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Year 2009
2009/10/30New opportunities for Latvian and international businesses
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USA and UK based company iiGrowth and the Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP) are partnering to bring international solutions to the Latvian market. Together, we are scanning the globe for world class business partners for Latvian enterprises. The purpose of this scan is to identify new business solutions in science and research, defense, and creating new innovation and competency centers in Latvia.
2009/10/05
The entrepreneurs receive financial support from the Business Incubator
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In August and September 2009 the new enterprises from the Business Incubator of the foundation “Ventspils High Technology Park” (VHTP) in Ventspils and Talsi received support in amount of 80,000 LVL. The interest was great, and the BI was joined by several new companies.
2009/10/05
Latvia and Estonia will cooperate in space technology industry
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By signing an agreement with the Ministry for Regional Development and Local Governments, the foundation „Ventspils High Technology Park” (VHTP) today started the implementation of the project „The Cooperation between Ventspils and Tartu in Space Technology Research and Training”. The project will be implemented in partnership with Ventspils University College, Tartu University and Tartu Observatory.
2009/10/05
Two million Lats to support the entrepreneurship in Ventspils and Talsi
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In 30 July 2009 the foundation „Ventspils High Technology Park” (VHTP) signed an agreement with the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia on providing business incubation services in Ventspils and Talsi from the year 2009 to 2014.
2009/09/24
Baltic state takes step to get involved with ESA
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Latvia signed a cooperation agreement with the European Space Agency on 24 July, a step that could see the country becoming a fully paid up member of the agency in the next few years. The agreement marks the beginning of Latvia’s participation in ESA projects, although no funds have been exchanged at this stage.
2009/07/23
Students in Germany master in satellite-system programming
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At the beginning of July the researcher of Ventspils International Radioastronomy Centre (VIRAC) Kārlis Zālīte and teleresearch specialists Inese Jaunzeme, Gundars Korāts, experts Andis Dembovskis and Karīna Krinkele together with Gatis Gaigals from Engineering Research Centre of Ventspils University College participated in the field practice of satellite construction in Germany.
2009/07/22
A satellite technology infrastructure is being developed in Ventspils
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On 9 and 10 June this year the specialists from Ventspils High Technology Park together with German experts and recruited Latvian architects worked on a project of satellite-technology-relevant infrastructure in the Technology Park.
2009/07/22
OHB-Systems and VHTP meet on the aerospace technology exhibition in Paris
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A week before the Midsummer Day in Paris was organized one of the largest exhibitions of aerospace technologies – Le Bourge 2009. This week-long event was dedicated to everything that takes off and lands on the earth for civil and military purposes.
2009/07/08
Ventspils High Technology Park and iiGrowth LLC sign a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate investment and trade between the United States and Latvia
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Ivars Eglajs, the Chairman of the Board of Ventspils High Technology Park said that iiGrowth LLC would deliver strategy and international marketing services to companies located in the technology park.
2009/06/05
The VHTP participates in an international seminar for cluster representatives
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Eva Daigina, the assistant of the service department of the VHTP, has returned from the seminar Cluster Strategy and Value Chain Analysis that was arranged in Billund, Denmark, on May 11 and 12.
2009/06/05
Pupils visit the high-technology companies
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More than 20 pupils from secondary schools in Ventspils participated in the excursion to technology-consuming companies, which was organized by Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP). They visited Hanza electronics production unit in Ogre, the glass fibre manufacturing plant in Valmiera and the observatory in Ramkalni.
2009/06/05
A new innovative baby monitoring device B-phone has been developed
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The company SIA „SensoTech” of the VHTP Business Incubator has developed a new innovative baby monitoring device B-phone that will help new parents to ensure their baby’s safety.
2009/04/09
The youth successfully master their first skills in robotics
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On Thursday, 2 April 2009, Ventspils High Technology Park together with Ventspils Pupil Creativity House organized in Ventspils University College an activity day for robotics hobby group. The aim of this day was to introduce the sponsors of the hobby group, the representatives from the municipality and the youth with tasks that are accomplished until now, as well as with the intended activities for development of technical creativity in Ventspils.
