THE BALTIC STATES CENTENARY :CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION INSPIRED BY NATURE

In 2018, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania celebrate the hundred-year anniversary of becoming independent democratic Republics. Celebration of this important milestone takes place around the world by exposing Baltic States’ achievements in culture, lifestyle and innovation.

The Baltic States are dynamic, creative, green and data driven nations situated on the South East coast of the Baltic Sea in the North of Europe. All three Baltic States are forest and biodiversity rich countries. The nature has always been an important part of the lifestyle of the Baltic States and is still a source of inspiration. In their development, the Baltic States seek the synergy between preservation of nature and innovative economic approaches and are in search of new business models to ensure sustainable development. The use and development of the modern technologies is an integral part of the modern Baltic identity. The Baltic States are the home of many innovative companies and start-ups that has developed advanced technologies.

The aim of this exhibition is to highlight the innovative and creative nature of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by sharing some concrete examples.

Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Nor-thern Europe bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. Across the Baltic Sea lie Sweden and Finland. Population density in Estonia is 30.3 people per km2. That is almost four times less than EU’s average – 116.7 people per km2 –, making Estonia the third sparsely populated country in EU. Forests cover over half of Esto-nian territory. More than 40% of them belong to the state and are certified as organic col-lection areas. Everyone can freely pick berries, mushrooms or just enjoy the freshest air. About 1.1 million people speak Estonian, one of the world’s smallest official national languages. It is used successfully in all areas of society. Es-tonians also speak a variety of other languages. By culture consumption, Estonia is one of the leading countries in Europe. Our 1.3 million in-habitants make about 3.3 million museum vi-sits, 3.1 million cinema visits, 2 million concert visits, and 1.2 million theatre visits annually.

Export of Estonian products and services is over 77 % of our GDP. The major exports are electri-cal machinery and equipment, wood and wood products, mineral products. Main export desti-nations are Sweden, Finland, and Latvia.

Estonians understand technology: Skype re-volutionized communication, TransferWise changed international money transfers, Grab-CAD helps to build products faster and Starship robots reframe local delivery. The digital signa-ture, with legal standing equal to one made with ink, has been in wide use since 2002. The digital signature helps save the equivalent of one entire workweek per year per working age adult. Modern e-solutions make setting up and running a business in Estonia quick and easy. Estonian solutions like digital signatures, elec-tronic tax claims, e-Business Register or the availability of public records online have pared bureaucracy down to a bare minimum and faci-litated an environment where business is easy. Estonia is heading towards total digital revolu-tion.

It’s a simple fact – where business is easy, bu-siness will grow. No wonder Estonia is one of the countries with most startups launched per capita in Europe.

Margus Viher Director General of

the Estonian Patent Office

We’re known mostly for our digital ambition. But there’s a lot more to discover.

ESTONIA

Skeleton Technologies, a Tallinn-based company that develops and produces ultracapacitors ex-tremely powerful energy storage devices aims to become the leading ultracapacitor manufacturer in the world.

Skeleton Technologies started to grow in 2009, when, after years of development work, the young entrepreneurs, Taavi Madiberk and Oliver Ahlberg, decided to take the technology created by Univer-sity of Tartu scientists into production. Madiberk, the CEO of the company, explains that they have experienced very rapid growth : "Everything has gone according to our plans, and in some ways, we are even ahead of our plans."

Skeleton produces ultracapacitors that are an emerging technology used for fast energy storage. Capable of rapid charging in a matter of seconds and able to provide over a million charge/discharge cycles, they offer benefits in industries where reliable, instant power is a necessity. Industry analysts estimate the ultracapacitor market will be worth €7.5 billion by 2025. In 2017, this potential was also noted by the European Investment Bank that invested €15 million in Skeleton Technologies. The company holds numerous patents in the field of ultracapcitors.

Skeleton’s biggest successes are its cutting-edge proprietary technology and high-profile customers, ranging from the European Space Agency (ESA) to leading players in the European automotive industry. The company’s cooperation with ESA started in 2011.

In 2017, Skeleton opened a new production line in Saxony, Germany, that can produce up to four million ultracapacitor cells a year. The facility is the largest of its kind in Europe. The R&D centre of the company remains in Estonia.

The most important characteristics of Skeleton’s ultracapacitors are their functionality, resilience, size and mass. Thanks to patented technologies, Skeleton has a real advantage in these areas over its competitors. After all, every gram counts in space, for example.

SKELETON TECHNOLOGIES

Skeleton Technologies’ ultracapacitor

Life cycle 15 years and up to a million life cycles. Normal batteries last a couple of thousand cycles.

Working temperature between -40°C and +65°C.

Much smaller than competitors’ products, hence production costs up to 50 % less.

Fields of use : transport, military, renewable energy and space industries.

https://www.skeletontech.com

In 2015, Estonian entrepreneurs launched a new company, called Starship Technologies, in London, manufacturing self-driving delivery robots.

Founded by former Skype co-founders, Estonian Ahti Heinla, and Dane Jaanus Friis, Starship Technologies aims to improve local delivery of goods and groceries.

