Innovative Companies in LATVIA

1 Company Profiles

55ADN MARITES CASTINGS ADAMANTSAGA

Legal status:form: Ltd Ltd Legal status:form: Ltd Ltd Address: 2Granīta Poruka iela Str., 7, Madona, Rīga, LV-1057, Madona Latvia region, LV-4801 Address: 3\9Katrīnas Balta iela Str., 5, Riga, Rīga, LV-1055 LV-1045, Latvia Phone: ++371 371 6713212726527445 Phone: +371 2544002567023900 Fax: ++371 371 6713212664822304 Fax: +371 6746630167023901 E-mail: [email protected]@adncastings.lv E-mail: [email protected]@lv.aga.com Website: www.marites.bizwww.adncastings.lv Website: www.aga.lv

Director:Member Msof the Liga Board: Lieplapa Mr Aigars Lazdiņš Director:Member Mrof theOlegs Board: Andrejevs Mr Olavs Ķiecis ContactContact: Person: Ms Sintija Ms StikāneLiga Lieplapa ContactContact: Person: Mr Agnis Mr Gūtmanis Sergejs Moisejevs YearPosition of Foundation: of the contact 2009 person: Sales Manager YearPosition of Foundation: of the contact 1999 person: Sales Manager NumberLanguages of employees:spoken: Latvian, <10 English, Russian NumberLanguages of employees:spoken: Latvian, <10 English, Russian TurnoverNumber ofin employees:2010 (Euro): 3025 000 TurnoverNumber ofin employees:2010 (Euro): 76 60 000 PlannedFounded Turnover in: 2005 in 2011 (Euro): 50 000 PlannedFounded Turnover in: 1992 in 2011 (Euro): 70 000

InvestmentsTurnover in 2011: in development EUR 3 603 653 of new products, services, InvestmentsTurnover in 2011: in development EUR 17 780 of938 new products, services, technologiesTurnover in 2010: as percentage EUR 3 284 of802 annual turnover: >4% technologiesTurnover in 2010: as percentage EUR 15 789 of 473 annual turnover: Export volume 2011: EUR 3 481 562 0,5%-2%Main markets: Latvia SalesExport of volumethe new 2010:(innovative) EUR 3 products/services/technologies187 842 asMain a share markets: of annual Germany turnover: 11%-20% SalesBusiness of the profile: new (innovative) AGA is the products/services/technologies biggest supplier of industrial asand a sharemedical of annualgases in turnover: Latvia. With operations in Type:Business Producer; profile: Consultancy Manufacture of aluminium and zinc <10%Scandinavia and the Baltic region, AGA is currently components. northern Europe’s leading industrial gas company and Main activities/description of business profile: Type:part of Producer The Linde Group. Seeking cooperation in: InvestmentProduction attraction of natural and herbal new cooperation agreements. drugs/tea (raw material- MainSeeking activities/description cooperation in: With of businessthe help ofprofile: innovative gas herbs from Latvia’ s nature); Processingapplications, of AGA plastics can andimprove wood productivity, laser. Adamants safety Ltd and Certificates in use: ISO 9001 production of natural herbal offerscompetitiveness production for of its amber customers mosaics in waysand tiles. that Productionare components for homeopathy, ofbeneficial items (decor) to the for environment. the interior of amber on a composite Technologies: Casting of aluminiumpharmacy, components, etc.; production Milling, basis. ofDesign herbal of pillows moulds – andfor comfort, dies, Production with therapeutical of moulds effect;and Certificates in use: ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 environmentaldies. consulting and management of graslands Main markets: Latvia, Russia for biodiversity. Company offers: Mosaics, borders, tiles, vases, lamps, sinks, Main markets: Latvia tabletops (material - amber, composite).

Company offers: Natural herbal tea, natural herbal drugs/ Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution components, herbal pillows, environmental projects and consultancy.

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting.

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. ADD ADVAITA INTERNATIONAL

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 2 Eglu Str., Talsi, LV-3201 Address: 2A K.Ulmana gatve, Riga, LV-1004 Phone: +371 29243787 Phone: +371 67780780 Fax: +371 63291610 Fax: +371 67780781 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.afterdog.eu Website: www.advaitaart.com

Director: Mr Arturs Zalmansons Director: Mr Igors Jemcevs Contact Person: Mr Andris Kirsentals Contact Person: Mr Igors Jemcevs Year of Foundation: 2009 Year of Foundation: 2011 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 9 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 95 700 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 12 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% as a share of annual turnover: <10% Type: Producer; Trade Type: Producer; Trade. Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Manufacturing and selling of goods associated with a ADD Ltd produces an innovative design bio pet waste healthy lifestyle. collecting box. Main markets: Europe, USA, Russia, Australia Main markets: Europe, USA, Japan Company offers: Pranamat Eco - created for personal use Company offers: Afterdog bio box – innovative environment with 100% natural materials, such as linen and coconut friendly bio degradable design product created by fibre, friendly to you and nature. All the materials of Pranamat company ADD. This pet poop collecting box provides the Eco are natural, eco-friendly products that will attune you most important feature – when collecting pet waste there to the textures of nature. is no need to feel the poop itself. It has it is using simplicity; it is hygienic and has been made from environment friendly recycling paper. The box will biologically break up and is 100% biodegradable. ABB presents itself as a user- and pet- friendly product. The AfterDog Bio Box is planned to be designed in different sizes and colors to suit any special need or personal preference at your desire. Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Component/material supplier; Licensing. Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Cooperation in production/manufacturing. Certificates in use: Product Conformity Certificate Nr. 0000519, Certification Centre, Latvian Academy of Sciences Certificates in use: patent pending

3 AG.GI MONDO ALGOREGO

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 205-32, Bauskas Str., Riga, LV-1076 Address: 2 Amu Str., Riga, LV-1030 Phone: +371 27845580 Phone: +371 26522224 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.myfamilytree.lv Website: www.algorego.com

Director: Ms Iveta Gruzite Director: Mr Peteris Rucevskis Contact Person: Ms Iveta Gruzite Contact Person: Mr Peteris Rucevskis Year of Foundation: 2010 Year of Foundation: 2006 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 4 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 5 673 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 10 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 28 000

Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2%

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% as a share of annual turnover: >31%

Type: Producer Type: Producer; Service

Main activities/description of business profile: Company produces a brand new product - visual aid for creating family tree “My Family Tree” for families with children (aged 4-12). Product could also be used in the primary schools and kindergartens. “My Family Tree” is made of cardboard.

Main markets: Latvia

Company offers: Board game “My Family Tree”

Interested in co-operation: Distribution

Certificates in use: CE Main activities/description of business profile: Company has developed a unique solution for automatic processing of paper documents (bills, invoices, checks, etc.). The technology enables substitution of manual data entry by data reading and direct exporting to information systems (ERPs, CRMs, etc.). The company is looking for a strategic cooperation partner with existing distribution network for adaptation of the technology to specific needs and marketing.

Main markets: Western Europe, Scandinavia, Russia

Company offers: Innovative data recognition technology

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Licensing

4 AMBER POWER AMBER CRO Legal status: Ltd Address: 2 Bringu Str., Riga, LV-1058 Legal status: Ltd Phone: +371 2939 0485 Address: 38/1 Daugavas Str., Marupe, LV-2167 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +371 67896265 Website: www.amberpower.lv Fax: +371 67465206 E-mail: [email protected] Director: Mr Kaspars Garkevics Website: www.amber-cro.com Contact Person: Mr Kaspars Garkevics Year of Foundation: 2011 Director: Mr Dzintars Sarkanbiksis Number of employees: <10 Contact Person: Ms Julija Gabrusenoka, vice president Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 0 Year of Foundation: 2007 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 000 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 200 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 400 000 technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Investments in development of new products, services, Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Type: Producer; Engineering; Consultancy as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20%

Main activities/description of business profile: Type: Research; Service Development of power electronics, SCADA. Engineering outsourcing and consultancy. Manufacturing in limited Main activities/description of business profile: amounts. Professional supervision of clinical trials with the medical devices, medical and others product. Main markets: Europe Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus Company offers: Renewable energy source systems, electronics engineering; rectifiers and inverters. Company offers: AmberCRO provides following services: Study Design, Protocol Development, Case report Form, Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Design and Preparation; Selection process. Site and Development; Joint venture; Cooperation in production/ Investigator selection; Regulatory Consultation. Preparation manufacturing. and submission of Regulatory documents (clinical trial application/ Notification); Interaction with the Investigator. AmberCRO has its own Data Base with experienced investigators (endocrinology, cardiology, inflammatory diseases, surgery, neurology, psychiatry, vascular surgery, gastroenterology, urology, oncology, dermatology, ophthalmology, (dentists, paediatricians), etc; Organize Investigator meeting, qualify and train Investigators; ICH/ GCP training; Site Management and Monitoring Based on SOP’s and study specific procedures; Site Initiation; Monitoring visits; 100% SDV; Adverse Event report and Site Closure visits.

Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; Subcontracting.

Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008

5 AMBERPHONE AMERI KNITWEAR

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 66 – 34 Gertrudes Str., Riga, LV-1009 Address: 32b Rupniecibas Str., Riga, LV-1045 Phone: +371 67296963 Phone: +371 6720441, +371 29276821 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.amberphone.lv Website: www.ameri.lv

Director: Mr Didzis Andersons Director: Ms Ginta Amerika Contact Person: Mr Didzis Andersons Contact Person: Ms Ginta Amerika Year of Foundation: 2010 Year of Foundation: 2006 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 128 600 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 26 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 200 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20%

Type: Service Type: Producer

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business AmberPhone services range from mobile web, applications profile: AMERI Knitwear produces and business use scenarios and are suitable for the following: exclusive and originally designed business process automation; marketing campaigns; knitwear from natural and healthy, social media; field operation support and other niche and environmental friendly materials: linen, industry specific solutions. wool, cotton, silk, cashmere etc.

Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, CIS Main markets: Germany, Norway, Denmark Company offers: Mobile solutions Company offers: Knitwear – dresses, sweaters, jackets, Interested in cooperation: Distribution; Subcontracting coats, scarfs, hats etc.

Interested in co-operation: End users; designers

Other specific information: AMERI Knitwear has green thinking – uses ecological and recycled yarns – our contribution for environment protection. Sustainable products. AMERI Knitwear has Corporate social responsibility - provides employment for unemployed; provides employment for disabled people; provide employment for socially vulnerable people - new mommies, rural residents, older people; new staff training, thus ensuring the future of light industry; donated materials for social institutions, schools.

6 ANNAHOUSE ANNUSHKANU FACTORY

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 59-46 Slokas Str., Riga, LV-1007 Address: Silakrogs, Liedagi 9, Ropazu region, LV-2133 Phone: +371 26472202 Phone: +371 28392007 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.annahouse.lv Website: www.afactory.lv

Director: Ms Agnese Irbe Director: Ms Ivita Krastina Contact Person: Ms Agnese Irbe Contact Person: Ms Ivita Krastina Year of Foundation: 2010 Year of Foundation: 2010 Number of employees: < 10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 10 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 7 500 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 50 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 400 000

Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2%

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Producer Type: Producer

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of Annahouse invents, designs and produces cardboard toys business profile: for children. Annahouse produce toys in Latvia from children Annushkanu Factory Ltd produces and environmentally friendly materials. Annahouse offers high-quality, beautiful and practical a simple toy, one that evokes a child’s imagination, things of wood. Annushkanu developing a creative spirit and vision through acting Factory Ltd nature of business: with parents and friends, creating his/her own special toy. wooden ironing boards “Gludināmais Annahouse do not offer a readymade, painted, talking or koks” production and marketing of dancing toy. We want to provide an impulse for play, an Latvian, Baltic and European states idea, while the rest is developed and created by the child and producing timber frame houses himself/herself! in the Scandinavian countries.

Main markets: Norway, Germany, UK, Latvia, Lithuania, Main markets: Norway, Latvia Estonia, Sweden, Finland Company offers: Wood-framed houses, terraces, gazebos, Company offers: Cardboard toys, other cardboard products wooden ironing boards.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Interested in co-operation: End users; Component/material Cooperation in production/manufacturing. supplier; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; New cooperation partners. Certificates in use: CE

Other specific information: Annahouse Ltd is working on environment friendly labour equipment from cardboard in cooperation with MILIOT Science from Finland. For more information please visit www.miliot.com

7 ART SOAPWORKS ARTA-F

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: JSC Address: 14 Krumu Str., Liepaja, LV-3405 Address: 17/19 Maskavas Str., Riga, LV-1050 Phone: +371 63488363 Phone: +371 67358778 Fax: +371 63488363 Fax: +371 67227877 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.artsoapworks.com Website: www.arta-f.lv

Director: Mr Aivars Biezbardis Director: Mr A. Andreev Contact Person: Mr Gints Locmelis Contact Person: Ms Julia Kolupaeva Year of Foundation: 2009 Year of Foundation: 1991 (1854) Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: > 251 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 15 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 3 500 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 25 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 3 500 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ as a share of annual turnover: <10% technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Producer Type: Producer; Engineering.

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Production of handmade soap combining both excellent ARTA-F is the leading Baltic producer of zippers and qualities of natural ingredients and attractiveness of a accessories for lingerie, clothing, footwear and military. good design. Each soap cube makes a real piece of art. The company supplies a wide range of accessories to more than 120 companies in Northern and Eastern Europe. Main markets: Latvia, Germany, Greece Main markets: CIS, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Company offers: Handmade bath products of excellent quality and unique designc Company offers: Zippers, Lingerie accessories, Apparel accessories, Military accessories, Footwear accessories, Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution Wire accessories.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Component/material supplier; Cooperation in production/ manufacturing

Certificates in use: GOST, Oeko-Tex

8 AUCTORITAS FOOD HYGIENE AUTONAMS LABORATORY Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 21 Aizkraukles Str., Riga, LV-1006 Address: 9a Skanstes Str., Riga, LV-1013 Phone: +371 67558757 Phone: +371 67501850 Fax: +371 67551475 Fax: +371 67501840 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.auctoritas.lv Website: www.autonams.lv, www.skybrake.com

Director: Mr Edgars Baranovics Director: Mr Edvins Panders Contact Person: Mr Edgars Baranovics Contact Person: Mr Filips Rubenis Year of Foundation: 2001 Year of Foundation: 1994 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 175 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 495 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 177 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 2 100 000

Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: > 4%

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20%

Type: Service; Consultancy Type: Producer; Research; Trade

Main activities/description of business profile: Microbiological testing of food, raw materials, water and hygiene samples and animal feed. Development and validation of a new microbiological methods. Consultations – quality assurance and risk evaluation in food industry.

Main markets: Latvia Main activities/description of business profile: Fleet management products, vehicle alarms and immobilizers, Company offers: Microbiological testing of food, raw Pay-As-You-Drive devices materials, water and hygiene samples and animal feed. Main markets: UK, France, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Interested in co-operation: Testing Bulgaria, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

Certificates in use: Accreditation according ISO 17025 Company offers: Vehicle security systems (car alarms & immobilisers), GPS Tracking devices for fleet management, GPS Tracking devices for Pay-As-You-Drive insurance and system, Automated meter readers, Wireless communication devices, units for digital data transmission.

