First call for proposals for research and innovation projects (PIP) of the BioPhoT platform announced

Today, 3 April, the first call for proposals for research and innovation projects (PIP) of the Biomedical and Photonics Research Platform for Innovative Product Creation (BioPhoT) has been publicly announced.

The BioPhoT platform supports research and innovation projects in the fields of biomedicine, medical technology, pharmacy, photonics, smart materials, electronics, electrical engineering, technology, and engineering systems. The applicant for BioPhoT projects is a scientific institution. The competition regulations and its annexes can be found here.

Competition regulations and its annexes

The deadline for submitting applications is May 8, 2025, and funding of 6 million euros will be available in the first round of the competition for research and innovation projects. In the event of a large number of highly rated applications, the Platform’s project management team may decide to allocate additional funding of up to 2 million euros. The maximum available funding for the implementation of one idea is 200 thousand euros, and a 12-month period has been set for their implementation, with the possibility of extending the deadline by 3 months without additional funding.

Mentor consultations can be used in the process of preparing PIP applications. To apply for mentor consultations, the form found here must be filled out and sent to the e-mail address biophot@osi.lv by April 16.

On April 10 at 10:00, an informative seminar on applying for the competition and cooperation opportunities with mentors will be held at the conference hall of the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, Dzērbenes Street 14. Frequently asked questions will also be discussed.

Participant registration

The project Biomedical and Photonics Research Platform for Creating Innovative Products or BioPhoT is implemented within the national research program Innovation Fund - Long-term Research Program. Platform number: IVPP-EM-Inovācija-2024/1-0002.

The project is implemented under the leadership of the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis by Riga Stradiņš University, Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Center, University of Latvia, Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Scientific Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment BIOR, and Riga Technical University.