LATVIA - YES, WE CAN!
Over the last year, the newspaper DIENAS BIZNESS has been profiling some of Latvia's most interesting and successful entrepreneurs, scientists and artists. These success stories have been translated from the original series that appeared in DIENAS BIZNESS during 2008 - 2009.
My name is MADARA!
Lotte Tisenkopfa is the founder and managing director of the eco-cosmetics company MADARA, whose products are being exported to more than 20 countries around the globe. But it all began with an idea among friends. Read more>>Medicine is love
Scientist Anna Muceniece discovered how to treat cancer with a virus 40 years ago. Now her discoveries have been confirmed by the world’s latest research. Read more>>
Renaissance scientist
One of the central devices in the Biomass eco-effective conversion laboratory is the nonstandard steam explosion auto hydrolysis device, where wood shavings or straw are processed. Read more>>Honor and duty
I am a fortunate person and a representative of a humanitarian profession, - says expert for food and veterinary medicine, Jazeps Rimeicans. Read more>>It’s all up to you
Magdalena Treija does the thing she likes the best – she lives in Italy and creates beautiful dresses. The young fashion designer has her own company in Rome – LM Studio, which works with fashion design, production, consultations on style and shopping, as well as with interior design. Currently most of Magdalena’s clientele comes from show business – TV hostesses and actresses. Read more>>To be the best
“Made in Latvia” - with these words, the studio microphone Black Hole went out into the world and earned itself the admiration of Hollywood’s top sound engineers. Black Hole was born in a company called JZ Microphones in Marupe, Latvia. JZ means - Juris Zarins. Read more>>That crazy tenacity
Juris Lauznis, one of Latvia’s most experienced specialists in medical equipment offers experimental developments for the world market. Read more>>A job with a capital „J”
Textile artist Laima Kaugure’s works are recognized as one of Latvia’s modern design values. Read more>>The good hands
How does it feel to give a new heart, and thus a new chance to live to a person? It is impossible to describe, but it is a feeling well known to cardio surgeon Gundars Katlaps. He is director of Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center’s Program for heart and lung transplantation. He transplants not only human organs, but also artificial hearts. Read more>>The feelings of a geographer in a landscape
The road carried Edmunds Bunkse away from war-struck Latvia and took him to the US and Canada. The professor has a fulltime job at the University of Delaware but, whenever possible, he travels to Latvia – to Bentgrass Fog. It is a name of his country house. Read more>>To weave a blood-vessel
From the production of haberdashery tapes to the weaving of blood-vessel prosthesis – the work and life of scientist, and author of several inventions, Ms. Viktorija Kancevica, is full of surprises. Read more>>Using hands and head
A lifelong dedication to creative technical work has enabled Imants Keiss to invent a unique fuel control device. Read more>>The creator of shape
The Design Academy Eindhoven is mentioned as “without question, currently the best design academy in the world” by The New York Times. Mara Skujeniece started her studies there in 1995. Read more>>On the amber wave
Amber is one of Latvia’s unique natural treasures. Unique also are scientist Inga Lasenko’s discoveries on how to use it. Read more>>Puncturing a bone for long life
More than 50 years ago Georgs Jankovskis started a completely new method of medical treatment- osteoreflexotherapy. Read more>> |
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