Life Sciences Breakfast | TechChill 2025 Side Event

Wednesday 5. February at 09:00 - 12:00

RTU Science and Innovation Centre / RTU Zinātnes un inovāciju centrs • Ķīpsalas iela 6A, 1048 Rīga, Latvia

🧬Are you passionate about bridging science and business? Join us for an informal breakfast with the deep tech community at Riga Technical University and explore the newly opened labs of the Baltic Biomaterials Excellence Centre (BBCE). This gathering is organised as a side event of TechChill 2025, the leading tech and startup event in the Baltics.

During this relaxed gathering, you’ll:

– Get insights into the dynamic Baltic life sciences sector;
– Learn about collaboration opportunities with EIT Community in Latvia;
– Discover support programmes from EIT Health Hub Latvia;
– Find out how to develop your biotech venture internationally with support from the Biocatalyst Foundation.

Welcoming TechChill attendees, BBCE is opening its doors to showcase state-of-the-art facilities, introduce visionary scientists with inventions ready for commercialisation, and present exciting collaboration opportunities, such as the Rent a Scientist programme.

Plus, don’t miss the open mic session for an opportunity to introduce yourself and your organisation, share ideas or find collaborators!

AGENDA

9:00-9:30 Breakfast & Networking

9:30-9:40 EIT Community in Latvia: Opportunities for Collaboration

9:40-9.55 VC Insights: Business Model and Life Sciences Innovation
Matiss Neimanis, BuildIt Investment Fund

9.55-10:10 BBCE Innovation Directions, Rent a Scientist Programme

10:10-10:30 Access to EIT Health Support Programmes – Case Study

10:30-10:45 Baltic Biotech Action Plan, Biotech Venture Support
Andrii Sekhirev, Biocatalyst Foundation

10:45-11:00 Community Announcements (BioPhoT – new National Research Programme, and more)

11:00-12:00 BBCE New Lab Building Tour

The side event is organised by the EIT Community Hub Latvia, represented by RTU Science & Innovation Centre, EIT Health Hub Latvia, represented by Riga Stradins University and Biocatalyst Foundation, the largest biotech community in the region.

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