Biocatalyst is a workshop and hackathon event in Riga, Latvia, focused on learning to formulate topical problems and discussing potential solutions in biotechnology, bioinformatics, and biomedicine.
The event brings together 30-40 ambitious students in the fields of biology, engineering, and business; there will be a lot of knowledge-sharing, problem-solving, and pizza-eating, together with the representatives from our academic and corporate partners!
There is a mounting consensus that the biotech industry is about to undergo a massive growth phase as a result of converging technologies (genetics, big data, machine learning) that will transform not only health, but also food, materials, and possibly every other part of our lives.
We strongly believe that the Baltic States are in a favorable position to benefit from this trend over the next 5-10 years. The goal of the Biocatalyst is to strengthen the Baltic biotech community and reinforce Riga as the local hub for bio research and business.
We cooperate with the biggest academic institutions from the region and the leading innovative enterprises, with the help of RTU team and under the patronage of LIAA and the European Institute of Technology Alumni network: