterials development.

We are proud, that Kristīne Irtiševa, a doctoral student at IGGE, won the award of “RTU Student Award in Valorisation”. Kristīne, using the peat of the Latvian mire, has developed an innovative technology for soil enrichment and, by commercializing the new technology, has established her new company “Humico”.