The company introduced fleets of small and earthbound delivery robots, running on batte-ries and therefore having zero CO2 emissions. The robots can carry parcels or grocery bags wit-hin a three-mile (five-kilometre) radius – the firm sees parcel delivery firms or grocery stores as potential customers for its products.

Heinla, the CEO of Starship Technologies, says the robots should cut the waiting time and have a "zero environmental impact"”, while costing little. "We want to do to local deliveries what Skype did to telecommunications."”

Weighing no more than 40 pounds (18 kilograms) fully loaded ; capable of carrying the equivalent of two grocery bags and driving at the speed of 4 mph (over 6 km/h), the robots are expected to complete local deliveries within 5-30 minutes

from a local hub or retail outlet. The design of the robots is protected internationally. Customers can choose from a selection of short, precise delivery slots. During delivery, shoppers can track the robot’s location in real time through a mobile app and on arrival only the app holder is able to unlock the cargo. If somebody tries to steal something, the operator can yell, "The police are coming in five minutes! We know your location, you’re being filmed!"

Integrated navigation and obstacle avoidance software enables the robots to drive autono-mously – the "starships"” have sensors and cameras to observe the surroundings – but they are also overseen by human operators who can speak to pedestrians via embedded speakers.

The delivery robots travel at the slow speed of four miles per hour – a brisk walking pace. They do not fly – these are not drones. They travel on pavements or sidewalks, blending safely in with pedestrian traffic.So far, Starship Technologies has run pilot pro-grammes in Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and a number of other countries.

STARSHIP TECHNOLOGIES

In 2016, the company formed a partnership with Mercedes-Benz, to develop "Robovans", a transportation system that entails vans filled with delivery robots that autonomously deli-ver packages in neighbourhoods. The semi-au-tonomous transportation system will see MB Sprinter vans act as "motherships", hosting eight Starship delivery robots. The vans will drive through neighbourhoods, stopping in designated locations, based on delivery density and demand, to drop off and pick up robots to complete cus-tomer deliveries.

Instead of completing door-to-door delivery, the vans will drive to pre-agreed locations to load and unload goods and then dispatch the robots

in the final step for on-demand delivery. Upon making the customer delivery, the robots will autonomously find their way back to the van for re-loading. The system would enable the delivery of 400 packages every nine-hour shift, compared with 180 packages using previously available methods, an increase of over 120 %.

https://www.starship.xyz

In 1995, University of Tartu research teams, led by professors Marika Mi-kelsaar and Mihkel Zilmer, discovered the lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 bacteria, which can rightfully be called the first Estonian probiotic lactic acid bacteria. Moreover, they are unique in the whole world because of their combination of antimicrobial and antioxidative effects. They protect human health by attacking harmful microbes and contribute to our physical well-being in several ways as well.

The ME-3 made its wider public appearance in 2003, when a product line bearing the trademark Hellus was brought into the Estonian market by the dairy producer Tere. The product line included yoghurts, sweet cottage cheese blends and kefir (buttermilk) enriched with the beneficial bacteria.Subsequently, the ME-3 bacteria caught the interest of manufacturers of leaven, food and food supplements in Estonia, Finland, Denmark, France, Italy, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, India, Taiwan and China. The European patent permits the bacteria to be used in the food industry in 15 European countries. Follow up patent application for additional properties is pending in 11 other countries.

The bacterium strain is the subject of research and development projects in several countries, for example, in Italy, Brazil, France, Spain, India and Hun-gary, and is also studied as part of several European cooperation projects. For their work on the bacteria, the University of Tartu research team have been awarded several prestigious prizes and research awards.

LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM ME -3 The lactic bacterium ME-3 is a strain of human

origin with well-described and scientifically proved properties. It is the only strain in the world that has been patented for two useful effects – antimicrobial and antioxidant. Fur-thermore, research conducted in Estonia and abroad has shown that the ME-3 strain has health benefits, specifically it :

reproduces in the special conditions of

the gastrointestinal tract ;

maintains and enriches the intestine’s microbiota by increasing the number of useful bacteria ;

enhances digestion;

destroys harmful bacteria in the digestive tract;

protects against the causes of intestinal infections ;

normalises the microbial balance of the digestive tract during and after treatment with antibiotics ;

reduces oxidative stress in the entire organism ;

lowers blood cholesterol levels and protects against vascular calcification ; and

supports treatment of atopic dermatitis by suppressing inflammation.

http://www.tere.eu/brands/hellus

CLICK & GROWWhen launched in 2010, Click & Grow was one of the first of the new generation Estonian startups that created a global buzz with their Smartpot – almost Apple-esque, minimalistically designed white box, meant for homes or offices, which grows very real tomatoes, strawberries, chili peppers and basil, yet looks like something out of "2001 Space Odyssey". From the outset, the company has relied on protecting their designs internationally.

It sounded even more intriguing and hi-tech when the company advertised it as "NASA-inspired". In reality, they were not far off. In 2005, Mattias Lepp, the company’s CEO, by education a choir-master, not a scientist, happened to read a NASA report about technologies that make it possible to grow plants in outer space.

At first, the information about the technology seemed just a good knowledge to him, which he occasionally brought up in social gatherings as a talking point. However, things took a twist in 2009 when Lepp stumbled across to another research paper that stated that every year about €30 billion worth of houseplants are thrown away around the world due to mismanagement issues. Baffled that so many people around the world are having trouble caring for their plants, Lepp identified an uncovered market demand. By connecting the two things, the widespread plant managing problems and the knowledge about the technology, the idea for Click & Grow was formed. The idea was that everyone could grow flowers or fresh herbs in their apartments, but aided with smart technology, with a minimal effort.

In the first round of research and development it became evident that the growing method called aeroponics (air and mist), that was so vividly descri-bed in the previously mentioned NASA report, was not the proper solution a more complex method was needed.

The attention was turned to a field of study called biomimicry. Biomimicry is the examination of nature, its models and processes, elements to emulate or

take inspiration from in order to solve human pro-blems. The basic idea in R&D was to map the key aspects and processes of plant growth and create a medium that perfectly imitates them. By deve-loping a special substrate that holds the nutrients and seeds, and using sensors, a processor and software to measure and care for the plants exact needs, an environment for growing plants was created in the form of the Click & Grow Smartpot.

Smartpot turned out to be big success and it was among the first tech products from Estonia to be talked about since Skype. It comes in two parts: the flowerpot, which includes electronics, sen-sors, a pump, water reservoir, and batteries, and the cartridge, which includes seeds, nutrients, and software that instructs that pot to create the ideal environment for the specific seed to grow in and thrive. The nano-tech growth technology gi-ves plants the right amount of water, oxygen and nutrients at all times and all what customers are supposed to do is to fill the water tank about once a month.

Since then company has developed various products from smart indoor gardens with space for up to nine plants such as – Smart Garden 9 – to vertical indoor farms holding nearly 300 plants. The company’s goal is to offer high-quality indoor gardens and food growing systems that support the dream of building large, self-sustai-nable farms to locations where they are needed the most.

https://www.clickandgrow.com

Estonians are pathfinders, who have built one of the world’s most developed digital societies – an efficient, secure and transparent ecosystem that saves time and money. "e-Estonia" is the name that we have given to our digital journey. This journey has unfolded over more than two decades beginning with Estonian government’s strategic focus on e-Governance to improve the competitiveness of the state and increase the well-being of its people, while implementing hassle free governance.

99 % of public services are now available to citizens as e-services. Some of our best e-solutions include e-tax enabling you to pay taxes in only 3-5 minutes with one click, e-health providing patient’s electronic records, and digital ID in the form of a national identity card that provides definitive proof of identity in an electronic environment. Estonia’s secure e-services make daily tasks faster and more comfortable whether we are talking about banking or business operations, signing documents, obtaining a digital medical prescription or even voting in the elections over the Internet. Running a modern state is a data-driven endeavour and for e-Estonia the open-source backbone is X-Road that allows

the nation’s various e-service databases, both in the public and private sector, to link up and operate in harmony. There is no centralised or master database and all information is held in a distributed data system and can be exchanged instantly upon request.

The next step in the digital journey of e-Estonia is to become a safe e-state with automatic e-services available 24/7. This means to move basic services into a fully digital mode so that things can be done for citizens automatically and in that sense invisibly. It is also essential to continue our work on cyber security. Estonia is a recognised and valued cyber security expert internationally and is the home of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCD COE) and European IT agency. For example, Estonian government tested blockchain technology to ensure data and systems integrity already in 2008 and since 2012, blockchain has been in operational use in Estonia’s registries, such as national health, judicial, legislative, security and commercial code systems.

The e-Estonia digital journey is not one that we travel alone. In addition to cooperation with other governments, Estonia provides a transnational

E-ESTONIA

digital identity – e-Residency – that can provide anyone, anywhere with the opportunity to suc-ceed as an entrepreneur. Like citizens and resi-dents of Estonia, e-residents receive a govern-ment-issued digital ID and full access to Estonia’s public e-services. This enables them to establish a trusted EU business with all the tools needed to conduct business globally. They can then use their secure digital identity to manage their com-pany entirely online from anywhere in the world with minimal cost and hassle. Just as Estonians are used to.

https://e-estonia.comhttps://e-resident.gov.ee

If Google organizes the world's information and makes it universally available then Guardtime validates that information and makes it univer-sally reliable. The company launched in 2007 with the goal of creating a formally verifiable security system for the Estonian government to eliminate third parties, trusted insiders or cryptographic keys in the verification of the integrity of government records, networks and systems. With Guardtime’s KSI Blockchain deployed in Estonian government networks the authenticity of the electronic data can be mathematically proven meaning that no-one – not hackers, not system administrators, and not even government itself – can manipulate the data and get away with that.

Guardtime holds several patents related to Keyless Signatures Infrastructure (KSI) – a blockchain tech-nology developed in Estonia – and has continued to innovate adding more and more functiona-lity to the platform. This includes post-quantum signatures to replace RSA, Anti-Tamper hardware (Black Lantern), a provenance calculus designed to track and trace digital information as it crosses organizational boundaries and many other new ideas.

