R&D labs in Latvia

The 311 Institute tracks 12 R&D labs in Latvia: 7 research institutes, 3 government and 2 university. Most are in Riga, and the leading organisations include Latvian Academy of Sciences, University of Latvia and Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”. Their main focus areas are electrical and electronic engineering, mechanics of materials, biomedical engineering and organic chemistry.

Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated 7 October 2026.

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Lab and organisation	Location	Type and sector	Focus	Founded
Latvian Academy of SciencesLatvian Academy of Sciences	Riga, Latvia	Government Chemicals and materials	Mechanics of Materials, Organic Chemistry	1946
Latvian Council of ScienceLatvian Council of Science	Riga, Latvia	Government Social sciences and humanities	Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Education, Law	1991
Ministry of Education and ScienceMinistry of Education and Science	Riga, Latvia	Government Social sciences and humanities	Political Science and International Relations, Conservation, Literature and Literary Theory	1918
Institute of Solid State Physics, ULUniversity of Latvia	Riga, Latvia	University Chemicals and materials	Materials Chemistry, Radiation, Ceramics and Composites	1978
UL Institute of Mathematics and Computer ScienceUniversity of Latvia	Riga, Latvia	University Technology	Computational Theory and Mathematics, Geometry and Topology, Applied Mathematics	1959
Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”	Riga, Latvia	Research institute Agriculture and food	Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Food Science
Institute of Physical EnergeticsInstitute of Physical Energetics	Riga, Latvia	Research institute Industrials and manufacturing	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Aerospace Engineering	1946
Institute for Polymer MechanicsLatvian Academy of Sciences	Riga, Latvia	Research institute Industrials and manufacturing	Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering	1963
Institute of Electronics and Computer ScienceLatvian Academy of Sciences	Riga, Latvia	Research institute Industrials and manufacturing	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications	1960
Latvijas Organiskās Sintēzes InstitūtsLatvian Academy of Sciences	Riga, Latvia	Research institute Chemicals and materials	Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry	1957
Latvian Biomedical Research and Study CentreLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre	Riga, Latvia	Research institute Healthcare and life sciences	Genetics, Immunology, Ecology	1993
Latvian Institute of Aquatic EcologyLatvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology	Riga, Latvia	Research institute Environment and climate	Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

R&D ecosystems in Latvia

Riga

Organisations with labs in Latvia

Ministry of Education and Science

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Questions and answers

How many R&D labs are there in Latvia?

The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 12 active R&D labs in Latvia as of October 2026: 7 research institutes, 3 government and 2 university.

Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Latvia?

In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Latvia are Latvian Academy of Sciences, University of Latvia and Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”.

Where are R&D labs concentrated in Latvia?

They cluster around Riga. The largest R&D ecosystem is Riga.

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