EFIB, the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy, which travels to Europe’s major cities every year, will take place for the 15th time in October next year in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. This was announced by the organiser EuropaBio, the European Association of Biotechnology Industries, at an event in Vienna. “I am glad…
Across the modern aquaculture and seafood industry appropriate trainings and competence building is essential to support business performance and development. This is where AquaVIP has a field for action. Presenting Master FishFarmer Class (MFFC) we focus on AquaProfi community, inviting professionals and young talents from the all South Baltic region to join this exceptional online…
Last week, a team of students from different Lithuanian universities participated in European final of bio-based business competition. Competition is called BISC-E, where student teams are tasked with designing a new biobased product or process that contributes to reducing the use of fossil raw materials. Lithuanian team chose to name their company ReTerra with a…
“For me, teamwork means finding the right people. I believe that even if you have a good idea, you won’t achieve anything on your own, and a cohesive team can make it a reality,” says Victoria Betoeski, executive director of The Connecting Architects, an international entrepreneurial firm, and one of the four main speakers of…
“We are a small team, but very motivated”, says Judit Camargo, founder and CEO of the start-up Roka Furadada. Judit is one of the four key speakers of the Women in Biotech 2021: Women Empower Teams virtual event that will take place on 29 September 3 pm, EEST. Company Roka Furadada, founded in 2019, aims…
We would like to congratulate our member company, Baltymas! The team won the Pitch Battle start-ups competition at the conference of Life Sciences Baltics. 10 final companies competed for the main prize established by Versli Lietuva. During the presentation, Dr Rimantas Slibinskas, the head of Baltymas, introduced one of the most common diseases causing blindness…
At the beginning of 1971, the first enzyme factory opened in Vilnius. Out of five being built in the USSR territory at that time, it was the first one to start its operations. A research centre was opened in this factory in the summer same year. This factory gave the biotechnology sector in Lithuania a…
“It is fantastic in the team to be able to show that the product itself is more than the sum of its individual parts, and a small team can achieve truly amazing results,” says Claire Skentelbery, CEO of EuropaBio. Claire is one of the four main speakers of the Women in Biotech 2021 platform event…
The cycle of virtual events organized in Lithuania “Women in Biotech 2021” is coming back for the second time. The platform dedicated for women’s leadership in the biotechnology sector and life sciences this year is focusing on a theme “Women in Biotech: Women Empower Teams“. On September 29 th remote event will be streamed where…
Lithuania is becoming a growth hotspot for digital health as the Life Sciences sector here is regarded as one of the most highly developed in Central and Eastern Europe. Life Sciences is high on the political agenda and digital health sector therefore is boosted by an integrated network of science valleys and universities that supply…