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Cooperation in production/manufacturing

Certificates in use: ISO 9001

9 BALTAS NAKTIS BALTIC SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 14 Berzu Str., Balozi, Kekavas region, LV-2112 Address: 26 Ganibu Dambis, Riga, LV-1005 Phone: +371 29493584 Phone: +371 67383947 Fax: +371 67622665 Fax: +371 67382620 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mario.lv Website: www.bsi.lv

Director: Mr Andrejs Magomedovs Director: Mr Vladimir Gostilo Contact Person: Ms Elina Grebesko Contact Person: Mr Anton Nazarenko, Sales director. Year of Foundation: 1995 Year of Foundation: 1994 Number of employees: 51-250 Number of employees: 51-250 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 762 080 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 2 179 142 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 2 703 456 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 3 100 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% as a share of annual turnover: >31%

Type: Producer Type: Producer; Research; Service; Trade

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Baltas Naktis Ltd is a confectionary manufacturer based Baltic Scientific Instruments specializes in the development in Latvia. Main product lines include: bread rings, crisp and production of Si, HPGe, CdZnTe/CdTe semiconductor breads, biscuits, breakfast cereals, marshmallows, bread detectors and spectrometric devices on their basis. The and other baked goods. The company manages it’s own products of the company are detectors, spectrometers and sales, 40% of the annual turnover is exported to more systems for registration of various types of ionizing radiation. than 12 countries. In 2011 the company employed circa 75 Baltic Scientific Instruments products are applied in nuclear people, the turnover grew by 30% compared to year 2010. energetic and ecology, geology and mineral resource industry, medicine and research activities, customs Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Israel, UK, USA, control and other spheres. Baltic Scientific Instruments also Germany, Greece, Ireland develops and produces XRF analyzers for on-line element composition analysis of minerals on the conveyer belt or at Company offers: Production of baked goods flow and for on-line measurement of the coating thickness on the metal and non-metal belts and foils. Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier; Main markets: Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Testing. Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, China, South Korea, Japan, India

Company offers: Si, HPGe, CdZnTe/CdTe semiconductor detectors and spectrometric devices on their basis; XRF analyzers. Cooperation in the area of manufacturing, development and sales of semiconductor detectors and spectrometric devices, and XRF analyzers.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier; Cooperation in production/manufacturing

Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008

10 BALTICOVO BARONS CONSULTING

Legal status: JSC Legal status: Ltd Address: Iecava, LV-3913 Address: 92-3 Bruņinieku Str., Riga, LV-1009 Phone: +371 63943834 Phone: + 371 29332218 Fax: + 371 63943850 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.barons-consulting.com Website: www.balticovo.lv Director: Ms Liene Barone Director: Mr Arnis Veinbergs Contact Person: Ms Liene Barone Contact Person: Mr Arnis Veinbergs Year of Foundation: 2011 Year of Foundation: 1972 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 51-250 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 0 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 21 300 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 20 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 22 000 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: ,5%-2% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% as a share of annual turnover: <10% Type: Engineering; Research; Service; Consultancy; Trade; Type: Producer technology Transfer

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Balticovo is the major producer of table eggs and egg Barons Consulting Ltd is a consulting and management products in the Northern Europe. Feed grain processing, company based in Riga, Latvia. We are an official distributor production of compound feed, pullet rearing, processing of Sat Internet Services GmbH offering to national and of poultry manure and providing of logistics service are international retail and business customers Tooway™ sub-branches resulting from or related to the basic activities - fully satellite-based broadband service with up to 10 of the company. Balticovo annual egg production volume is Mbps high speed access to the Internet. Tooway™ offers above 500 million and experience of more than 30 years high-speed Internet subscriptions, starting from just 1 Ls allows Balticovo to be an undisputed leader within its branch. per day, for a service that is up to 150 times faster than traditional dial-up connection, at the quality of ADSL2, Main markets: EU for a price comparable to ADSL. In cooperation with Temeka GmbH for industries dealing with liquids such Company offers: Egg and egg products as oil and petroleum we are offering a certified storage tank calibration solution that is faster, more accurate and Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Cooperation in more cost-effective: Trimble 3D Tank Calibration Solution production/manufacturing for calibrating vertical and horizontal storage tanks. The Trimble Tank Calibration Solution meets all legal requirements Certificates in use: BRC Food, IFS Food, ISO 22000:2005 of measurement engineering and delivers the standardized results with optimal accuracy. The Trimble solution is certified in Germany by the Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (German National Metrology Institute, PTB) in Braunschweig.

Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

Company offers: High speed Internet via satellite and Trimble 3D Tank Calibration

Interested in cooperation: End users; Subcontracting

11 BF-ESSE BIENE ELECTRONICS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd. Address: 26/28 Jekaba Str., Riga, LV-1050 Address: 24, buiding 1 – 53 Rusonu Str., Riga, LV-1057 Phone: +371 67323499 Phone: +371 29106159 Fax: +371 67323499 Fax: +371 67131569 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.fitesten.lv, www.bfesse.lv Web site: www.bieneelectronics.com

Director: Ms Iveta Linde Director: Mr Aleksejs Gavrilovs Contact Person: Ms Iveta Linde Contact Person: Mr Aleksejs Gavrilovs Year of Foundation: 1991 Year of Foundation: 1992 Number of employees: 11-50 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 377 507 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 100 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 422 495 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro):100 000

Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover:>4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover:>4%

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover:>31% as a share of annual turnover:>31%

Type: Producer; Research; Trade; Distributor Type: Producer; Engineering

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: BF-esse is Latvian medical and biotechnological company Biene Electronics offers GSM remote control and monitoring that operates since 1992. One of the important directions module design, development and manufacture. Biene of the company is the development of the new generation Electronics offers documentation with source code for our of natural drugs, their thorough research, organization of GSM modules; Biene Electronics can modify software for manufacturing, as well as implementation and promotion your project and offer best decision for your project. on the market of drugs and biologically active supplements. It is owing to the task-oriented efforts and resources of the Main markets: EU, South and North America, Middle East. BF-esse that the first important result has been achieved: complete cycle of development of the Fitesten drug, its Company offers: GSM remote control and monitoring clinical approbation, organization of the production, as module well as drugs implementation on the market of drugs and biologically active supplements. The BF-esse specialists Interested in co-operation: Distribution continue their active work on the creation of another line of drugs for liver activity improvement, immunomodulators and antibacterial phytoagents, a lack of which is still observed in the inventory of the corresponding drugs.

Main markets: Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan

Company offers: New generation of natural drugs – Fitesten which contains more than 100 unique biologically active substances mainly - active thick pine extract that stimulates gastrointestinal mucosal damage recovery processes and immunoglobulin output, and is responsible for the body’s defenses.

Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Distribution. 12 BIMIL BIOGRAPH ORGANIC SWEET

Legal status: Ltd LLegal status: Ltd Address: 2 Skolas Str., Metriena, Metriena district, Madona Address: 7 Peldu Str., Jelgava, LV-3002 area, LV-4865 Phone: +371 28632829 Phone: +371 22066298 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.biographorganicsweets.lv Website: www.bimil.lv Director: Mr Didzis Desainis Director: Mr Gatis Jasko Contact Person: Mr Renars Nadrickis Contact Person: Mr Gatis Jasko Year of Foundation: 2010 Year of Foundation: 2009 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 500 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 52 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 10 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 30 000 Investments in development Investments in development of new products, services, of new products, services, Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Type: Producer; Research technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% Main activities/description of business profile: Bimil Ltd is Biotech Company providing services of new Type: Producer functional product development for food and cosmetic industry. Ltd Bimil is also supplement food manufacturer, Main activities/description of manufacturing own products and offering contract business profile: manufacturing. Company Biograph organic sweets currently is in the Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Scandinavian product launch phase and countries its main business direction is production of ecological sweets processing only biologically certified fruits and berries.

Main markets: Latvia

Company offers: Biograph organic sweets has developed two new products - Fruit Cubes un Fruit Sticks which will Company offers: Development of new functional food be offered for the distribution to new markets. and cosmetic products; Development and adoption of production technologies for new products; Pilot scale Interested in co-operation: Distribution contract manufacturing of supplement food products in tablets and capsules.

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Component/ material supplier; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting

13 BIOLAR OLAINE CHEMICAL PLANT BIORGANIK

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 3 Rupnicu Str., Olaine, LV-2114 Address: 122/3-16 Bikernieku, Riga, LV-1079 Phone: +371 67966555 Phone: +371 29189748 Fax: +371 67964010 Fax: +371 67819381 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.biolar.lv Website: www.biorganik.lv

Director: Mr Samodurov Nikolay Director: Ms Iveta Cirule Contact Person: Mr Lapins Armands Contact Person: Ms Iveta Cirule Year of Foundation: 1962 Year of Foundation: 2010 Number of employees: 51-250 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 14 000 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 7 600 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 16 000 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 10 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/ as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30% services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Producer Type: Producer; Consultancy; Trade. Main activities/description of business profile: Olaine chemical plant Biolar - is one of the leading chemical Main activities/description of business enterprises in Baltic States. Company produces various profile: products of difficult organic synthesis, raw materials for Creating, developing, selling of natural paint and varnish industry, large assortment of finished and organic products for health and paint and varnish production, auto and domestic chemistry beauty; business consulting and export and metal cans. consultations for bio/eco producers.

Main markets: Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Belarus, Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Russia Estonia, UK

Company offers: Chemical products, Paints and varnishes Company offers: Natural and organic materials, Auto and domestic chemistry products for health and beauty

Interested in co-operation: End users; Component/material Interested in co-operation: End users; supplier; Cooperation in production/manufacturing Distribution; Cooperation in production/ manufacturing Certificates in use: ISO 9001 Other specific information: registrated trade mark BIORGANIK.

14 BIOSAN BIOTECHNICAL CENTER (BTC)

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: JSC Address: 7, building 2 Ratsupites Str., Riga LV-1067 Address: 27 Dzerbenes Str., Riga, LV-1006 Phone: +371 67426137 Phone: +371 67553518 Fax: +371 67428101 Fax: +371 67553518 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.biosan.lv Website: www.bioreactors.net, www.btc-automation.lv

Director: Mr Vasily Bankovsky Director: Mr Juris Vanags Contact Person: Ms Polina Heifec Contact Person: Mr Juris Vanags Year of Foundation: 1992 Year of Foundation: 1996 Number of employees: 51-250 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 4 400 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 403 488 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 5 000 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 825 265

Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4%

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30% technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31%

Type: Producer; Engineering; Research; Service; Trade Type: Producer; Engineering.

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description Biosan focuses on production of Medical-Biological Research of business profile: and Technologies. Biosan philosophy is to develop modern Biotechnical Centre company exciting personal products for sample preparation in the field operates with different of genomics, proteomics and cellomics. The latest trends are manufacture, public utilities the result of diagnostics technology shifting on a level of and environment processes detection of bio - polymorphism of genetic, metabolitic and control and management. cell diseases. Biosan has focused all the efforts on sample We cooperate with scientific preparation to help minimise the number of mistakes research organizations and actively carry out different during procedures. Mistakes accumulate due to smaller industrial projects. Due to this we are a really innovative sample volumes used, lack of intermediate temperature company. On the first stage of its work the company was control during mixing, lack of systems for air deactivation in orientated on processes control in biotechnology and food laboratories during operation. Innovation, design and focus production. The experience taken from those branches on the individual consumer proved to be in demand in the was successfully proceeded in chemical industry. Over the world biotechnological market and during recent years last year successful actifity was started in automatization of Biosan’s Personal Laboratory products have become environment protection (cleansing equipment) and public well-known all over the world under different leading utilities (water and heating supply) processes control. brands (e.g. Boeco, Grant-bio, KiskerBiotech, Seoulin Biosciences, Iwaki, Lab4You, Вектор-Бест, etc.). In Europe, Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Germany, Russia and CIS countries Biosan market under our own. Switzerland

Main markets: EU, Russia, CIS Company offers: Bioreactors. Process automation projects

Company offers: Development, production and distribution of Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & products for sample preparation for the needs of laboratories. Development; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting. Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution. Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008

Certificates in use: CE, ISO 9001: 2008, CO 15 CEPA ENGINEERING CONTRA CANCRUM COLI, R&D CENTRE Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Scientific organization Address: 4-1 Rasenes Str., Upesciems, Garkalnes district, Address: 7/1-55 Ranka dambis, Riga, LV-1048. LV-2137 Phone: +371 26768686, + 371 28850123 Phone: +371 29130919 Fax: +371 67611393 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.cepa.lv Website: www.coloncancer.lv

Director: Mr Andrejs Cepuritis Director: Mr Sergey Matasov Contact Person: Mr Andrejs Cepuritis Contact Person: Ms Anda Borisova Year of Foundation: 2010 Year of Foundation: 2000 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 30 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 200 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 30 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Engineering; Consultancy Type: Producer; Engineering; Research

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Development of sustainable solutions for construction and Research, development of innovative medical devices for real estate markets, based on engineering services and struggle against colon cancer. management of design and development works. Structural solutions for low energy consumption developments. Main markets: Worldwide

Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Company offers: The Centre has available: working-able samples of “Colonoscope” and “Intubator”, technical Company offers: Design and design management services. documentation on the devices, proof-of-concept. The Engineering development and consultant services. Centre offers: the products for financial investments, establishing of manufacturing, cooperation in Interested in co-operation: End users; Research&Development; manufacturing, joint clinical investigations/trials and Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting. licensing.

Certificates in use: Design management and structural Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & design certificates, passive house consultant certificate Development; Component/material supplier; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; financing. Other specific information: CEPA Engineering is a Member of International Passive House Association and Passive House Latvia.

16 CORMACK CONSULTANCY BALTIC DENDROLIGHT LATVIA

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 51-12 Elizabetes Str., Riga, LV-1010 Address: 32 Kustes dambis, Ventspils, LV-3601 Phone: + 371 29918829 Phone: +371 63620855 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Fax: +371 63620855 Website: www.consultcormack.com, www.ccbaltic.eu E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.dendrolight-latvia.com Director: Mr Charles Cormack Contact Person: Ms Anna Rozenfelde Director: Mr Janis Vasuks Year of Foundation: 2007 Contact Person: Ms Dace Biteniece Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 2008 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 25 000 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 20 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 2 400 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 800 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Technologies as percentage of annual turnover:2%-4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover:<10% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Service Type: Producer; Trade. Main activities/description of business profile: CCB offer a full range of expert support and business Main activities/description of business profile: development services to Baltic companies (who wants to Dendrolight Latvia Ltd is young company. It invested a enter in UK, Russia or India markets), including Market considerable amount of money in the implementation of Access, Sales Support and Investment services. an innovative project “The development of the DendroLight® solid wood cellular material production plant in Ventspils”. Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, UK and Ireland, The goal was to establish a DendroLight® material production Russia, India plant, so in 2008 Dendrolight Latvia Ltd was founded. In the spring of 2009, an 7000 m2 computerized production Company offers: Development of Market Entry Strategy, plant were created. Approximately 26,5 million Euros were partner search, trade missions. invested in this plant. The unique equipment was especially manufactured in Germany by the wood processing Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & equipment giant Weinig Group AG and in Austria by the Development; Distribution; Subcontracting Swiss company DendroSolutions AG.

Main markets: Europe, Asia, USA

Company offers: Middle layer material, 3-layer panels, door blanks, stair threads, building blocks, 3D curved panels.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier; Licensing; Testing.