2009/03/28
Latvian students work on Venta-1
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On Friday, 20 March, in the Astronomy Institute of the University of Latvia the students and lecturers who are involved in development of first Latvian satellite Venta-1 had a meeting with the chief engineer of the project, professor of the University of Bremen Indulis Kalnins.
2009/03/25
Brief information or profile of companies of VHTP
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The foundation „Ventspils High Technology Park” (VHTP) in collaboration with companies that operate in the Technology Park and the Business Incubator in Ventspils has developed brief information or profiles of the companies, including description of their products and services.
2009/03/10
Experts from Bremen work on development of Ventspils Technology Park
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Specialists from Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP) visited Bremen to acquaint themselves with production and research infrastructure of German partners, i.e., OHB System AG production units for satellite system integration and electronic products and testing laboratories of Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM).
2009/03/10
SensoTech Ltd. receives support for implementation of their innovative ideas
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SensoTech Ltd., a company of Business Incubator of VHTP, is one of 16 companies that received financing from LIAA (Investment and Development Agency of Latvia) pre-seed support mechanism.
2009/03/10
Ventspils Technology Development Board starts its first meeting
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2009. On 13 February, 2009, in Ventspils High Technology Park was held the first meeting of Ventspils Technology Development Board (VTD Board).
2009/03/10
Narration of tour guides will be available in a player
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Audiogids Ltd., a company of Business Incubator of Ventspils High Technology Park, has developed an export-capable product: an audioguide for in-door use mTour Museum. It is a professional software that is based on iPod Touch (Apple) touch-sensitive device and offers audio guide services. A dedicated demo version of this new product is developed for testing purposes.
2009/03/10
VHTP allocates a scholarship to students of Ventspils University College
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2009. On 13 February, 2009, Dana Reizniece, member of the board of Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP), Janis Vucans, principal of Ventspils University College (VUC), and Evita Kirilova, deputy director of secretariat for Education Innovation Fund (IIF), signed a contract on allocating a scholarship to students from Ventspils University College Bachelor study programme „Electronics“.
2009/02/09
VHTP will execute the project „Space Technologies – Opportunity for Education and Economic Development”
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On 4 February I. Eglajs, chairman of the board of Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP), signed a contract with the Society Integration Foundation on implementation of the project „Space Technologies – Opportunity for Education and Economic Development”. The project is supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism.
2009/02/09
Dana Reizniece in the telecast „Latvija var!”
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Under the guidance of grandmaster in chess Dana Reizniece, there in Ventspils High Technology Park is being built the first small satellite in Latvia. It is an attempt to acquire a unique competence in space technologies. In the telecast “Latvija var!” (Latvia can!) on the TV channel LTV1 Dana Reizniece tells of what she has learned from chess and what can we all learn from the crisis.
2009/02/09
French IT company will establish a daughter in Latvia
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French WEB solution company ADIPSO plans to start its activities in Latvia (in Riga or Ventspils) at the beginning of the year 2009, therefore it is currently headhunting for XHTML/CSS programmers and WEB designers.
2009/02/09
Aerial photography technology – new opportunities in Latvia!
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In anuary 2009 was concluded an agreement between Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP) and SIA „SkyCAM” on starting the latter's activities in the Business Incubator of VHTP.
The following three years the company can receive the services of the Business Incubator – premises, office equipment, secretarial services and consultations.
2009/02/09
Newly-found Business Incubator of Kurzeme will support new entrepreneurs
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For support of new entrepreneurs, on 9 December 2007, the University of Liepāja (LiepU) and Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP) established SIA „Kurzemes Biznesa inkubators” (Business Incubator of Kurzeme). The aim of the Business Incubator is to facilitate formation and development of competitive and innovative businesses in the region and to ensure them the necessary business environment, including infrastructure, consultative services and cooperation networks.