Certificates in use: FSC 100%, FSC Mix

Other specific information: Only licensed producers of this product in the world

17 DATA PRO GROUP

Legal status: Ltd in 2009. The portal offers pupils an opportunity to train Address: 5 Valguma Str., Riga, LV-1007 on their own for the future tests and exams, to participate Phone: +371 67214422 in competitions and win amazing prizes, to follow their Fax: +371 67214425 learning progress, to solve daily exercises and to search for E-mail: [email protected] new learning opportunities. For e-health monitoring Data Website: www.dataprogrupa.com Pro Grupa Ltd. has developed Heart Passport - monitoring system for screening of cardiovascular system of Latvian Director: Mr Vladislavs Mazurs children and teenagers. The remote patient monitoring Contact Person: Mr Valerijs Nikitins solution is designed to perform early diagnostics of Year of Foundation: 2002 cardiovascular diseases for pupils. Heart Passport includes Number of employees: 11-50 a web-based E-MED centre, software application and Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 78 084 wireless 1-lead cardiograph (Cardie). The system provides Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 46 759 a patient data management system that digitally stores results of various diagnostic tests. Designed to address a Investments in development of new products, services, variety of healthcare settings, our system offers operational technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% capabilities in health centres at schools bringing the service close to its main target group. At the moment 25 Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies schools in Latvia are already using this service. as a share of annual turnover: >31% Main markets: EU, Russia, Ukraine. Type: Service Company offers: E-learning solutions, e-health monitoring Main activities/description of business profile: solutions. Data Pro Grupa Ltd has declared that company’s mission is to improve the quality of life by using information and Interested in co-operation: End users; Research&Development; communication technologies. This is why the main business Joint venture activities are linked with education and health sectors. Two main goals of the company are: to develop and Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008, Information technology, implement innovative and progressive learning solutions education and biophysical measurements system design, based on overall tendencies in education and to develop development and maintenance, since 2007. and implement new ICT solutions in medicine and health care. Other specific information: Wireless 1-lead cardiograph Since 2006 Data Pro Grupa Ltd. has been working on “Cardie” (“DP-ECG-1”) is certified by the Service of Health developing new computerized learning system – GenExis. Care and Social Development Control of the Russian The initial idea of GenExis was to develop a learning platform Federation (registration certificate nr. ФСЗ 2008/03344). for vocational education and training. Today GenExis can be used as a fully online distance learning solution for any subject, study program or educational sector. The unique feature of GenExis is the content generation principle that is incorporated into the content editor. Each learning object in GenExis is created in a form of template with variable components that randomly generates 10 or more variations. GenExis is already being used in Bicton College (UK) and in more than 10 schools in Latvia. It is also being implemented on national level in Slovak Republic (as a part of two projects ‘Modernization of Education process in Primary Schools’ and ‘Modernization of Education process in Secondary Schools’). Based on GenExis System new portal uzdevumi.lv for school education was developed and launched in Latvia

18 DESIGN BUREAU H2E DIGITAL MIND

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: JSC Address: 118-316 Kr. Valdemara Str., Riga, LV-1013 Address: 15/25 Jurkalnes Str., Riga, LV-1046 Phone: +371 67385444 Phone: +371 67409555 Fax: +371 67385445 Fax: +371 67409552 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.h2e.lv Website: www.digitalmind.lv

Director: Ms Inguna Elere Director: Mr Rinalds Sluckis, Chairman of the Board Contact Person: Ms Dagnija Balode Contact Person: Ms Ilze Pujate Year of Foundation: 2007 Year of Foundation: 2005 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 164 750 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 300 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 199 210 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 500 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Service; Consultancy. Type: Consultancy

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description The objective of Design office H2E is a high quality design of business profile: produced in Latvia- creative, contemporary design solutions Digital Mind improves the way organizations manage for city environment, exposition and spatial design, product and operate the business information. Digital Mind aim design, graphic design, design strategies and concepts is to create work environment where organizations can development, professional designers’ team work with high increase their competitiveness by working more convenient class professionals in implementation of projects. H2E is and being more successful and efficient. Digital Mind staff characterized as an interdisciplinary company open to goes into and understands customer needs, offering the cooperation with various fields’ professionals. Company most successful technologies and approaches to address value is provision of high quality services and a creative them. Digital Mind value - professionalism and experience and individual approach to every project. acquired over the years - is the basis for customer benefits. In the Prime Investment report Digital Mind was named as Main markets: Latvia company which achieved the most rapid growth of income from providing IT services in Baltics in 2010. Company offers: Graphic design, Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Western Europe, Interior design, Russia, Ukraine Environmental design, Product design, Company offers: Digital Mind is a company, providing business Digital design, Design process management consultancy and solutions. We are strategies offering both effective process management instruments and its’ automation methodologies, which allow to organize Interested in co-operation: End users; Component/material work of private and public sector institutions better, as well as supplier to manage information and raise productivity of employees.

Interested in co-operation: End users

Certificates in use: Microsoft Silver Partner

19 DIVI DATORIKAS INSTITUTS DORA EKO

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 40-34 Avotu Str., Riga, LV-1009 Address: 1b-36 Strauta Str., Upesciems, Garkalnes area, Phone: +371 67291020 LV-2137 Fax: +371 67844994 Phone: + 371 29419663 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.di.lv Website: www.meistardarbs.lv

Director: Ms Zane Bicevska, DSc. comp Director: Ms Ilze Saleniece Contact Person: Ms Zane Bicevska, DSc. comp Contact Person: Ms Ilze Saleniece Year of Foundation: 1995 Year of Foundation: 2008 Number of employees: 11-50 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 026 723 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 4 200 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 000 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 6 500

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20%

Type: Engineering; Research; Service; Consultancy Type: Service, e-commerce

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: The company provides the following services: software Website for Latvian goods handmade and small design, development and implementation, integration and manufacturing localisation of information systems, implementation of open source solutions and IT consulting; solutions for financial Main markets: Latvia, UK, Ireland services sector: securities accounting and transaction system; asset management information system, multi-currency Company offers: Provide internet platform for advertising transaction accounting system; Business process workflow handmade goods and small manufacturing directly to management system; Business process modeling solution potential clients through the internet. and tool; Producers and perfomers claim accounting and remuneration distribution solution; Web based budget Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution planning and reporting solutions for governmental and public organizations; Web based business intalligence and statisical analysis system; Social services management solution; Automated computer skill testing solution (MS Office; Open Source)

Main markets: Latvia, EU, USA

Company offers: Software design, development and implementation, integration and localisation of information systems, implementation of open source solutions, IT consulting and R&D.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting

Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008, MS Silver Data Platform, MS Certified Technology Specialists, PMP, ISTQB, SCRUM Master 20 DORES FABRIKA DPA

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 7 Dardu Str., Ieriki, Drabesu district, Amata region, Address: 75 Elizabetes Str., Riga, LV-1010 LV-4139 Phone: +371 67509900 Phone: +371 64170170 Fax: +371 67509906 Fax: +371 64170171 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.dpa.lv Website: www.dores.lv Director: Mr Juris Vilders Director: Mr Juris Dzenis Contact Person: Ms Anda Jankovica Contact Person: Mr Juris Dzenis Year of Foundation: 1997 Year of Foundation: 2004 Number of employees: 51-250 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 12 491 598 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 718 350 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 12 700 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 950 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Producer; Service; Type: Producer Consultancy; Trade

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/descrip- The up-to-date log house factory Dores is established tion of business profile: combining the wisdom and cultural heritage of our DPA Ltd. is one of forefathers together with modern technology and fine most recognized and sense of style. It is the place where high quality timber awarded local partners meets knowledgeable log house jewellers to turn into by Microsoft, having deep understanding about local and home of life, relaxing bathhouse or contemporary building for regional markets and distinguished with deep expertise any purpose. Our craftsmen have found a unique corner and competence in fields of software licensing, infrastructure joint solution that overthrows the traditional opinion on a solutions and software development. DPA Ltd provides log house in terms of shape, wind and water resistance. It complete IT packages for the clients and DPA is proud of is the most up-to-date log house factory in the Northern their excellent business practice and high ethical standards. Europe. It covers a full production circle from a fresh cut The people are highly qualified and fully certified development timber to a milled laminated log. In manufacturing only most and infrastructure specialists. recent and innovative technologies are used. All timber suppliers hold an international quality certificate. Delivery to Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia anywhere in the World. Eminent milling and unique corner joint ensures high frost, wind and water resistance. High Company offers: DPA Ltd. Offers to their clients: Core and quality laminated log ensures low settling percentage. advanced infrastructure solutions; Business applications (messaging, collaboration and information management Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, France, solutions); Security support and audits; IT consultancy; Spain Specialist education solutions and Software licensing.

Company offers: Log houses and wood constructions Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & from laminated and planed beams Development; Subcontracting; Testing.

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Cooperation in Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008. Microsoft Certified production/manufacturing; Subcontracting Partner with Gold competencies: Systems Management; Volume Licensing. Certificates in use: FSC 21 ECOGEN EDGE TECHNOLOGIES

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 92-3 Dzirnavu Str., Riga, LV-1050 Address: 11-89 Lielirbes Str., Riga, LV-1046 Phone: +371 29118337 Phone: +371 27723777 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ecogen.lv We site: www.edgetech.lv

Director: Mr Artjoms Grivkovs Director: Mr Guntis Jansons Contact Person: Mr Artjoms Grivkovs Contact Person: Mr Guntis Jansons Year of Foundation: 2009 Year of Foundation: 2010 Number of employees: 11-50 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 329 197 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 0 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 9 500 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 50 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31%

Type: Producer; Engineering; Research; Trade Type: Engineering; Technology Transfer

Main activities/description of business profile: Biogas station design; biofertilizer production of the digestate and peat mixture; biogas use in transport; biogas production.

Main markets: Europe Main activities/description of business profile: Company offers: Biogas stations (designing, construction Core business of EDGE Technologies is development and and putting into service), vehicles powered by biogas as implementation of telecommunication equipment and fuel, cogeneration plant installation. solutions. EDGE Technologies is exclusive distributor of ZTE Corporations products and solutions in territory of Latvia. Interested in co-operation: End users; Research&Development; Same time, our team’s know-how and international Component/material supplier; Joint venture; Cooperation cooperation is allowing us to develop our own solutions, in production/manufacturing. in cooperation with R&D and production centres in Asia. As first step towards our product portfolio was launch of Certificates in use: Construction Merchant Registration SFP/XFP Optical transceiver product line, and we continue Certificate to work on other new products. EDGE Technologies offers a broad product line of high quality and price competitive optical network transceivers in a variety of packaging configurations which have applications primarily in metro and access networks.

Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

Company offers: Data Communication solutions and Optical Transceiver product portfolio.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution

22 EKOELL EKOMAKO

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 140-413 Ropazu Str., Riga, LV-1006 Address: Ruki, Amata, Amata area., Drabesu district, Phone: +371 67542454, +371 29422536 LV-4139 Fax: +371 67542454 Phone: +371 26448011 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ekoell.lv Website: www.ekomako.lv

Director: Ms Gunta Fisere Director: Ms Linda Silite Contact Person: Ms Gunta Fisere Contact Person: Ms Linda Silite Year of Foundation: 1989 Year of Foundation: 2009 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 24 650 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 14 300 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 35 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 21 400

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technolo- Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies gies as a share of annual turnover: <10% as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Producer Type: Producer

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/ Producer of natural, hand made cosmetics – creams, tonics, description of peeling creams, massage oils. business profile: EkoMako Ltd is Main markets: Latvia offering egg noodle made in Latvia after granny’s recipe. In the assortment of Company offers: Natural hand made skin care products. the enterprise there are several sorts that differ not only with their form, but with the particularity of their tastes. Main Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Testing value of the product is fresh, natural ingredients from Latvian farms as well as handwork that give noodle special taste and distinguished quality. No artificial colors, preservatives or other chemicals are used during manufacturing. Novelty – sweet egg noodle. Made from berries grown in Latvia those are rich with minerals, vitamins and biologically active substances. These noodles are foreseen for preparation of natural milk soups. Sweet noodle is a delicious tuck in everyday menu. EkoMako Ltd is actively introducing line of products from biologically grown ingredients thus supplying consumers with fresh, tasty and genuine food, taking into respect natural ecosystems. That is a reason why we produce biological egg noodles using locally grown materials from biological farms.

Main markets: Latvia

Company offers: Home egg noodles

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution

23 ELLAT DPA ELMI

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 214A Brivibas Ave. Riga, LV-1039 Address: 21 -136 Aizkraukles Str., Riga, LV-1006 Phone: +371 67316734, +371 29298169 Phone: +371 67558743 Fax: +371 67316733 Fax: +371 67551934 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ellat.lv Website: www.elmi-tech.com

Director: Mr Viktor Vahitov Director: Mr Ivans Mironovs, president of the company Contact Person: Mr Viktor Vahitov Contact Person: Mr Ivans Mironovs Year of Foundation: 1991 Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 1989 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 968 558 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 920 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 743 488 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 857 585 Investments in development of new products, services, Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover:<10% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30% Type: Producer; Engineering; Research; Service Type: Producer; Main activities/description of business profile: Engineering SCADA and resource management systems (project design, manufacturing and installation). Automation control Main activities/description systems for different industrial branches. of business profile: ELMI Ltd. Is a leading Main markets: Latvia, Russia laboratory equipment manufacturer in the Company offers: RTU and SCADA for energetic distribution Baltic States and Russia systems, SCADA and hardware for technogical process operating since 1989. Our focus is supplying the industry automation (water and waste water treatment), SCADA with state-of-art technologies of extra quality and and hardware for public services (municipal illumination performance at reasonable price. Product range is constantly automation systems). updated to fit the very latest and modern techniques and customer desire. Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & The up-to-date business management methods used by Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier; ELMI allow us to operate with low costs and response to Joint venture; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; market needs very fast. ELMI products are produced in the Subcontracting. best manufacturing environment and meet strict quality controls that allows to keep satisfying customers throughout Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008 the years.

Main markets: Europe, Russia, USA, Australia, Asia

Company offers: Laboratory equipment

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution

Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008

24 ELTEHS ENERGOLUKSS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 322b Maskavas Str., Riga, LV-1063 Address: 21-360 Aizkraukles Str., Riga, LV-1006 Phone: +371 29237495 Phone: +371 67542223 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 67800970 Website: www.eltehs.com E-mail: [email protected] We site: www.energolukss.lv Director: Mr Aleksejs Vladimirovs Contact Person: Mr Aleksejs Vladimirovs Director: Mr Mikelis Caunitis Year of Foundation: 2008 Contact Person: Mr Janis Pramnieks Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 1997 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 2 000 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 20 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 3 080 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 4 000 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% Type: Producer; Engineering Type: Producer; Service; Trade Main activities/description of business profile: ELTEHS Ltd main activities: LED solutions design; GSM/GPS Main activities/description of business profile: automatic vehicle location; embedded microcontroller Energolukss is market leader in emergency power supply solutions design, software engineering; electronic products equipment sales, installation and servicing. Distribution manufacturing; consultation, development and support board assembling, rental generators, welding equipment. services. Energy efficiency equipment.

Main markets: EU, Russia, CIS countries, Asia Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark Company offers: GSM/GLONASS AVL systems and personal trackers, LED engines, LED solutions. Company offers: Assembling of distribution boards, designing, energy efficiency equipment. Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier; Cooperation Interested in co-operation: End users; Cooperation in in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting. production/manufacturing; Subcontracting.

Certificates in use: CE

25 ERP PRO EURO PROJECT

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 86F Ulmana gatve., Riga, LV -1046 Address: 85 Brivibas Str., Riga, LV-1001 Phone: +371 67930230 Phone: +371 29222613 Fax: +371 67930231 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.erppro.eu Director: Mr Aivars Trops Contact Person: Mr Aivars Trops Director: Mr Raitis Svarpstons Year of Foundation: 2007 Contact Person: Mr Kaspars Kidals Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 2007 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 170 000 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 150 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 705 470 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 067 160 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Producer; Research

Type: Producer; Service; Consultancy Main activities/description of business profile: Euro Project takes a leading role in screening competitive Main activities/description of business profile: ideas and packs them as a proposal for acquiring development Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions developer such investment. Company establishes connections with software as: Logistics management; Transport management; Forest development labs and investors locally and abroad. Our and Timber processing management; Metal Fabrication market expertise and vision in next trends and usage management; Rental management. Main activities: behaviours combined with marketing knowledge and Development and implementation of e-Commerce attracted specialists, makes a great team and value for solutions; Information and document management start-ups and investors. systems development; Advanced Business intelligence QlickView solutions provider; IT infrastructure support and Main markets: Latvia, Europe, USA maintenance – Microsoft networks and server systems and Business consulting. Company offers: Full project management circle from phase 0 to product launch and marketing. Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; Company offers: Adjustment and implementation of the Joint venture; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; existing solutions; ERP PRO develops entirely new solutions Investment attraction. under specific client’s needs; set up a distributors network for existing solutions and ooutsourcing service or subcontracting.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting

Certificates in use: Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step

Other specific information: Reward „Platinum Mouse 2009” at the Latvian Information and Communication Technology association conference in the category Business Development and E-Commerce

26 GAMMA-A GERCINI

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 15/17 Audupes Str., Riga, LV-1030 Address: Lejasgercini, Burtnieku district, Burtnieku area, Phone: +371 67615142 LV-4206 Fax: +371 67353889 Phone: +371 29282244 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gamma-a.lv We site: www.gercini.com

Director: Ms Julia Lotsik Director: Mr Uldis Renge Contact Person: Ms Julia Lotsik Contact Person: Ms Silvija Renge Year of Foundation: 1995 Year of Foundation: 2009 (1993) Number of employees: > 251 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 21 235 545 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 10 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 25 600 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 250 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% as a share of annual turnover: >31%

Type: Producer Type: Producer

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Enterprise Gamma-A specialises on manufacture of GERCINI is designing, developing, setting up and maintaining high-quality tinned fish products. Production assortment food production machines. Small and powerful filling totals more than 140 names, among which: smored sprats, solutions, cork screw machines, multifunction devices. smoked smelts, sardines, mackerel, herring, sardinell, pate By taking advantage of new from the smoked sprats, cod liver. Separate direction of technologies and combining activity – manufacture of metal cans for the food-processing best software solutions with industry. top controllers, we build the highest quality intelligent Main markets: 44 countries of the world solutions for food production. Company offers: Tinned fish products Main markets: Latvia Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Component/ material supplier Company offers: GERCINI can help to solve a wide Certificates in use: LV Free sale, RF, Kosher, IFS, 91/493/EEC range of business problems with our solutions: Cost reduction by automating and reducing manual work; optimizing business processes; Equipment and solutions required for business growth; Software solutions. Our team is looking forward to communicate with all potential partners and clients.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Component/material supplier; Cooperation in production/manufacturing.

27 GENERA 3100); genotyping and mapping of disease-associated genetic loci and pharmacogenomical studies. Legal status: Ltd Address: 1 Ratsupites Str., Riga, LV-1067 Main markets: Latvia Phone: +371 67425241 Fax: +371 67442407 Company offers: genetic testing, molecular diagnostics, E-mail: [email protected] development of new methods in molecular diagnostics Website: www.genera.lv Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Director: Mr Juris Steinbergs, PhD Development; Joint venture; Testing Contact Person: Mr Juris Steinbergs, PhD Year of Foundation: 2001 Certificates in use: L-194-A, issued on June 22, 2006 by Number of employees: <10 State Agency of Medical Technologies, Ministry of Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 131 000 Healthcare, Latvia Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): ~220 000

Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4%

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Research; Service; Technology Transfer

Main activities/description of business profile: GenEra Ltd Focuses on genetic testing and molecular diagnostics of inherited diseases: Gilbert’s syndrome: deletions/insertions of the (TATA) box of UGT1A; Lactase persistence: SNP C(-13910)T of LCT; Chemochromatosis, inherited: detection of mutations G845A and C187G in HFE; Trombophilia: detection of mutations in genes (F5 (Factor V Leiden thrombophilia): G(1691)A; G(16515)A; G(1628)A; F2 (Prothrombin): G(20210)A; MTHFR: C(677)T; A(1298)C); Haemophilia A and B: detection of mutations by sequencing of genes F8 and F9; Breast and ovarian cancer: detection of 4 mostly common BRCA1 mutations: 5382insC; 185delAG; 300T>G; 4154delA; Chronic myeloid leukaemia: detection of 3 subtypes of “Philadelphia” chromosome (e13-a2 (b2-a2), e14-a2 (b3-a2) and e1-a2) by RT-PCR; Chronic myeloid leukaemia: molecular monitoring of the therapy efficiency of Ph-positive CML by RealTime PCR; Chimerism monitoring after allogenic bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation using STR genotyping; Prenatal analysis of common chromosomal disorders using ChromoQuantTM QF-PCR kit; Paternity testing: analysis of 15 STR-loci (Genotyping for parentage testing and human identification using AmpFlSTR® Identifiler™ PCR Amplification Kit and ABI Prism 310 Genetic Analyzer, Applied Biosystems) Celiac disease: sequencing of DQ2 and DQ8 alleles. GenEra provides Technical services like DNA sequencing (BigDye, ABI Prism

28 GOLUBEVS GRANDEG

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 14 Dzerbenes Str., Riga, LV-1006 Address: 99a Valdemara Str., Ainazi, LV-4035 Phone: +371 22841184 Phone: +371 67185959 Fax: +371 67543386 Fax: +371 67185958 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gols.lv, www.kristals.lv Website: www.grandeg.lv

Director: Mr Sergejs Golubevs Director: Mr Andris Lubins Contact Person: Mr Sergejs Golubevs Contact Person: Mr Andris Lubins Year of Foundation: 1999 Year of Foundation: 1993 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 71 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 840 197 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 87 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 428 571

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20%

Type: Producer; Engineering; Service; Consultancy; Trade Type: Producer

Main activities/ Main activities/description of business profile: description of business Manufacture and sale of Grandeg biomass pellet boilers. profile: Biomass pellets - made of sawdust - is the best fuel of the Stainless steel fastening new century: ecologically clean, non-allergic, safe and elements (for glass, renewable. furniture), and bathroom accessories Main markets: Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, design and Ukraine, Belarus, CIS region manufacturing. Company offers: Biomass pellet boilers, pellet burners Main markets: Latvia, Europe Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution

Company offers: Hotel Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008, Гост Р, The certificate of room equipment: conformity of Ukraine, The certificate of conformity of the showers, accessories, fences (made Stainless steel and glass). Customs Union

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Joint venture; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting

Certificates in use : LV M-4919, LV M-4918, D 10624, D 10623

29 GRINDEKS HEE PHOTONIC LABS

Legal status: JSC Legal status: Ltd Address: 53 Krustpils Str., Riga, LV-1057 Address: 6-25 Nomales Str., Riga, LV-1002 Phone: +371 67083205; +371 67083500 Phone: +371 29395146 Fax: +371 67083505 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] We site: www.heephotonic.eu We site: www.grindeks.lv Director: Mr Andris Treijs Director: Mr Vadims Rabsha, Finance and administrative Contact Person: Mr Andris Treijs director Year of Foundation: 2007 Contact Person: Ms Laila Klavina, Head of Number of employees: <10 Communications department Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 100 000 Year of Foundation: 1946 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 200 000 Number of employees: > 251 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 92 700 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Research; Technology Transfer. Type: Producer; Research; Service; Trade; Technology Main activities/description of Transfer; Registration business profile: The company has developed, Main activities/description and is preparing to manufacture very high resolution and of business profile: extended spectral bandwidth optical systems and devices. Grindeks JSC is the leading pharmaceutical Main markets: Space and military company in the Baltic States. Main fields of action are research, development, manufacturing and sale of original Company offers: Research, design and manufacture of cardiovascular and anti-cancer products, generics and specific high-end optical systems for observation and active pharmaceutical ingredients. measurements of distance, coordinates and automatic record of images. Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, CIS countries, Germany, the Netherlands Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; Cooperation in production/manufacturing Company offers: Grindeks JSC is vertically integrated company and offers fully integrated set of services - from Certificates in use: EC patent application accepted API development and manufacture to the development, registration, manufacture, packaging and distribution Other specific information: of finished dosage forms. Grindeks offers more than 100 The new optical devices have applications in high quality effective and safe medications – heart and cardiovascular, visual observations (including direct image) in amusement psychotropic, anti-cancer agents, CNS drugs, analgesic, and recreation industries, in industrial, scientific and medical cough and flu medications. Company is especially proud settings, in special observation systems with extended for its brand products Mildronate® and Ftorafur®. spectral bandwidth (VIS-SWIR) video matrix in for civilian, law enforcement and military high definition video surveillance Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; on the land, sea and air, including piloted and unmanned Distribution; Component/material supplier; Cooperation aerial vehicle, in space industry and air optical in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting; Licensing. communications.

Certificates in use: GMP, GDP, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 30 HANZAS ELEKTRONIKA treatment – various types’ conformal coating and encapsulation of electronic circuits. HansaMatrix has recently Legal status: Ltd received Medical Certification ISO 13485:2003 which allows Address: 72 Akmenu Str., Ogre, LV-5001 development and manufacture of electronic components Phone: +371 650 49087 and systems for medical devices including printed circuit Fax: +371 650 49087 boards and final product assemblies. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hansamatrix.com Main markets: Sweden, Finland, Norway, UK, Denmark

Director: Mr Ilmars Osmanis Company offers: Electronic Manufacturing Services. Contact Person: Ms Diana Jegorova Interested in co-operation: Cooperation in electronics Year of Foundation: 1999 production/manufacturing; Subcontracting Number of employees: 51-250 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 5 346 552 Certificates in use: ISO 9001; ISO 13485; ISO14001 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): ~6 000 000

Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4%

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31%

Type: Manufacturer; Engineering; Service.

Main activities/description of business profile: HansaMatrix is offering one stop shop for complete electronic manufacturing services solution including: product design support; industrialization; manufacturing processes from PCB assembling till complete box build; logistics and after sales support. Company operates two plants in the low cost area – Latvia. All the facilities are brand new, equipped with state of the art assembling technology – SMD FUJI NXT assembling systems and world class verification and traceability IT solutions. Company has strong engineering workforce, including R&D, component, new product introduction, maintenance and quality engineering teams. Company has competences in volume manufacturing of high complexity PCBA. Special competences in manufacturing of GPS products, as well as using special

31 HERMAN’S GROUP HORUS LABORATORY

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 2-10 Lencu Str., Riga, LV-1010 Address: 6-1 Vilandes Str., Riga, LV-1010 Phone: +371 26179334 Phone: +371 20221117 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 66002057 Website: www.hermanscasa.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.horuslab.eu Director: Ms Elizabete Vectirane Contact Person: Ms Elizabete Vectirane Director: Mr Arnis Kadakovskis Year of Foundation: 2009 Contact Person: Mr Arnis Kadakovskis Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 2007 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 13 000 Number of employees: <10 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 17 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 147 870 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 240 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4%; Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% Type: Producer Type: Engineering; Research Main activities/description of business profile: Herman’s casa is producing innovative linen/wool Main activities/description of business profile: blankets for children. We are specialized remote sensing company. We produce aerial remote sensing maps in thermal infrared spectrum. Main markets: Latvia These are used in diagnostics and monitoring of various infrastructures. Methods are used in obtaining actionable Company offers: High quality innovative natural products information in fields of district heating networks, roofing for children. insulation, dike seepage, soil moisture and hydro ecology.

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Component/ Main markets: Europe material supplier. Company offers: Thermal maps of large territories and analysis of hereof.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution; Subcontracting.

Certificates in use: ISO 17025

32 ICD ELECTRONICS IGUANA

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 14-20 Viestura Str., Cesis, LV-4101 Address: 14 Pales Str., Riga, LV-1024 Phone: +371 29299105 Phone: + 371 28789898 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.icdelectronics.com Website: www.dekonoma.lv

Director: Mr Juris Egle Director: Ms Ramona Strazda Contact Person: Mr Juris Egle Contact Person: Mr Armands Melnis Year of Foundation: 2011 Year of Foundation: 2010 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: < 10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 0 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 3 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 10 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 12 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: > 31%

Type: Producer; Engineering; Research Type: Service

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: ICD Electronics is a research and development laboratory Design, production, rent and sale of decorations. operating in the field of digital electronics. ICD Electronics is manufacturing electronic devices with microcontrollers. Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia ICD Electronics offers sensitive and exact radiation dosimeter RD01 that has incorporated Geiger Muller Company offers: Decorations for different events counter for better performance. (weddings, celebrations, sports, theatres, festivals etc.)

Main markets: Europe, USA Interested in co-operation: End users; Component/ material supplier Company offers: Radioactivity dosimeters.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution.

33 IMEDIA INFINITUM 8

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 30 Aspazijas bulvaris, Riga, LV-1050 Address: 4a Andrejostas Str., Riga, LV-1045 Phone: + 371 67491059 (Latvia), + 1 718 303 1864 (USA) Phone: +371 22072887 Fax: + 371 67221151 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.infinitum.lv Website: www.mailigen.com Director: Mr Egils Boitmanis Director: Mr Arturs Bernovskis Contact Person: Mr Egils Boitmanis Contact Person: Mr Arturs Bernovskis Year of Foundation: 2010 Year of Foundation: 2009 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 20 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 54 220 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 60 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 108 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Service; Consultancy. Type: Service. Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Mailigen is one of Europe’s leading providers of web-based Internet marketing services (SEO, PPC, affiliate marketing) email marketing software. It works for any size business, organization and individual looking to enhance their Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia marketing programs. Mailigen provides intuitive and very easy to use email marketing service. It’s one of the most Company offers: SEO audit, research and optimization, cost-effective email marketing solution on the market, PPC campaigns (Google Adwords, Yandex Direct, Facebook while still providing sophisticated features that usually Ads etc.), Affiliate network GoAff.com. cost much more. Interested in co-operation: Subcontracting Main markets: Europe, North America, Asia Certificates in use: Google Adwords Certified Partner Company offers: Mailigen email marketing key tools and features includes: sign-up forms and list management; online surveys and segmentation; auto responders and campaign scheduling; email tracking, reporting and analytics; mobile and SMS marketing; social media integration; API integration; marketing campaign strategy development; trusted ISP relationships; 24/7 customer support; competitive pricing, starting at $10 per month.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution

Certificates in use: Mailigen is S.A.M.E. project supporter and has obtained the Email Measurement Accuracy Seal

34 INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS INTEGRIS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 58/60-6 Bruninieku Str., Riga, LV-1009 Address: 21 - 303, Aizkraukles Str., Riga LV-1006 Phone: + 371 26599481 Phone: +371 7558738 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 7541218 Website: www.pipin.lv E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.integris.lv Director: Ms Liga Braslina Contact Person: Ms Liga Braslina Director: Mr Juris Lauznis Year of Foundation: 2009 Contact Person: Mr Juris Lauznis Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 2003 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 700 Number of employees: <10 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 2 800 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 56 000 Turnover in 2011 (Euro): ~ 49 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Producer Type: Engineering; Research; Consultancy Main activities/description of business profile: Producer of mobile baby potty Pipin and transformable Main activities/description of business profile: children sledges (sledges united with transferable wheels INTEGRIS Ltd is an innovative Latvian company which option). focuses mainly on mobile and wireless system development, including Pocket PC (PDA) and Smartphone based. Main markets: Latvia, Ireland, USA Company is the development and consultancy partner for several companies and also participates in European and Company offers: Mobile baby potty Pipin – extremely Latvian research projects. INTEGRIS has experience and light & small, portable and recyclable. Transformable provide: data acquisition and control system development children sledges. including data transmission using wireless Bluetooth®, WLAN, GPRS or 3G based solutions, identification using RFID Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Component/ and geo-position by GPS or Galileo, or Glonass; software material supplier; Joint venture; Cooperation in production/ development for Windows CE® and Windows Mobile® manufacturing based devices; interfacing PC’s, PDA’s and Smartphones to customers equipment; custom software design for PC or GUI for selected customer equipment and custom design of other integrated solutions.

Main markets: Europe

Company offers: Mobile measurement and control system design including wireless acquisition systems and loggers including location positioning and tracking using GPS, Galileo, Glonas systems, RFID - Radio Identification Systems, and symilar; Mobile system development including Pocket PC and Smartphone based; Mobile phone application design using WAP, SMS, GPRS and GPS services; System integration and Consulting.

Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; Subcontracting; Joint venture.

35 JANA SETA MAP PUBLISHERS JAUNPAGASTS PLUS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 119 Stabu Str., Riga, LV–1009 Address: 9 Kalna Str., Jaunpagasts, Virbu district, Talsu area, Phone: +371 67317540 LV-3292 Fax: +371 67317541 Phone: +371 26458258 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 63237822 Website: www.kartes.lv, www.seko.lv, www.balticmaps.eu E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.jpplus.lv Director: Mr Janis Turlajs, chairman of the board Contact Person: Ms Kristine Vikle, IT marketing manager Director: Mr Donats Vaitaitis, Chairman of the Board Year of Foundation: 1992 Contact Person: Mr Kaspars Fogelmanis Number of employees: 11-50 Year of Foundation: 1997 (1838) Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 511 845 Number of employees: 51-250 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 550 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 20 331 687 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 13 513 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30% Type: Producer Type: Producer; Research; Trade Main activities/description of business profile: Jana seta Map Publishers Ltd is a leading company in the Main activities/description of Baltic States market of maps and GIS databases. Jana seta business profile: The company Map Publishers Ltd offers a wide range of cartographic focuses on the following areas: publications and data bases as well as services of various production of bioethanol and kinds including GIS, AVL vehicle tracking, routing, mobile high quality food spirit from grain; production of alcoholic solutions and programming. beverages; production of forage supplements for agricultural sector, on the basis of by-products and trade, logistic service, Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, The Netherlands, harbour terminal service. Belarus and Russia Main markets: EU, USA, Russia, South America, Africa Company offers: Our company highly values quality and continuous development that are great qualities in Company offers: Ethanol, animal feed products, logistic successful partnership. We have already developed and service, and handling in Riga Harbour continuously upgrading applications for GIS data serving on various platforms. The vehicle tracking system is developed Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; since year 2008. It meets most of our customers needs and Component/material supplier; Cooperation in production/ if there are any suggestions for adaption to clients individual manufacturing needs, our programmers may sollow complicated challenges. We have integrated solutions for navigation, routing, Certificates in use: ISCC logistics, mobile aplications and various complexity data base creation. Other specific information: The company continue to develop new, innovative technologies for the production and export Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; of bioethanol by-product – protein concentrate Baltiprot 60. Distribution; Joint venture; Subcontracting. The product is obtained in the processing of wheat grain by employing the patented technology. High wheat protein, Other specific information: We are opened to proposals of yeast, vitamin and fat concentration. Minimum mycotoxins. cooperation in aim to add new functionality and value to our Product drying using stream of CO2. No GMO. Received already existing AVL vehicle tracking, GIS and navigation solutions an award of export and innovation from Latvian Investment and proposals for new elaborations and cooperation. and Development Agency. 36 JELGAVA PRINTING HOUSE KAMRI

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 1A Langervaldes Str., Jelgava, LV-3002 Address: 21- 311 Aizkraukles Str., Riga, LV-1006 Phone: +371 63024501 Phone: +371 67558773 Fax: +371 63022927 Fax: +371 67 558 737 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.jt.lv Website: www.kamri.lv

Director: Mr Juris Silis Director: Mr Alexander Miheyev Contact Person: Mr Girts Karlsons Contact Person: Mr Alexander Miheyev Year of Foundation: 1996 Year of Foundation: 2002 Number of employees: 51-250 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 5 393 975 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 300 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 5 734 175 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): ~ 300 000

Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: Type: Producer 21%-30%

Main activities/description of business profile: Type: Producer; Jelgava Printing House Ltd is a modern printing company, Engineering; rich in traditions, specialising in production of books, diaries, Service; Trade. calendars, advertising materials and business representation materials. Jelgava Printing House is one of the biggest in Main activities/de- Latvia and the Baltic states. scription of business profile: Main markets: EU, Russia Main of business profile is design Company offers: Hard and soft covered books, textbooks, and manufacturing of automatic production equipment JT FlexiCover, diaries, calendars, catalogues, brochures, for wide range of industries, from first layout to start-up booklets, posters, corporate materials, business cards. runs of ready machines.

Interested in co-operation: End users; publishers Main markets: Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Germany and USA Certificates in use: FSC Company offers: Factory automation, from idea to working machine, Product and process solutions, Parts fabrication and assembly of sub-units and complete machines.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Component/ material supplier; Cooperation in production/ manufacturing

37 KIWI COSMETIC KONSORTS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 40 Kalnciema Str., Riga, LV-1046 Address: 9 Olivu Str., Riga, LV-1004 Phone: + 371 22311132 Phone: +371 67216793 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 67216771 Website: www.kiwi-cosmetics.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.konsorts.lv Director: Ms Agate Jurkovska-Kanca Contact Person: Ms Elina Iltnere Director: Mr Kaspars Timofejevs Year of Foundation: 2011 Contact Person: Mr Kaspars Timofejevs Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 1994 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 0 Number of employees: <10 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 2 200 (sales will be started Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 535 000 in December 2011) Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 550 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Producer Type: Consultancy

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Kiwi Cosmetics produces natural cosmetics. Companies Konsorts Ltd provides financial, economic and legal style is implementation of the art of nature in beauty consultation services of high quality and meeting particular products. We create handcrafted products made fresh requirements to Latvian and foreign companies, state and daily, products that feed and nurture the skin and we print municipal institutions in all the spheres of economics and labels that state all ingredients. to be open to the other publics.

Main markets: EU Main markets: Latvia

Company offers: Natural cosmetics for face, body and hair Company offers: Financial services – strategic finance planning; attraction and management of investments: Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution. development and analysis of business plans and investment projects, development of financing schemes for investment projects; searching of business partners; preparation of applications for assistance under the EU structural funds.

Interested in co-operation: Research & Development

Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008

38 LASMA LATEUS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 21 Aizkraukles Str., Riga, LV-2137 Address: 21/3-6 Prushu Str., Riga, LV-1057 Phone: +371 29235482 Phone: +371 29565610 Fax: +371 67800606 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lateus.org Website: www.lasma.lv Director: Mr Vladimir Pritkov Director: Mr Janis Kuzmins Contact Person: Mr Vladimir Pritkov Contact Person: Mr Janis Kuzmins Year of Foundation: 2005 Year of Foundation: 1992 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 40 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 650 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 120 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 900 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% Type: Producer Type: Producer; Engineering; Service; Trade Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: The new technology, offered by Lateus, can get synthetic Automation, sensors, manufacturing and development of oil through bioctalitic cracking, with a very high quality of switchboards. algae biomass. The technology is based on Eichornia cultivation plant in a specially-designed and intended Main markets: Latvia basin. The essence of technology is to obtain maximum energy from organic products in the synthesis of which Company offers: Automation components and services the living cell has spent less energy. This technology is a completely waste-free production of fuel from renewable Interested in co-operation: Cooperation in automation source (algal mass). Production of synthetic fuel in closed switchboards panels mounting (building) cycle is one of the most promising technologies in alternative energy. We use capacitive type technique reactors. The equipment differs in simple operation, high productivity, as well as technology to ensure high quality of products.

Main markets: Latvia

Company offers: Fuel, oil

Interested in co-operation: Joint venture

Certificates in use: ISO 9001

39 LATLAFT LATVIA BIOCOSMETIC INSTITUTE

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 12 Vidus gatve, Ogre, LV-5001 Address: 140 Ropazu Str., Riga, LV-1006 Phone: +371 65071105 Phone: + 371 20384977, + 371 28454088 Fax: +371 65071102 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.annaliepa.com Website: www.latlaft.lv Member of Boards: Ms Ivonna Grinvalde, Ms Agita Sladkevica Director: Mr Arnis Onuzans Contact Person: Ms Ivonna Grinvalde, Ms Agita Sladkevica Contact Person: Mr Eriks Eisaks Year of Foundation: 2008 Year of Foundation: 2005 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 11 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 453 300 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 25 500 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 500 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% Type: Producer; Trade Type: Producer Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: The company Latvia Biocosmetic institute Ltd was Production of handcrafted log houses using kiln dried introduced to the Latvian market in 2009 by offering massive pinewood logs and Scandinavian log building brand new products – eye masks (compresses) made of traditions. Delivery of building materials and professional linen sacks and filled with various herbs, as well as bath log house building services in Norway and other counties. recipes (linen sacks filled with sea salt and herbal drugs). Especially remarkable is the fact that the raw material of Main markets: Norway these products are purchased in the Latvian organically certified farmers’ societies. We offer the natural face and Company offers: Delivery of maximized value for log house body care product line “Anna Liepa” – eye and lip masks, buyers, by offering superior product at affordable price. bath cosmetics – bath herbs, milk and salt, enriched with flowers, herbs and organic essential oils, salt and herbal Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Real foot bath. Customers also enjoy our face and body butter, estate developers. scrubs and gels produced from natural and certified raw materials.

Main markets: Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Poland

Company offers: Natural face and body care products

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Component/ Other specific information: LATLAFT Ltd started its’ route material supplier; Testing to experience and competence in the log house market in 2005. During these years, company has grown into one of the market leaders in Norway, recognized for the top quality and outstanding reputation. This is proven by the 150 log cabins delivered and customers, who are willing to share with their delight and give positive references.

40 LATVIAN INSTITUTE OF HUMIC LATVIJAS FINIERIS SUBSTANCES Legal status: Ltd Legal status: JSC Address: 144 Brivibas Str., Riga, LV-1012 Address: 59 Bauskas Str., Riga, LV-1004 Phone: +371 67370879 Phone: + 371 67067207 Fax: +371 67370878 Fax: + 371 67067326 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.greenok.lv Website: www.finieris.com

Director: Mr Olegs Kukainis Director: Mr Uldis Bikis Contact Person: Mr Jevgenijs Grasevics Contact Person: Mr Uldis Bikis Year of Foundation: 2009 Year of Foundation: 1992 Number of employees: 11-50 Number of employees: >251 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 58 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 138 700 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 70 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 166 300 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Producer; Research; Trade Type: Producer

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of The company researches, develops, manufactures and business profile: distributes biologically active, human- and eco-friendly Beyond the focus on core business fertilizers and growth activators under the trademark – production of birch plywood, Green OK. Latvijas Finieris is also active in: forest management – growing birch Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Finland plants, renewing forests, logging. Main production – synthetic resin, Company offers: Humate Green OK organic and organic impregnated paper. Development mineral fertilisers based on natural humic substances of new products and services. Latvijas concentrate with added mineral nutrients and/or Finieris is offering different type micronutrients for various kinds of crops. of industrial services related to engineering as well as customized machinery solutions for woodworking industry Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Joint world-wide. venture Main markets: EU, Korea, Japan, North America Other specific information: Throughout 2011, the fertilizers, produced by the company from Latvian peat, have gained Company offers: Birch plywood significant popularity in Latvia, and were successfully presented at the exhibitions in the United Kingdom (London Interested in co-operation: End users and Birmingham), Africa (Ghana) and Finland. Certificates in use: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, CE certificate, CE attestation, BFU 100 attestation, E1 attestation, CARB, KOMO, F4, FSC, PEFC, Powered by Green .

41 LEMIS BALTIC LINEARIS

Legal status: JSC Legal status: Ltd Address: 26 Ganibu dambis, Riga, LV-1005 Address: 5 Eksporta Str., Riga, LV-1010 Phone: +371 67383223 Phone: +371 67277260 Fax: +371 67383270 Fax: +371 67277260 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lemis-process.com Website: www.linearis.lv

Director: Ms Johanna Simanavica Director: Mr Voldemars Bredikis Contact Person: Ms Johanna Simanavica Contact Person: Mr Kaspars Rozkalns Year of Foundation: 1999 Year of Foundation: 2003 Number of employees: 11-50 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 585 308 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 300 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 718 550 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 350 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20%

Type: Producer; Engineering; Research Type: Service

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Development and production of laboratory and process Linearis Ltd offers translation services, interpreter services measuring equipment for any liquids, including petroleum via internet, online web page translation software, with products, cosmetics, real person translators. Linearis Ltd performs translation of aggressive and others: advertising slogans, marketing materials, observing not density meters; only the rules of grammar and spelling, but also the cultural viscosity meters; peculiarities of the specific country. Linearis Ltd provides oil-water analysers. consultations about any questions regarding translation, translations, language usage, or grammar. Linearis Ltd Main markets: USA, transforms texts from audio records into written form. India, China, Poland, Linearis Ltd performs adaptation of a product or software Italy, Russia, Brazil, to another language and culture, etc. Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Canada etc. Main markets: Latvia, Sweden, Finland, China, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Belgium, Poland Company offers: High quality products for sale; cooperation in R & D; subcontracting for manufacturing Company offers: Translation solution for fast web-page translations – quality alternative for auto-translation Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & software. Interpreter on-line service solution – speak with Development; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; your business partner your own language. Subcontracting Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008; all certificates for each Development; Subcontracting kind of equipment required for oil industry Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008; ISO 27001:2005; EN 15038:2006

42 LIVANI EKO GROUP LMP

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 6 Draudzibas Str., Livani, LV-5316. Address: 1 Vietalvas Str., Riga, LV-1009 Phone: +371 26619469 Phone: +371 67040788 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 67040787 Website: www.livaniekogroup.lv E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lmp.lv Director: Mr Gatis Pastars Contact Person: Mr Gatis Pastars Director: Mr Janis Mikelsons Year of Foundation: 2010 Contact Person: Mr Juris Doncu Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 1992 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 0 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 3 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 550 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 850 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% Type: Producer Type: Producer. Main activities/description of business profile: Livani Eko Group is company recycling organic waste by Main activities/description of using vermicomposting technology (green technology) business profile: as a result manufacturing vermicompost Hubio, that is LMP is pharmaceutical organic, biologically active, nature and human friendly manufacturing company, soil fertilizer. Livani Eko Group is transforming organic which develops manufactures waste into effective product, making environment safe and sells finished dosage forms and clean from agriculture or other organic waste, that for topical use – solutions, gels, endangers environment we live in. creams and ointments. These are quality products effective for treatment of different kind of skin lesions, mucous Main markets: Latvia membrane and upper respiratory tract diseases, as well as muscles pain and pain caused by trauma. Company offers: Organic waste recycling services and vermicompost manufacturing (1L, 20L bags and any other Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, volume requested by customer). Slovakia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Component/material supplier. Company offers: Pharmaceutical products for treatment of Certificates in use: Vermicompost Hubio registration different kind of skin lesions, certificate. mucous membrane and upper respiratory tract diseases, as well as muscles pain and pain caused by trauma.

Interested in co-operation: Distribution

Certificates in use: GMP certificate

43 LOCOFLEX MADARA COSMETICS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 6-6 Rozu Str., Babite, Riga Region, LV-2101 Address: 2 Sampetera Str., Riga, LV-1046 Phone: + 371 29471617 Phone: +371 67470243 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 67470244 Website: www.locoflex.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.madaracosmetics.com Director: Mr Martins Ramanis Contact Person: Mr Martins Ramanis Director: Mr Uldis Iltners Year of Foundation: 2005 Contact Person: Ms Anete Vabule, Management assistant Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 2006 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 43 957 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 97 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 500 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 950 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as Investments in development of new products, services, percentage of annual turnover: technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% 2%-4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30% Type: Producer

Type: Producer; Engineering. Main activities/description of business profile: Development and manufacture of cosmetics products for Main activities/description of business profile: skin care and hair care. LOCOFLEX focuses on designing and manufacturing innovative equipment in the regional anesthesia field. Main markets: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan Main markets: EU Company offers: Natural and organic skin care and hair Company offers: Currently LOCOFLEX is coming forward care products. with the regional anaesthesia station Locoflex 4E which can be used to fixate the arm as well as the leg while Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & performing regional anaesthesia. Lighweight, mobile and Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier; irreplaceable it creates comfortable conditions for both Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting patient and anaesthesiologist alike. The other product - Ultrasound Probe Fixator (USPF) is intended to be used for Certificates in use: ECOCERT (certified since 2008), Good manipulations with Ultrasound (US) probe and its fixation Manufacturing Practice – ISO 22716:2007 (to be certified in the necessary position, allowing manipulations to be by the end of 2011) conducted without the help of assistant. Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Cooperation in production/manufacturing

Certificates in use: CE Declaration of Conformity

44 MARIDI

Legal status: Ltd Company offers: QUICK TEACHER- language learning Address: 30 Tomsona Str., Riga, LV-1013 software for distribution: unique Quick Teacher software Phone: +371 67509999 with studying methodology; trade licensing rights; Fax: +371 67320789 marketing tools; operational training course and technical E-mail: [email protected] support for Quick Teacher users. Website: www.quickteacher.eu Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Joint Director: Mr Aleksandrs Obulevichs venture; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Contact Person: Ms Aleksandra Serdjuka Licensing

Year of Foundation: 2001 Certificates in use: ISO 9001-2008, IQnet, Registered trademark by Madrid convection, Registered TM in China, Number of employees: 11-50 Japan, Russia.

Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 000 000 Other specific information: M.A.R.I.D.I LTD is interested in Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 300 000 finding a reliable partner for long-term mutually beneficial relationship. We are interested in the dissemination of Investments in development of new products, services, the program and representing it to the market, as well as technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% cooperation in the development of QUICK TEACHER software in other languages. M.A.R.I.D.I company offer Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ unique, quality-made, proven by numerous users product technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% for distribution and all of our many years experience in sales and the creation of the software QUICK TEACHER! Type: Producer; Trade

Main activities/description of business profile: QUICK TEACHER software is the leading multimedia methodology of accelerated foreign language learning. The practical experience of more than 75,000 users from all over the world proves that QUICK TEACHER helps to quickly expand your vocabulary, refresh your existing foreign language skills, improve writing competence, and, most importantly, to start communicating freely in a foreign language. The QUICK TEACHER multimedia program includes: the Hyper-memorizing mode, Virtual Teacher function and a vocabulary base of up to 14,500 words and 4,200 phrases and sentences. It allows you to test acquired knowledge, create a custom study program and form your personal word and phrase base, make a back translation, and practice your skills with a spelling trainer and pronunciation trainer. QUICK TEACHER multimedia programs available at the moment are designed for native speakers of English, Russian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Czech, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Japanese and Chinese. Interface in software is in mother language of a user, for example for Chinese users software consist Chinese language interface. QUICK TEACHER software is tested and approved it quality in Japan!

Main markets: Europe, CIS, Japan, China 45 MAGNETONS MARLEO

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 21 Aizkraukles Str., Riga, LV-1006 Address: Dzenu Str., Cekule, Riga region, LV-2118 Phone: +371 67558684 Phone: +371 27010005 Fax: +371 67558610 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.marleo.lv

Director: Mr Vladislav Pugachov Director: Ms Marita Viskere Contact Person: Mr Vladislav Pugachov Contact Person: Mr Leonids Viskers Year of Foundation: 1997 Year of Foundation: 2011 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 10 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 5 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 12 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, Technologies as percentage of annual turnover:>4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% Type: Producer; Engineering Type: Research; Consultancy Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Magnetons MarLeo Ltd. develops Ltd focuses on: Elastic magnets for magnetoterapy; new bio and organic Magnetic systems for electrotechnical appliances, medical products in cosmetic and household devices; Consultations at working-out and in wellness. MarLeo permanent magnet based systems. prepares to offer granulated tea from Main markets: Latvia original products and original use: Granulated Company offers: Elastic magnets for magnetoterapy Linden tree, Jerusalem artichoke, Black currant, Strawberries and other products, which clients will use as teas and, as Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; granules in pillows for better sleep. Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Testing. Main markets: Europe

Company offers: Bio and organic products in cosmetic and in wellness: Soaps with essential oils, extracts and teas, with amber powder, EM technologies. Face and body mask/ scrub from strawberries, essential oils, melted salt, amber powder, Gee butter. Cream from Gee butter, Wax, Propoliss in oil, Calendula in oil, Amber powder, Gold berries in oil.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier; Joint venture

46 MEDITEC MEDITEK

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 68 Ganibu Str., Riga, LV-1058 Address: 9/1 A. Briana Str., Riga, LV-1001 Phone: +371 67285256 Phone: + 371 67450805, + 371 67455196 Fax: +371 67243132 Fax: + 371 67450805 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.meditec.lv Website: www.mediteks.lv

Director: Mr Martins Sils Director: Mr Valery Bocharov Contact Person: Mr Normunds Agis Contact Person: Ms Ninela Jermalovicha Year of Foundation: 1999 Year of Foundation: 1997 Number of employees: 11-50 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 450 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 390 582 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 500 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 640 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% as a share of annual turnover: >31%

Type: System manufacturers and integrators Type: Producer; Trade.

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/ Closely co-operating with health care specialists, Meditec. description of Ltd has developed and constantly are upgrading information business profile: system “Ārsta Birojs” (“Doctor’s office”) for doctors and Company Mediteks - health care institutions. Software AB is the best solution it’s a modern for transmitting organization of health care process and manufacture, which documentation related to that into electronic format. AB made absorbent cotton from 100% cotton fibre under a provides possibility to have quick and complete exchange trade mark “Mediteks” and also deal with all type medical, of information among competent health care specialists as cosmetic, veterinarian products. well as among health care institutions and other specialists. AB is the most convenient way to form and store the Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden, Germany, necessary medical documentation, thus decreasing Netherlands, Slovenia, Finland administrative work, time and other resources paid for that. Company offers: Cotton wool for hospital and veterinarian Main markets: Latvia purposes.

Company offers: Meditec offers three main issues of Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; co-operation: Co-operation with organizations specified Component/material supplier in .net software development, system integrators; a solution for transmitting organization of health care process and Certificates in use: CE, quality certificate documentation related to that into electronic format and partnership as distributors for organizations who are exporting different specified products (with different IT technologies) for hospitals.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution

47 MEDPRO INC. MERCELL LATVIA

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 15/17 Gertrudes Str., Riga, LV-1011 Address: 240 Maskavas Str., Riga, LV-1063 Phone: +371 67270124 Phone: +371 67109550 Fax: +371 67272602 Fax: +371 67109541 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.medpro.lv Website: www.mecell.lv

Director: Mr Vairis Buls Director: Ms Svetlana Volujevica Contact Person: Mr Vairis Buls Contact Person: Ms Svetlana Volujevica Year of Foundation: 1993. Year of Foundation: 2006 Number of employees: 51-250 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 4 000 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 114 300 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 4 400 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 143 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Producer Type: Service

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of Production and distribution of active chemical ingredients business profile: for further processing; filling, packaging and distribution of Mercell offers an electronic food supplement. tender service for suppliers and purchasers. Mercell not Main markets: Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, Australia only gathers all information about tenders for suppliers, but also provides a tool Company offers: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients; Finished for electronic procurement process management for pharmaceuticals; Dietary supplements and natural purchasers. products. Main markets: Northern Europe (Scandinavian and Baltic Interested in co-operation: Cooperation in production/ region) manufacturing Company offers: For suppliers, Mercell offers an overview Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008; GMP of all of the published tenders. For purchasers, Mercell provides the electronic handling of the bidding process for both public and private companies in order to help them to find the best suppliers and prices.

Interested in co-operation: End users.

Other specific information: Mercell helps its customers to find a simple way of competitively tendering their bids and dealing with acquisitions that are below the national threshold value. Mercell’s tools for the electronic handling of bids satisfy the EU requirements for acquisitions.

48 NACO TECHNOLOGIES NEOMAT

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: JSC Address: 63-32 S. Eizensteina Str., Riga, LV-1079 Address: 34 Miera Str., Salaspils, LV-2169 Phone: +371 29487783 Phone: 371 67944794 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 371 67944792 Website: www.nacotechnologies.com E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.neomat.lv Director: Mr Aleksandrs Parfinovics Contact Person: Mr Aleksandrs Parfinovics Chairman of the Board: Mr Leonids Stafeckis Year of Foundation: 2010 Contact Person: Mr Leonids Stafeckis Number of employees: 11-50 Year of Foundation: 1976 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 100 000 Number of employees: <10 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 460 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 15 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 60 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Service Type: Producer; Research Main activities/description of business profile: Nano-coating service to increase greatly the usable life of Main activities/description of business profile: the coated parts and improve functionality. Development of technologies of producing of pure nanodispersed ceramic and metallic powders by plasma Company offers: Coatings against corrosion, dust erosion, chemical synthesis method. oxidation, abrasive, adhesion, and wear; Coatings increasing resistance to high-temperature; Coatings with low coefficient Main markets: European Union, Russia, Ukraine, USA, of friction; Functional coatings for electronic components, Japan radio devices and superconductors. Company offers: Nanodispersed pure ceramic powders Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & and composites on its base; nanodispersed metallic Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier; powders. Joint venture; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Subcontracting. Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution. Certificates in use: European patent application No. 06 847 390.9

49 NORGATE OT STILS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: JSC Address: 2 Turaidas Str., Riga, LV1039 Address: 98 Rigas Str., Ogre, LV-5001 Phone: +371 67788055, +371 26211000 Phone: +371 25491610, +371 67852700 Fax: +371 67788055 Fax: + 371 65012477 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.norgate.lv Website: www.otstils.lv

Director: Mr Ritvars Repelis Director: Ms Margarita Jersova Contact Person: Mr Ronalds Akmentins Contact Person: Ms Vita Varna Year of Foundation: 2002 Year of Foundation: 2003 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 60 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 000 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 100 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 500 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Type: Producer; Trade technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Main activities/description of business profile: Type: Producer Web based business management system development for different business industries. Unique IT solutions for Main activities/description of business profile: business management. Company OT STILS is an official representative of one of the leading knitwear producers in Europe - “Ogres Trikotaza”. Main markets: Baltic countries, Scandinavia, Europe OT STILS offers knitted jackets, sweaters, dresses, scarves, vests, ponchos, made of wool mixture and wool, cashmere, Company offers: Software for business management, silk, mohair. The „Wollmark” sign is the quality confirmation. scaffolding rentals, formwork rentals, invoicing, CRM, Our collection includes more than 300 models produced in finance, warehouse management, car rentals etc. Web small batches. Classic line and also avantgarde is presented based software development for specific business needs. in the collection. Clothes produced by the company “Ogres RentalTrader is an efficient business management solution Trikotaza” are sold abroad under such famous brands as for companies. ServiceTrader is a web based, specific Ungaro, Pierre Cardin, Brax, Glenmuir, Marks&Spencer. Other business management software for companies, whose customers of this Latvian company include the neighbouring business activities are appliances sales, service, state President’s Office, our knitwear is worn also by the maintenance, spare parts sales, car shops. German policemen and in private schools of England.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution Main markets: Latvia, Europe

Company offers: Knitted jackets, sweaters, dresses, scarves, vests, ponchos, made of wool mixture and wool, cashmere, silk, mohair.

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Component/ material supplier.

Other specific information: 2011 season novelties are collection in co-operation with Latvian fashion designers - Nataly Yansone, Irina Koshakova, Anna Led, our designer created collections - for children and the “plus size”. 50 PAA PANTIO

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 12A Unijas Str., Riga, LV-1084 Address: 101 Inzenieru Str., Ventspils, LV-3601 Phone: +371 67830918 Phone: +371 26646969; + 371 20218399; +371 25618274 Fax: +371 67830928 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.pantio.eu Website: www.paabaths.com Director: Mr Arnis Spurdzins Director: Mr. Peteris Treicis Contact Person: Mr Valters Grigans Contact Person: Ms Ingura Lipsane, COO Year of Foundation: 2009 Year of Foundation: 1993 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 51-250 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 42 900 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 693 217 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 300 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 2 800 000 Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% Type: Producer Type: Producer Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: PANTIO Ltd. is a PAA Ltd is one of the first and leading manufacturers of company of Ventspils bathing creations in the Baltic States with an export network Business Incubator. in Western and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and China. The company is at A creative, innovative approach to design and manufacturing the early stage of allows PAA to occupy a unique niche among the wide range development, of other producers. Both in Latvia and other countries, the although with a very PAA brand is associated with collections of cast stone, promising product. SoftSense™ Solid Surface and colourful bathrooms. The PANTIO Ltd. was production of PAA products successfully combines artistic founded in 2009 and grounds on principles of innovative value and ergonomic functionality. Consultations provided by environmentally friendly practices. The specialization of the PAA professionals, interior design projects, manufacturing company is production of PANTIO boxes. Our products are options and superior service allow development of intended for the greenery of cities, commercial areas, parks, stylistically harmonized bathrooms. We offer the most backyard gardens and balconies, as well as for greenery at appropriate solution to suit the needs and taste of each client. cemeteries. PAA is one of the few bathing creations designers that produce bathtubs, shower trays and wash basins in colours. Main markets: Germany, The Netherlands, France, Middle We are also one of the very few firms that offer custom East and countries of North Africa sizes and shapes. Company offers: Great products in the fields of gardening Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Ukraine, and landscaping which takes full care of the plants without Russia, Belarus, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, involving human touch. France, UK, Norway Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Company offers: Design bathtubs, shower trays and wash Cooperation in production/manufacturing. basins in colours.

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Architects, interior designers. Certificates in use: RosTest 51 PILDNE PLASMA & CERAMIC TECHNOLOGIES

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 17a Lielirbes Str., Riga LV-1046 Address: 34 Miera Str., Salaspils LV-2169 Phone: +371 67214054 Phone: +371 67800767 Fax: +371 67214100 Fax: +371 67800767 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.pildne.com We site: www.plazmaker.lv

Director: Mr Andris Kursitis Director: Dr Eriks Palcevskis Contact Person: Mr Ivan Brando Contact Person: Dr Ilmars Zalite Year of Foundation: 2003 Year of Foundation: 1994 Number of employees: 11-50 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 500 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 12 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 900 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 15 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10%

Type: Producer; Engineering Type: Producer; Research

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/ The primary activities of PILDNE are designing, manufacturing description of and selling Floating Bunker Stations. It makes water transport business profile: refuelling in marinas and harbours easy and ecologically Plasma&Ceramic safe. Technologies offers production of Main markets: World wide nanosized powders of refractory composites Company offers: Floating Bunker Stations, Self –Propelled (oxides, nitrides, Bunkering Barges, Floating Fuel Platforms, Workboats and carbonitrides et al.) and their multi component composites Bunkering Vessels. Design, manufacture and installation of by plasma technique. The powders (for example, Si3N4, standard and non-standard types of metal constructions. TiN, AlN, Al2O3, ZrO2, Si3N4-SiC, Si3N4-Me2O3, Ti(C,N), AlN-Y2O3, ZrO2-Y2O3, Al2O3-ZrO2, Al2MgO4 et al.) are Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; characteristic with the specific surface area in the range Component/material supplier. of 10-90 m2/g and with the particle size in the range of 20-150 nm. Our new product is Hydroxyapatite powder Certificates in use: ISO 14001, Lloyd’s Register, Russian River for bioceramics. The nanopowders could be used for Register manufacturing of advanced ceramics, bioceramics, as filler components for cosmetic, rubber and paint industries.

Main markets: Europe

Company offers: Nanosized powders of refractory composites and their multi component composites by plasma technique. Hydroxyapatite powder for bioceramics.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution; Cooperation in production/ manufacturing.

52 PMM POSTAL AND COURIER SERVICE

Legal status: IM Legal status: Ltd Address: 19/5-10 Gaismas Str., Kekava, Kekavas area, LV-2123 Address: 1-141 Akademijas laukums, Riga, LV-1050 Phone: +371 26522447 Phone: +371 67320148, +371 29549652 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 67509742 Website: www.pmm.lv E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.pks.lv Director: Mr Aldis Opolais Contact Person: Mr Aldis Opolais Director: Mr Leonids Muhins Year of Foundation: 2007 Contact Person: Mr Leonids Muhins Number of employees: < 10 Year of Foundation: 1995 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 27 200 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 30 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 191 941 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 242 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30% Type: Producer; Engineering; Consultancy; Technology Transfer Type: Service

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/ Woodworking project management and monitoring. description of Mediation services for furniture and furniture parts production business profile: to exports and imports. Engineering and technical support Postal and Courier for the successful realization of the production orders. Service company Prototyping, launch mass product flow-line production. provides international express mail delivery services (express-letters and express-parcels) from Latvia to the Main markets: Latvia EU and CIS countries and also provide cash on delivery services for packages shipped in the Baltic States. Company offers: Furniture factory orders development Main markets: EU, Russia and CIS counties, Ukraine, Georgia of Latvia. Corporate representation in project Company offers: The new innovative product “post broker” management, monitoring is in the market. We offer complex professional service. and quality control of the We offer couriers services depending on sizes of mail, it is: Latvian and Baltic companies. weight, transportation, conditions of customs clearance Technical support of orders and wishes of the client. and their execution. Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Component/ Certificates in use: License Nr. 30047 material supplier; Cooperation in production/manufacturing; Other specific information: We offer private (special) Subcontracting. courier services.

53 PRIMEKSS Other specific information: Primekss, a concrete technology company, received the Most Innovative Product of 2009 Legal status: Ltd Prize, awarded by the Latvian Ministry of Economics and Address: 3 Smerla Str., Riga, LV-1006 the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia under Phone: +371 67801120 the patronage of the President of Latvia, for their CO2 Fax: +371 67801123 saving concrete technology. The Copenhagen summit E-mail: [email protected] has underlined the inability of world leaders to achieve Website: www.primekss.com progress in tackling climate change. It is now down to individuals to create the technological breakthroughs that Director: Mr Janis Oslejs would lead to reduction in greenhouse gases. Primekss has Contact Person: Mr Janis Oslejs created a new type of concrete that allows CO2 emissions to Year of Foundation: 1997 be reduced by up to 50 per cent in comparison to traditional Number of employees: 51-250 concrete. The improved concrete has been successfully Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 7 958 260 used in buildings, especially in the laying of floors, across Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 19 500 000 Scandinavia - in Sweden, Finland and Norway, as well as in the countries of North-Eastern Europe and Israel. The Investments in development of new products, services, concrete industry creates more than 5 per cent of CO2 technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% emissions worldwide, and a significant reduction of emissions in such a major polluter is therefore an important achievement. Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ The new concrete is created by improving the concrete technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% matrix with additives and fibers. The resulting concrete is much tougher, allowing slender structures to be built. Type: Engineering; Research; Service; Consultancy; The new technology has been used in projects built by Technology Transfer. US-based developer of warehouse buildings ProLogis (NYSE:PLD), Finnish retailer SOK Group, the Postal Service Main activities/description of business profile: of Norway and lot of other clients. Established 1997, Primekss Group, which includes the R&D research labs PrimeTeh, is a concrete flooring specialist with its own operations in all Scandinavian and Baltic countries as well as in Poland, and selected franchise partners worldwide. Scientists and technicians in Primekss research and development laboratory test and make every concrete better. Designers calculate the loads. Special materials, mixes and machinery are used. Field support staff checks the production for total quality assurance and trains the workers. Primekss has created 21st century concrete - PrimeComposite, tailor made for the place and application. Because it has been designed and produced very carefully, using state-of- the-art production techniques and materials, it is stronger and more durable, therefore more economical.

Main markets: Scandinavia, Baltic countries, Poland, UK, Israel.

Company offers: Innovative Prime Composite technology for industrial concrete floors.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Component/material supplier; Cooperation in production/ manufacturing; Subcontracting; Licensing; Testing

Certificates in use: PrimeComposite patent Nr. LV 14122 / int.CIE04F15/12. (20.04.2010.)

54 RAUZAS COMPANY RESKOL

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 6/8 Viestura Str., Jurmala, LV-2010 Address: Ballenieki 1, Daugmale, Riga district, LV-2124 Phone: +371 67160342 Phone: +371 28632492 Fax: +371 67161342 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.LaiksBiznesam.lv Website: www.rauzas.com, www.mintfurniture.lv Director: Mr Mikus Losans Director: Mr Janis Rauza Contact Person: Mr Mikus Losans Contact Person: Ms Anda Zemite Year of Foundation: 2007 Year of Foundation: 1997 Number of employees: <10 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 20 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 442 943 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 20 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 509 384 Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Technologies as percentage of annual turnover:0,5%-2% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Producer Type: Producer Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Board game “Time for Business” development and Rauzas Company spheres of activity includes furniture production. manufacturing and design. Rauzas Company objective is to produce high quality neat furniture, as well as interior Main markets: Latvia parts and accessories; cooperate with leading architects’ companies and designers to reach shared aims. The Company offers: Board game “Time for Business” company develops furniture manufacturing industry using traditions that are tried for centuries, cabinetmakers’ Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; craftsmanship, high quality materials and advanced Licensing technologies. On autumn 2009 new line of furniture was introduced - the MINT Collection. MINT collection is machine - made furniture, the happy medium between exclusive design and mass production. Auto-mechanized equipment ensure the accuracy of products and stability of quality standards throughout the whole production process. MINT furniture is made out of ash-tree grown in Latvia, American walnut and high quality veneer. Stainless steel and plastic elements are used for details and strapping. ABET laminate is used for coating which is considered to be among the highest quality materials for furniture production.

Main markets: Germany, France, UK, Netherlands, Switzerland

Company offers: Design furniture collection MINT Light Living

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution

55 REAL SOUND LAB (chips). In this context, specific CONEQ™ technology solutions are developed and integrated into the final Legal status: Ltd electronic consumer goods. Address: 1 Akademijas laukums, Riga, LV-1050 Phone: +371 67889828 Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution; Fax: +371 67889829 Licensing E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.realsoundlab.com Certificates in use: PSE (Professional and electronic consumer goods certificate in Japan); KTC (Korea Testing Director: Mr Viesturs Sosars Certification or Safety Certification Scheme for Electrical Contact Person: Mr Viesturs Sosars Appliances) Year of Foundation: 2004 Number of employees: <10 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 287 072 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 300 000

Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4%

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31%

Type: Producer; Engineering; Research

Main activities/description of business profile: Real Sound Lab is an independent, R&D focused company, developing technology solutions for sound engineering in the professional and consumer markets. Real Sound Lab is continuously developing a proprietary and patented technology called CONEQ™. CONEQ™ is a unique technology for measurement and equalization of Acoustic Power Frequency Response (APFR) of loudspeakers. After applying the CONEQ™ correction filter to the audio signal, the reproduced sound is extremely close to that of the source material, as if the original sound source were relocated at the location of the loudspeaker.

Main markets: EU, China, USA, Japan, Russia

Company offers: For the professional audio markets, Real Sound Lab offers CONEQ™ Workshop measurement software, three models of hardware equalizers (APEQ-2pro, APEQ-2pro DIO and APEQ-8pro DIO) and four models of software VST/RTAS plug-in equalizers (CONEQ™ P2, P2pro, P8 and P8pro). The company is also active in the licensing business based on close technological cooperation with its customers, mostly electronic consumer goods producers as well as producers of specific technological solutions

56 RICBERRY RISON INTER

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: Zvejnieki, Varves rural municipality, Ventspils area, Address: 130 Kr. Barona Str., Riga, LV-1012 LV-3623 Phone: + 371 67803417, +371 29417038 Phone: +371 26590995 Fax: + 371 67311327 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.ricberry.eu Website: www.rishon-inter.lv

Director: Ms Ieva Viluma Director: Mr Zamuels Zalmansons, Ms Natalija Zalmansone Contact Person: Mr Edgars Vilums Contact Person: Mr Andrejs Morozovs Year of Foundation: 2011 Year of Foundation: 1997 Number of employees: 11-50 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 0 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 600 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): ~ 2 900 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 000 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% technologies as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30%

Type: Producer Type: Producer

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: Production and wholesale of candied fruit, berries and Rišon Inter Ltd was their syrups, produced by using an innovative drying established in 1989 and technology. started with special building glass production Main markets: Latvia, Russia (force - proof, impact - proof, triplex). For the Company offers: High quality candied fruit, berries and moment special building their syrups glass production is one of Rison Inter Ltd areas of Interested in co-operation: Distribution activities. Also the firm Rison Inter is the manufacturer of fibreglass composite structural profiles. The production is targeted at East and Western European construction markets.

Main markets: Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan

Company offers: Fibreglass profiles, Construction of fibreglass

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Component/material supplier; Cooperation in production/manufacturing

Certificates in use: EN13706

57 RR FISH SAF TEHNIKA

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: JSC Address: 15 Matrožu Str., Riga, LV-1048 Address: 24a, Ganibu dambis, Riga, LV–1005 Phone: +371 67508658 Phone: +371 67046840 Fax: +371 67508656 Fax: +371 67046809 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.saftehnika.com Director: Mr Andrei Tjutjunnik Contact Person: Mr Juris Veidemanis Director: Mr Normunds Bergs Year of Foundation: 2008 Contact Person: Mr Normunds Bergs Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 1999 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 100 000 Number of employees: 51-250 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 150 000 Turnover in 2010/11 (Euro): 15 500 000

Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% development of new products, services, Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% percentage of annual turnover: >4% Type: Producer Sales of the new Main activities/description of business profile: (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of Production of sturgeon meat and caviar using innovative annual turnover: >31% technology of water fumigation and purification. The company offers not only fish production but also the Type: Producer; Engineering; Research; Service; Trade technology that provides high profitability for aquaculture production based on accelerated growth of fish. Main activities/description of business profile: SAF Tehnika is a designer, manufacturer and distributor Main markets: Europe, Russia of digital microwave data transmission equipment. SAF Tehnika products provide wireless backhaul solutions for Company offers: Sturgeon products digital voice and data transmission to mobile and fixed network operators, data service providers, governments Interested in co-operation: End users and private companies. SAF Tehnika provides an important part of the telecommunications infrastructure to customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Main markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Middle East

Company offers: Digital microwave data transmission equipment

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier

Certificates in use: ISO 9001

58 SARCIO SILVANOLS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 186a-69 Vienibas gatve, Riga, LV-1058 Address: 2A Kurbada Str., Riga, LV-1009 Phone: +371 26727244; +371 29286268 Phone: +371 67142829 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: + 371 67142833 Website: www.sarcio.lv E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.silvanols.lv Director: Mr Matiss Neimanis Contact Person: Mr Matiss Neimanis Director: Mr Kaspars Ivanovs Year of Foundation: 2009 Contact Person: Mr Kaspars Ivanovs Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 1994 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 0 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 890 000 10 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 2 430 000

Investments in development of new Investments in development of new products, services, products, services, technologies as technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technolo- Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ gies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Producer; Service Type: Service; Consultancy; Trade Main activities/description of Main activities/description of business profile: business profile: Sarcio Ltd main activities are: development of food The product portfolio of Silvanols supplements and functional food from natural substances Ltd consists of a unique range of & medical mushrooms; different kinds of advice for original products which includes researchers and companies in biotech sector. non-prescription drugs, medicinal products, and food supplements, Main markets: Latvia which together amount to over seventy different products. Company offers: Consultancy in legislation of food supplement and functional food in local market and Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, consultancy in legislation, quality management, production Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan in biotech sector. Company offers: Product formulation development and Interested in co-operation: Research & Development registration, production, packaging and labelling, distribution, development of herbal products in gel, syrup, Other specific information: spray and capsule form. Sarcio Ltd is a dynamic micro-enterprise, which combines knowledge of innovation in biotech sector. Sarcio Ltd is an Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & example how the crisis has in 2009th has stipulated Development; Distribution; Component/material supplier; identification of niche and to exploit theoretical knowledge. Cooperation in production/manufacturing.

Certificates in use: GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)

59 SIDRABE Component/material supplier; Cooperation in production/ manufacturing; Subcontracting. Legal status: JSC Address: 17 Krustpils Str., Riga, LV-1073 Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008; ISO 14001:2004 Phone: +371 67249806 Fax: +371 67139506 Other specific information: E-mail: [email protected] The key to JSC Sidrabe’s success is the well-established Website: www.sidrabe.eu structure of the company and its commitment to the following principles: Director: Mr Nils Veidemanis • Our business model is based on the development of Contact Person: Mr Andrejs Balabkins long-term partnerships based on an individual approach Year of Foundation: 1962 (1992) to our specific customer’s needs. Number of employees: 51-250 • JSC Sidrabe has built up the facilities and technical know- Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 3 424 000 how to enable the investigation of new processes and the Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 6 000 000 production of new materials. The company possess the laboratory with semi-industrial coaters required for the Investments in development of new products, services, transfer of technologies at an industrial scale level. technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% • JSC Sidrabe has the capability for pre-order trials of materials and processes to provide confidence in the final Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ product. technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% • The flexibility of our designs is a critical feature of our business to ensure the customer’s specification is fully met

Type: Producer; Engineering; Research; Technology Transfer. and to provide the potential for future refurbishments and updates. Main activities/description of business profile: • Acceptance tests are performed at JSC Sidrabe and Development and manufacturing of customized, state- customer’s facilities. The process involves the presence of of-the-art vacuum coating equipment and processes. representatives of the customer. In addition JSC Sidrabe offers the possibility of contract • The manufacturing of our products is carried out in R&D work. Additional business: Design documentation; accordance to EU standards and customer’s specific Manufacture of equipment components; Production of requirements. The process involves the training of personnel coated materials. as well as the provision of pertinent certification. • We have a variety of packages to cater for after-sales Main markets: Europe, USA, The Netherlands, Japan, UK support as well as for special consultation needs of our customers. Company offers: Customized and unique vacuum coating systems which include: roll-to-roll, glass, powder and 3D coaters as well as coaters for foam materials. These capabilities are complemented by the provision for contract engineering and research.

Interested in co-operation: Research & Development;

60 SISTEMSERVISS SWH SETS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 151 Sampetera Str., Riga, LV-1046 Address: 33 Kr. Valdemara Str., Riga, LV-1010 Phone: +371 67229871, 67213617 Phone: +371 67078301 Fax: +371 67144504 Fax: +371 67078333 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.sistemserviss.lv Website: www.sets.lv

Director: Mr Alexander Ivanov Director: Mr Aivars Lokmanis Contact Person: Mr Alexander Ivanov Contact Person: Mr Aivars Lokmanis Year of Foundation: 1991 Year of Foundation: 2000 Number of employees: 11-50 Number of employees: 51-250 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 285 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 2 136 613 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 285 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 2 500 000

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 21%-30% technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20%

Type: Engineering; Research; Service; Technology Transfer Type: Producer; Engineering; Consultancy

Main activities/description of business profile: Main activities/description of business profile: The company is engaged in the elaboration, implementation, Software development, maintenance and integration. maintenance and metrological provision for heat and water systems in public communal services. In the four Latvian Main markets: Sweden, Germany cities a network of laboratory and metrological centres Sistemserviss is operating, where the inspection and repair Company offers: SETSenergo Billing System, SETScrem of devices such as heat, water, pressure, temperature and Corporate Real Estate Management System. gas meters, is going on. Over the past five years the material and technical basis for laboratory centres is created. Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & The centres are accredited in accordance with the European Development; Distribution; Subcontracting; Licensing Union requirements. In the industrial zone of Daugavpils city the base for installation of the metering devices is established. In most of Latvian municipalities long-term contracts are signed for maintenance and metrological provision of water and heat meters. In the maintenance of individual water meters a quarter of Latvian market is covered by Sistemserviss.

Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia

Company offers: Producing of individual wireless systems of water metering and effective consumption management devices.

Interested in co-operation: Research & Development; Component/material supplier; Cooperation in production/ manufacturing; Testing.

Certificates in use: Latvian National Certification Bureau, international certification 61 SOLCRAFT SIA Resources, Self-service (for employees, managers, clients), Fixed Assets, Warehouse, Workguide (CRM), Document Legal status: Ltd Workflow (document management). Address: 6, building - C, Zemitana Str., LV-1012 The advantage of our software is that we do not sell it “in a Phone: +371 67277708 box” – instead, we adjust the software individually to every Fax: +371 67277732 client and implement non - standard requirements. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.solcraft.lv Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution; Joint venture; Cooperation in Director: Mr Aleksandrs Ozerskis production/manufacturing Contact Person: Ms Karina Ozerska Year of Foundation: 1991 Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008 Number of employees: 11-50 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 273 270 Other specific information: We are interested in cooperation Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 316 393 with a view to carry out joint development of project, process management. We are also interested in exporting our Investments in development of new products, services, software to EU and Russia. It is easily possible as FinaWinSolis® technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% can be quickly translated to any language and adjusted to local legislation. Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31%

Type: Producer; Service; Consultancy; Distribution

Main activities/description of business profile: SIA Solcraft is founded in 1991 and is one of the first Latvian companies in IT sector. Our company’s main activity is development and distribution of the software FinaWinSolis® - a premium class enterprise resource planning (EPR) and customer’s relationship management (CRM) software for public sector and all branches of private sector. We have a team of programmers, who are highly experienced and constantly work on innovation of our software. About a half of our turnover are investments in development of our software. As a result we develop an entirely new version of our software FinaWinSolis® every 3 - 4 years.

Main markets: at the moment Latvia, but in the nearest future we are planning to start exporting to EU and Russia

Company offers: At the moment we offer our clients the 6th version of FinaWinSolis® software, which is based on the most modern world-recognized technologies and innovations, Open Source products. Our software FinaWinSolis® is a convenient, fast, easy to understand and easy to use software with unlimited analytical framework and a wide range of built-in reports. Our software is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. FinaWinSolis® complies with all legislative requirements of Latvian and European Union laws and regulations. FinaWinSolis® is a complex system which consists of the following modules: Finances, Documents, Salary, Human

62 TELIKO Company offers: Telemetrica Ltd. offers products and solutions in: remote meter reading, intelligent street Legal status: Ltd lighting, remote energy management, automatic meter Address: 26 Ganibu dambis, Riga, LV-1005 reading, street light control, LED dimming, smart meter, Phone: +371 67383223 transformer security. Fax: +371 67383270 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Interested in co-operation: Distribution Website: www.lemis-process.com Other specific information: Director: Mr Reinis Kula Most successful of Telemetrica Ltd. products are: “Power Contact Person: Mr Reinis Kula grid monitoring system” which consists of overhead line Year of Foundation: 2009 transformer monitoring device, telemetry unit for remote Number of employees: 11-50 control over circuit fault indicator, Telemetry unit for cable Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 90 361 fault indicator remote control and Transformer substation Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 150 000 security system.“Metlink – remote energy meter reading system” which is GSM/RF/PLC telemetry unit for remote Investments in development of new products, services, energy meter reading. “Citylight.net – remote streetlights Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% control system” which consist of cabinet mount GSM/RF/PLC main segment controller module for remote monitoring, Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ controlling and managing of outdoor lighting, RF/PLC technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% in pole or in lamp mounted device for light control and Citylight.net internet based application (software).

Type: Producer; Engineering

Main activities/description of business profile: Telemetrica Ltd is electronics engineering and manufacturing company specialized in developing remote metering, intelligent street lighting management and power grid management solutions for utility companies. Since companies’ foundation in 2005, it has experienced significant growth. During this time Teliko Ltd has become one of the leading telemetry development companies in Latvia with more than 40 municipalities and organizations which are using companies’ products and services. Teliko Ltd technologies and software has been created and developed by local engineers and IT specialists with more than 15 year experience in electronics and telemetry solutions. This experience allows company to offer high quality products and services and also to create individual solutions for our clients.

Main markets: North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, Oceania, Mid East, Eastern Asia, Western Europe, Northern Europe

63 TESTGENERAL TILDE

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 4-2 Skolas Str., Riga, LV-1010 Address: 75a Vienibas gatve, Riga, LV-1004 Phone: +371 26726823 Phone: +371 67605001 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 6760 750 Website: www.testgeneral.lv E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.tilde.com Director: Mr Martins Kleins Contact Person: Mr Martins Kleins Director: Mr Andrejs Vasiljevs Year of Foundation: 2010 Contact Person: Ms Indra Samite Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 1991 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 10 000 Number of employees: 51-250 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 25 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 3 537 464 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 3 200 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 0,5%-2% Investments in development of new products, services, Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as percentage technologies as a share of annual turnover: <10% of annual turnover: >4%

Type: Engineering Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Main activities/description of business profile: technologies as a share of TestGeneral Ltd is formed to offer the highest level of service annual turnover: 21%-30% in the Baltic States in providing predictive maintenance services. Equipment diagnostics is made, using wide range Type: Producer; Research; of different measuring instrument’s and gauges, to detect Service technical condition or faults in their beginning stage, thus avoiding more complicated defects and unplanned Main activities/description of business profile: Tilde creates downtime of the devices, when they are eliminated in time. and sells widely popular Baltic language products and To provide this service, our company uses state of the art services such as machine translation, speech technology, technologies and high technology measuring instruments proofing tools, fonts, multilingual electronic dictionaries, as well as great experience and professional knowledge. terminology solutions, and others. Tilde targets its innovation Company, that uses this kind of service, substantially can agenda at developing tools and technologies for reducing reduce its expenses of equipment using and repair. the digital divide between large and small languages and has the largest private IT R&D capacity in the Baltics. The Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia company actively participates in cutting edge language technology research and development initiatives supported Company offers: Predictive maintenance by the European Commission such as the machine translation portal LetsMT! Tilde has proven experience and success in Interested in co-operation: End users building machine translation engines and training systems.

Certificates in use: ISO/IEC 17024, ISO 18436-2 Main markets: Europe and USA (languages with Latin or Cyrillic alphabets)

Company offers: Machine translation services & consultations, terminology solutions, proofing tools, spellcheckers, grammar checkers and other language tools.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution

64 TRACKPOINT UAVFACTORY

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 6-32 J.Vaciesa Str., Riga, LV-1021 Address: 24A-52, Ganibu dambis, Riga, LV-1005 Phone: + 371 27716660 Phone: +371 29119398 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 63048747 Web site: www.trackpoint.lv E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.uavfactory.com Director: Mr Kaspars Krisjanis Contact Person: Mr Kaspars Krisjanis Director: Mr Konstantins Popiks Year of Foundation: 2010. Contact Person: Mr Konstantins Popiks Number of employees: <10 Year of Foundation: 2009 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 5 000 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 10 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 95 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 327 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover:>4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover:>31% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Service Type: Producer; Engineering Main activities/description of business profile: Trackpoint Ltd offers high quality GPS/GPRS Car fleet Main activities/ Management and Control Systems with individual solutions, description of which lowers expenses and increases work efficiency. The business profile: “Trackpoint” system was developed by Trackpoint Ltd UAVFACTORY LTD programmers. This means that it will always be possible to specializes in adapt the “Trackpoint” system to the company’s specific unmanned composite requirements and development, making it a unique and airframe development outstanding assistant in your day to day work. and manufacturing. Our mission is – to bring to the marketplace the most comprehensive composite airframe. Main markets: Latvia, Azerbaijan, England, Sweden UAVFACTORY airframes are the ideal tool for various UAS applications and can be integrated in to your existing UAV Company offers: For end user we offer to use our system. system, used for product testing, development, concept For distributors we offer collaboration in the form of validation and research. franchise (with all due support and “know how”). Main markets: North America, Asia Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution Company offers: Ready to fly high performance composite airframes and custom composite airframe manufacturing and design.

Interested in co-operation: End users; Research & Development; Distribution; Testing

Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2008

65 UOT VALMIERA FIBERGLASS

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: JSC Address: Dzindzas, Bilska district, Smiltene region, LV-4706 Address: 13 Cempu Str., Valmiera, LV-4201 Phone: +371 26364249 Phone: + 371 64202216 Fax: +371 64250881 Fax: +371 64281216 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.uot.lv Website: www.vss.lv

Director: Mr Ugis Ozolins Director: Mr Andris Oskars Brutans Contact Person: Mr Ernests Libietis Contact Person: Ms Inita Martinsone Year of Foundation: 2010 Year of Foundation: 1963 Number of employees: < 10 Number of employees: > 251 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 0 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 43 000 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 15 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 68 000 000

Investments in development of new products, services, Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: > 4% technologies as percentage of annual turnover: > 4%

Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% technologies as a share of annual turnover: < 10%

Type: Producer

Main activities/description of business profile: JSC Valmiera Fiberglass is only enterprise in Baltic States which produces glass fibre and it is one of the largest enterprises of the chemical and textile industries within the Baltic States. Valmiera Fiberglass exports more than 95% of its production.

Main markets: EU, USA, Canada, Russia, Ukraine

Company offers: Various glass fibre products – “E” glass yarns, Type: Producer; Engineering textured rovings, fabrics, nettings, nonwowens; high silica glass fibre fabrics, nettings, nonwovens for: automotive Main activities/description of business profile: industry, building industry, shipbuilding, electronics, Production of forest machinery - disc trenchers airspace industry, household appliances, medical appliances and chemical industry. Main markets: Scandinavia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Russia, Canada

Company offers: 4 types of disc trenchers, Front linkage systems for tractors

Interested in co-operation: End users; Distribution

Certificates in use: CE

Interested in co-operation: End users

Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2000

66 VALMIERMUIZA BREWERY VOLBURG

Legal status: Ltd Address: 24a Ganibu dambis, Riga, LV-1005 Address: 2 Dzirnavu Str., Valmiermuiza, Valmiera parish, Phone: +371 67519780 Burtnieki district, LV-4219 Fax: +371 67519779 Phone: +371 64216601; +371 25417000 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +371 64216602 Website: www.volburg.lv E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.valmiermuiza.lv Director: Mr Viktors Kononovs Contact Person: Mr Viktors Kononovs Director: Mr Aigars Rungis Year of Foundation: 1996 Contact Person: Ms Elina Kuzmina Number of employees: 11-50 Year of Foundation: 2005 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 1 706 305 Number of employees: 11-50 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 2 000 000 Turnover in 2010 (Euro): 850 000 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 1 300 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4% Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: 2%-4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: 11%-20% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies Type: Producer; Engineering as a share of annual turnover: 11% -20% Main activities/description of business profile: Volburg Ltd is a contract manufacturer of electronics. The Type: Producer; Service company’s product range includes various electronic items widely used in IT, security systems, medical equipment Main activities/description of business profile: and other areas. The company’s facilities and production Valmiermuiza brewery Ltd is a micro craft brewery near equipment are adjusted for assembling of small- and Valmiera which properly, patiently and proudly brews a medium-sized production volumes of PCB boards of rich taste beer following best local traditions and using different levels of complicity. the highest quality natural ingredients. This brewery has an absolutely new and innovative Main markets: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway added value, it has very special gorp for beer – “Spent grain cookies” and Company offers: Product development and engineering “Malt caramels”. The hosts of brewery support services, including printed circuit board layout with kindness will give an excursion and design, programming, inspection and testing solutions; share interesting stories of Valmiermuiza Automated in-line SMD assembly - FUJI GPX screen printers, brewery. FUJI XPF, Autotronik BS390 SMD pick & place machines; In-line and off-line Automated Optical Inspection – Opticheck Main markets: Latvia inspection machines, Optilia video-microscope; Wave and selective soldering: SMT oven for re-flow, ATF for wave Company offers: Unpasteurised, filtered soldering using Nitrogen, WLS300 and Pillarhouse selective and unfiltered both light and dark beer; soldering equipment; Manual and semi-manual SMD and Spent grain cookies and Malt caramels. THT (through-hole) assembly; Inspection and testing: ICT, Equipment to rent: traditional oak cask flexible functional testing solutions and final assembling or modern beer cooler and beer bar. and packing, including sub-units assemblies, box-built Guided tours in Valmiermuiza brewery products. in Latvian, English, Russian. Interested in co-operation: Cooperation in production/ Interested in co-operation: End users; manufacturing; Subcontracting Research & Development; Distribution; Component/ material supplier; Cooperation in production/manufacturing Certificates in use: ISO 9001:2000, ISO14001:2004

67 WENDI TOYS WOOLY WORLD

Legal status: Ltd Legal status: Ltd Address: 5/2 Akmens Str., Cesis, LV-4101 Address: 1 Meldru Str., Liepaja, LV-3402 Phone: +371 26658658 Phone: +371 28302169 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wendi-toys.com Website: www.woolyworld.lv

Director: Mr Ivars Upmalis Contact Person: Mr Ivars Upmalis Director: Ms Madara More Year of Foundation: 2009 Contact Person: Ms Madara More Number of employees: 11-50 Year of Foundation: 2011 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 50 000 Number of employees: <10 Planned Turnover in 2011 (Euro): 8 000 Investments in development of new products, services, technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Investments in development of new products, services, Technologies as percentage of annual turnover: >4% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/ technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Sales of the new (innovative) products/services/technologies as a share of annual turnover: >31% Type: Producer Type: Producer Main activities/description of business profile: We manufacture and sell innovative outdoor playgrounds for private use. Our compact packaging and reduced logistic costs have made revolution in large outdoor toy segment. Innovative solution of joint system and ease of installation have made Wendi Toys playgrounds highly demanded on the market.

Main markets: France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Norway Main activities/description of business profile: Company’s philosophical ground is social business – creation Company offers: Outdoor playgrounds of social equality and respect towards each other by investing ideas, skills and big work. Wooly World toys combine original Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Component/ handwork with natural wool features. In every toy’s material supplier; Joint venture; Cooperation in production/ creation have been invested long hours of handwork. First manufacturing; Subcontracting; Licensing step is making fabric – felting fine sheep wool nap does this. Then it is cut into necessary shapes and sewn together. Last step is needle felting in other words – Teddy’s shaping. People from Liepaja’s blind society do this last step. For Teddy’s fur is used fine merino sheep wool from New Zealand but the Teddy’s belly is filled with domestic wool.

Main markets: Latvia, Germany, Japan

Company offers: Handmade toys – Teddy bears

Interested in co-operation: Distribution; Component/ material supplier

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