The company has grown into a global enterprise working with governments and large organisa-tions to provide anti-tampering and integrity verifications solutions for large sensitive and mission-critical data collections. Its enterprise solutions include tools used for GPDR compliance, verifying data in physical supply chains, connec-ted vehicle ecosystems, health data integrity and election security to name a few. Collaborating with Verizon, A.P. Møller-Maersk, SICPA, Lockheed Martin and several other companies Guardtime is active in different sectors ranging from insurance to defence and aerospace.

https://guardtime.com

GUARDTIME

Take time... to imagine

When was the last time you took time... for yourself ? Time... to think, to speak your mind, to dream, to enjoy or just to be ? Always thinking about the well-being of others, aren’t you ? About your children, about making wise decisions, the future, the past, the work, the world? This is all important. But for your plans to come true, You are the most important.

We in Iglucraft like to think that it is not the pro-ducts we are selling, but emotions. The peace in your mind while having morning coffee in Igluhut or the relaxation in your body while sitting on the doorstep of Iglusauna and watching the sunset.

The unique design of our products is a registe-red and protected industrial design. The well-thought-out structure allows the creation of buildings for very different purposes that can be transported wherever they are needed. Thanks to their special design, they look surprisingly good in urban settings, not to mention in wil-derness. Hidden beneath the robust and prime-val surface are all the conveniences meeting the modern standards.

At the core of our business are skilled craftsmen who have remastered the shingle production technique used by our forefathers hundreds of years ago. Wood shingles were used to build the roofs of farmhouses because they looked beau-tiful and were affordable to the farmers of the time. This mastery, almost forgotten, inspired us to create saunas and cabins with a unique appearance but with all the functions and stan-dards of a modern building and call it Iglucraft.

So, please, take time... to yourself. Take the Iglu-sauna or Igluhut to clear your mind, to amplify your mental and physical strength. To take a break from daily routine. To be in touch with the real You...

https://iglucraft.com

IGLUSAUN

Ulaelu outdoor kitchen is clean, comfortable, efficient, and most importantly, incredible looking. It is designed to be minimal – to use only the necessary, modular – to allow building your own set, and durable – weatherproof for outdoor use. The construction combines stainless steel, granite and heat-treated wood relying only on high-quality products and materials. The simple yet elegant powder coated aluminium frame holds a worktop of either wood, natural stone or composite material as well as the various other elements such as a sink, a charcoal grill, a gas cooker, or a wood rack. The outdoor cooking enthusiast is free to choose the perfect combination to fit their needs.

Ulaelu came about because designers Raul Tiitus and Kaido Kivi – the company’s founders – loved food and eating, and wanted to do it outdoors in comfort so that they could make the most of Estonia’s short summer. To make the outdoor cooking both enjoyable and efficient Ulaelu builds on several clever design solutions. For example, the water comes from your own garden hose, which is held in position above the sink by a hose holder with a tap connected to the frame. Another hose guides the used water to a rainwater drainpipe or a flowerbed, or you can collect the water into a bucket and later used it for watering your plants.

It was essential for Ulaelu to protect the design enabling the company to handle successfully attempts at copying their unique solutions both in Estonia and internationally. After the success of Ulaelu outdoor kitchen the company has shifted their focus from a single product to creating complete tailor made outdoor solutions from design to realisation combining the kitchens with terraces, covered areas, sheds, greenhouses, equipment and furniture. Taking on every challenge, Ulaelu realises your perfect outdoor living.

https://www.ulaelu.com

ULAELU

LATVIALocated at the heart of Europe’s fastest growing area – the Baltic Sea region, Latvia is an excellent place to turn your ideas into solutions that fur-ther can excel globally and resonate individually.

Over the past three years, Latvia has been reco-gnized as one of the fastest growing innovators in EU. According to the results of the Global Inno-vation Index 2018, Latvia ranks 34th among 126 countries. What makes Latvia a special place ? Nature – harnessed by greenovative technology. Community – built by noble purpose and fuelled by grassroots energy. Culture – distilled by history and singing traditions.

This year Latvia celebrates its Centenary of statehood. In honour of these celebrations, I would like to invite you to discover Latvia's most creative inventions, which best describe the innovative potential and identity of our country. Especially today, it is crucial to know our strengths and to celebrate them as we are sure that the future of Latvia should be based on our intellectual potential – both creative and innovative.

Take a brief look at the achievements and contributions of some of the most innovative inventors exhibiting our core characteristic – a passion for exploration and innovation. From inventions of world significance in the field of pharmacy and medicine to inventions in mechanical engineering, artificial intelligence and entertainment industry – Latvia consistently shows how IP can be used as a tool for creativity and innovation.

This is your personal invitation to an innovative adventure of Latvia.

Just like any other nation, we have our unforget-table experiences, big and small victories that keep inspiring us. Let us inspire you to find the perfect place for your creative ambition.

Sandris LaganovskisDirector of the Patent Office

of the Republic of Latvia

Where do outstanding innovations arise ? Innovations come from creating environments where the ideas can be connected.

Anatomy Next is a 3D simulation software company for health education, training, and visualization. All the visualizations are based on real radiological data, such as CT and MRI scans. Currently, the company is actively wor-

king on several product categories, such as :

1. Anatomy books : Anatomy For Sculptors, Anatomy Of Facial Expressions, Visual Guide To The Anatomy Of The Skull.

Professors, tutors, students still love books. Anatomy Next does as well. However, Anatomy Next takes anatomy books to the next level. Instead of writing thousand-page books in an academical style, Anatomy Next does the complete opposite – reduces the amount of textual information, increases the simplicity by using graphical language, adds anatomically correct visualizations derived from the 3D models. It is for good reason there is the saying, ‘a picture is a thousand words’.

2. Simulations for medical education. (e.g. Digital Cadaver).

Simulations for medical education, such as the Digital Cadaver, are focused on enhancing medical, dental, and nursing student knowledge and spatial orientation of the human body. To achieve this goal, Anatomy Next has developed a 3D virtual body that can be dissected layer by layer, viewed from different angles and perspectives in a virtual reality environment, via the internet browser, on mobile devices, etc. Despite the rapid and continuous development of technologies, anatomy is still mostly taught using books consisting of 2D visualizations and real human cadavers. Even though the classical anatomy education approach is considered to be effective and indispensable, medical failures are the third-leading cause of death in United states. Anatomy Next believes that improving the medical student knowledge and understanding of anatomy can only improve medical training and reverse the statistically significant increase in medical errors and accidental deaths. Therefore, additional digital tools are needed, if not necessary, in standard medical education.

3. Simulations for specialized medical training. (e.g. Orthopedic Knee Anatomy Simulator or Emergency Medicine Trauma Simulator).

After students graduate from the medical school, they must continue their training as interns and residents in order to become certified specialists. The training involves practical work in hospitals with real patients involving trial-and-error. Practice makes perfect, however, patients may needlessly suffer due to insufficient medical training, as failure is a natural part of the process of practice. With this in mind, Anatomy Next is working on simulations for medical-training, such as the Orthopedic Knee Anatomy Simulator and the Emergency Medicine Trauma Simulator with full mobility and interactivity. Such simulators enable young doctors to practice in a safe environment again and again to improve their judgmental abilities and learn the correct sequence of steps required to perform different medical procedures without doing harm to patients.

www.anatomynext.com

ANATOMY NEXT

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REVOLUTIONARYEMERGENCY MEDICINE

SIMULATOR

Riga Technical University scientist Dr. Inga Lasenko has transformed amber in amber fibers using new nano-technologies. The full potential of amber fibers is still being explored, but it is already clear that it has amazing medicinal properties. Now amber fiber is used in textiles for the prevention and treatment of varicose veins (all types of compression products). Dr. I. Lasenko undertakes research into the use of amber derivatives (pure chemically active compounds from amber structure) for manufacturing of special fibers, to construction of functional (biologically active) blood vessels, anticipating its use in cardiovascular surgery. Amber fibers will have anti-trombotic properties, as well as the ability to automatically recharge cordial pacemaker (if it has one).

AMBER FIBER

Catchbox is the world’s first throwable microphone de-signed for audience engagement.With Catchbox, getting audiences to participate becomes as easy as throwing them the mic. Because this is faster and easier than passing a handheld microphone, questions, comments, and discussion become more spontaneous and can occur throughout a presentation or lecture, not just at the end.

Catchbox has developed three products : Lite, Plus and Pro. The latest product Catchbox Plus works with DECT standard and can be wirelessly charged. Each of products is made for different audience size and audio equipment set-up making it easy to integrate with existing systems.

Catchbox can be used in small classrooms and boardrooms as well as in spectacular events with several thousand attendees.

Every Catchbox product is fully customisable and can be branded with client's color and logo. Catchbox is light and soft, it’s extremely durable and dirt repellent, it has built-in auto mute function and most importantly it’s safe to throw - it has a magnetic lock that holds all the electronics inside the soft part. Catchbox also holds a patent Nr US9936319B2 that at-tributes to a throwable microphone device and a method to operate.

Catchbox was first to create a throwable mi-crophone and bring it to market when the company was launched in 2013. The company has since doubled in growth every year with customers from around the globe, including Google, Netflix, FedEx and many others. 40 % of Fortune 500 companies today have at least one Catchbox product.

https://catchbox.com

CATCHBOX

Sonarworks is a Europe-based audio software development company specializing in acoustic calibration and DAW plugins.

https://www.sonarworks.com

SONARWORKS

Reference 4Accurate sound from studio monitors or headphones is of utmost importance for making the right mixing decisions. Sonarworks Refe-rence 4 software removes unwanted coloration and delivers the same accurate studio reference sound on all speakers and headphones.

Reference 4 features a research-driven sound standard Sonarworks SR (Studio Reference). The digital technology includes in itself a solution for measuring the speakers and headphones as well as a sound processing engine for correcting the audio signal ensuring that the listeners hear ac-curate sound free from all unwanted coloration no matter what speakers or headphones they use. The Sonarworks SR standard sets the fre-quency response target to be completely neu-tral for speaker-based playback systems, i.e. a flat frequency response curve across all audible frequencies as perceived by the listener in the listening position. The headphone frequency response target is designed to emulate neu-tral-sounding speakers.

Reference 4 was designed to circumvent acoustical problems and other monitoring issues in a recording studio by making compensating adjustments to the signal that comes out of studio monitors. With the introduction of the Sonarworks SR standard company aims to solve the translation problem at its core (listeners hear exactly what the artist intended).

The software has three components : The plugin (VST, AAX, AU and RTAS compatible), Systemwide – an application for both Mac OS and Windows, and Reference 4 Measure that creates frequency response graph of individual speakers and room. The software can be used both while working on headphones and speakers.

Sonarworks has been endorsed by many Gram-my-award winning mixing and mastering en-gineers, has won 4 prominent industry awards and was used during Rio Olympic Games.

True-FiSound Coloration Few are aware that all headphones sound different and alter the sound of music as it was heard in the recording studio - this sound difference is the largest remaining problem in music playback. As a result, everyone misses out. Many passionate artists are disap-pointed their art isn’t fully delivered to listeners,

while listeners never fully experience music the way it was intended to be heard by artists.

True-Fi is on a mission to address this issue by delivering original studio sound to all music listeners.

Acoustic Correction We’ve taken thousands of headphone measurements and have captured the acoustic properties of over 151 different mo-dels of headphones with our patented, industry leading measurement technology.

This, combined with our sound processing engine and high-res filter technology allows True-Fi to deliver unprecedented studio sound on the most popular headphone models.

How It All Works Any audio playback device has many parameters that contribute to the fi-nal sound they produce. For headphones, the most noticeable characteristics from the user’s perspective are the type of headphone design employed (over-ear, one-ear, earbud, IEM or in-ear-monitor), and the level and type of envi-ronmental noise isolation implemented. Howe-ver, in terms of sound reproduction perfor-mance, there is no aspect more important than frequency response.

The human auditory system is capable of in-terpreting frequencies in the range of 20Hz to 20kHz - this is the reason any musical digital audio signal is tailored to hold audio informa-tion within said frequency range. The frequency response between different headphone models differs drastically, as it is affected by their physi-cal characteristics.

With True-Fi, the final output frequency response of the transducer can be made flat, meaning that the frequency content exiting the headphone driver is neither boosted or attenuated - all fre-quency bands remain in the same relative ratio as they were when the final mix was rendered in the production studio. In other words - calibrated headphones are tonally indistinguishable from calibrated studio speakers.

AirBoard is a Latvian-based startup on a mission to transform the urban air mobility industry. AirBoard creates the world’s most powerful drone with 100 kg payload capacity. The company is focused on construction ma-terial transportation and pesticide and ferti-lizer spraying in agriculture.

AirBoard is the subject for multiple innovations including a patent-pending unique lithium-ion battery pack solution with increased electri-cal discharge rate and extended temperature range that results in increased flight time for the drone as well as advanced flight control algorithms developed specifically for a large scale aircraft.

In 2017 the team took part in one of the most prominent business accelerators in Silicon Valley - Boost VC, run by the fourth genera-tion venture capitalist Adam Draper and were mentored by the billionaire Tim Draper.

AIRBOARD The company has also been recognised as one of the top 10 Latvian startups to watch in 2018 by Arctic Startup ma-gazine and is run by Elviss Straupe-nieks - a Latvian based entrepreneur who has been selected as one of the Top 25 Entrepreneurs Age 25 and Un-der in Northern Europe by Nordic Bu-siness Report magazine and named "The Ingenious Latvian Based Inventor" by the prestigious American magazine Elite Daily.

https://www.airboard.co

Aerones is a heavy lifting drone technology with the main functionality of wind turbine mainte-nance services. The drone is used for : Cleaning ; De-icing ; and Coating application services, therefore allowing to have a much more efficient, safer, faster and cheaper solution than currently available. As a result, we provide a possibility for a lower cost windenergy, thus reducing prices for the renewable energy.

AERONESThe drone have a maximum capacity of 200kg and all resources (electricity, water etc.) are pro-vided from the ground, therefore the drone is ca-pable to operate in the air for unlimited amount of time. Furthermore, the drone has numerous safety mechanisms, so neither human nor wind turbine could be damaged or injured. Moreover, the drone is: dust-proof; splash-proof; made of anti-corrosive space-grade materials for maxi-mum weight saving not compromising frame strength; it has a maximum operational speed of 74 mph; and can fly in sustained winds of up to 46 mph.

Additionally, the drone can be adjusted for va-rious other high altitude operations and is able to perform: Industrial cleaning (High buildings, oil platforms, grain storages etc.); Windows cleaning; Firefighting; Human rescue; Delivery; Sports activities.

www.aerones.com

Groglass® is a world leading developer and manufacturer of anti-reflective and other high performance coatings on glass and acrylic for various industries including high-end outdoor and indoor electronic displays, cold storage, picture framing, museum showcases, architecture and other applications.

Regular glass reflects light, causing distracting glare and inhibiting the view of the objects behind it. Our "invisible" glass helps to show the valuables that our clients want to display and see them clearly. Groglass® has approximately 150 employees who are proud to see their products used around the world (total, in more than 45 countries ) :

Robot prototyping kit includes robot SumoBoy and prototyping kit, opening an opportunity for interesting time spending and a way for implementation of your own projects. The kit is designed for pupils and enthusiast looking for a way to learn fundamentals of electronics and programming. The SumoBoy robot is design in accordance with international rules of robot sumo competitions and is ready to participate there. The prototyping kit includes a bredboard for soldering-free circuit construction allowing to reuse the components for different designs and use Arduino Micro microcontroller for programming. The kit is designed using accumulated teaching experience of Robotics Club of Riga Technical University leading the robotics community in Latvia since 2008.

www.robot-nest.com

GROGLASS SUMOBOY Nearly 1.5 million artworks were framed

with Groglass® glass around the world over the past three years ;

More than 400 "invisible" vitrines and showcases for precious objects in Europe’s largest and most extensive museum reno-vation, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam;

Cover glass for Bang &Olufsen televisions since 2012 ;

Shop windows for Hugo Boss in Madrid, Apple in Berlin, Dior in Chicago, Porsche in Munich ;

Over 50.000 of cold storage food displays for the Rewe supermarket network

in Germany;

www.groglass.com

WE ARE DOTS is a software development com-pany that has been operating for 20 years and combines innovative, dedicated and certified IT professionals with in-depth experience and knowledge, creating Artificial intelligence solu-tions fit for any industry and any need.

FITS (Future Intelligent Transportation System) is an Artificial Intelligence-based centralized and vendor-independent solution that ingests data from any road and transportation-related sensors, fuses it and helps manage the business decision workflow based on the data processed : it also monitors the fleet of sensors to ensure maximum data collection uptime and includes 24/7 monitoring center services.

All sensor data is processed with proprietary deep learning computer vision. It processes work-flow to detect, segment, classify, recognize and cross-correlate objects of multimedia data (e.g. to determine the class of the offending vehicle and recognize its number plate). As the next step, the specific data workflow is applied to a particular activity (e.g. processing and issuing the speeding ticket, adjusting dynamic road signage readings based on meteorological inference from weather station data etc.) and required data is provided to any relevant agencies (E.g. the police for speed enforcement)

WE ARE DOTSThe system is designed for the law enforcement, road administration, city administration, public safety organizations, road sensor service compa-nies and road sensor manufacturers.

It can be used for speed enforcement, road toll administration, weather station data ingest, road and highway surveillance, traffic flow planning, smart traffic sighs management, sensor moni-toring, full traffic flow control, congestion charge control, traffic monitoring, traffic flow control at the boarder crossing/customs and other smart road sensors.

Examples of use are variable messaging signs, weather stations, traffic detectors, video sur-veillance, traffic lights and speed camera.

Where’s the catch ?

Maximum data availability and automated data ingest into a unified system

Advanced classification and recognition, based on AI

Continuous improvement in Neural Network Models

Artificial Intelligence – now, you can hyper personalize enforcement and automate back office tasks, from the visual data automatically classifying and recognizing : taxis, trucks, buses, regular vehicles, emergency vehicles, license plate, make and model, color and weight class.

Benefits:

Privacy: single tenant and isolated EURO-PEAN data center, compliance with ISO/IEC 27001/27002:2013

Complete management: quick deployment, scalability, OpEx over CapEx and risk reduction

Optimized Operations: 24/7 monitoring, automatic incident tracking system

Customized integration: case data offload for legal post-processing, cross-cheking object registration and whitelist/blacklist and advanced workflows

www.wearedots.com

Laura is a virtual 3D-based assistant who can engage in simple conversations. Her intellectual database relies on Artificial Intelligence and users can communicate with her by using text or voice input. Laura is a native English speaker who can also translate phrases and sentences from English to Spanish, Russian, and French. For instance, you can ask Laura to: translate “this is a lovely day” to Spanish. She remembers user-specific information, e.g., names or numbers.

Laura smiles and lights up with emotions during a conversation. These visual traits display cutting-edge developments in realistic 3D animation – which make Laura a truly unique virtual assistant.

VIRTUAL ASSISTANT LAURA

Laura has already talked with more than 340 000 users across the world and this number is increasing every day.

Laura is developed by Tilde – a leading European language technology company. Tilde has a strong R&D team which drives the development of intelligent, humanlike virtual assistants and conversational agents that interact in natural language. These assistants and agents offer organizations and companies new solutions for boosting their efficiency and bringing a fresh and exciting approach to their communication with customers.

www.tilde.lv

LITHUANIA Lithuania is a great place to live and create. It is a small country with beautiful nature which provides with clean water, air and wilderness.

The name of Lithuania was first mentioned in the year of 1009, and the statehood was established in the 13th century. This year we are celebrating the centennial of modern history of the Republic of Lithuania. Today’s Lithuania is a developed country being almost everywhere in international cooperation.

Lithuania’s biggest asset is people : highly educated, reliable and eager to learn, keen to achieve the result and to make a change. It is easy to work with Lithuanians.

You can also find growth enabling legislation, responsive decision makers, good infrastructure and perfect European location. Such environment enables to really focus on what matters the most.

Laser Technologies, Biotechnologies, Fintech –those are the industries for which Lithuania is known the most in the world.

A small part of locally inspired and IP-protected innovations is demonstrated in the exhibition and catalogue. The products are developed with the mindset of coherence between natural environments and creative minds.

Lithuania is a good place to live, invest and create IP. I am proud of my country and highly recommend to visit Lithuania.

Arūnas Želvys Director of the State Patent

Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

Where is the geographical centre of Europe ? In Lithuania. 25 kilometres to the North from its capital Vilnius.

Aqua Lingua is a unique patented technology that allows visualizing your voice and immortalizing life’s precious moments. The method is based on an idea that water hears the human voice, and responds with unique rippling patterns. Once the water responds to your words with movements, the emergent rippling patterns are lit with preferable color and photographed. In the end, you are presented with a beautiful and captivating picture depicting your words and emotions. Every such original picture has a QR code which, when scanned with a smartphone, replays the original sound recording. We are especially proud of the fact that Aqua Lingua pictures are framed on the walls of UNESCO and NASA headquarters.

AQUA LINGUA STUDIO http://aqualingua.org/en

AQUA LINGUAThe Deeper Smart Sonar PRO+ is the highest spec castable sonar ever, and the world’s only wireless fish finder win inbuilt GPS. This gives it an incredible feature – the ability to create underwater topographical maps live on screen by casting from the shore. The Deeper PRO + uses a Wi-Fi connection to pair with your smartphone, giving you sonar and maps direct to your smartphone screen. It has a casting range of 330ft / 100m, scans down to 260ft / 80m and is also suitable for boat, kayak and ice fishing. Thanks to its versatility, power and map-ping, the PRO + has won numerous international awards, including a CES Innovation Award.

JSC Deeper https://deepersonar.com/en

DEEPER PRO +

The Baltic sea region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber. Amber found at the Baltic Sea has long been highly appreciated, cherished and used for different purposes from jewellery, decoration to the medicine treatment in the human life. This exhibition will show the artistic usage of amber – just play and listen how the amber sounds!

The idea to create musical instruments from amber came to Sarunas Davainis – a jeweler from Lithuania. Initially, several decorative models were created and afterwards the jeweler decided to make the real amber musical instruments. Amber stands out by its decorativeness and color range. The sum of all these achievements led to the creation of different musical instruments made from amber – two violins, viola, cello, guitar, Russian balalaika and two horns. All instruments are electric, made using only the parts of the highest class. Baltic amber- is an organic mineral and is the main material which is used to produce these unique instruments. There is a complex craftsmanship in choosing amber pieces of the right color range and shape for manufacturing the instruments. These instruments are made under the license by the UAB "Amber" jewelry masters. All the instruments are produced

AMBER SEMI-ACOUSTIC VIOLA

with its registered AQ ( Amber Quartet) logo. 9 Community design registrations for these instruments were registered. Also the founder of the "AMBER" company Sarunas Davainis invented an amber massage table for mineral therapy with implementation of infrared rays; an amber- and jade-based infra-sauna for mineral therapy

JSC AMBER http://www.ambergift.lt/en

PIGEON is designed as an ideal last mile solution, or a daily commuter vehicle for kids, millennials and adult city commuters. The key advantage is that PIGEON have a wide product segmentation and targets different markets including kids and fast, rational thinkers who are passionate for electric driven mobility. We mainly focus on big city com-muters, living in multi-stored apartment buildings and who use public transport on a daily basis. Using a bicycle can be complicated for this group of people; therefore the PIGEON scooter represents a perfect means of reaching a destination safely, comfortably and in style.

Citybirds Sarl Lithuaniahttps://citybirds.lt

PIGEONRubbee, the startup creating easy-to-ins-tall bicycle conversion kits, is launching its brand new wireless conversion kit, Rubbee X, on Kickstarter. The same community-driven platform that enabled them to usher in the first electric drive system almost five years ago. The new, feature-rich Rubbee X has been designed to fuse the latest technological breakthroughs with eye-pleasing aesthetics and record-breaking fast installation process.

www.rubbee.co.uk

RUBEE X

FOODsniffer is a portable electronic sensor – a device and mobile application which enables users to determine the quality and freshness of meat, poultry and fish. It is designed to detect :

Whether a product is fresh

Whether it is unsafe to eat it raw

Whether it is spoiled and there is a risk of food poisoning

FOODSNIFFERDry honey is produced using modern techno-logies. Firstly, it is atomized into fine particles and later being dried. Because of this method honey keeps its natural properties and beco-mes easier to use in food industry.

Benefits of dry honey :

Power-state provides various possibilities of usage

Easy to dose

Retains natural qualities of honey

Long shelf life and easy storage

PROBIOMAS http://www.probiomas.lt

DRY HONEY MELLISFOODsniffer is ideally suited for people who are seeking to ensure that they are providing themselves and their families with healthy meat and fish products, and to consume only the best quality products. FOODsniffer can be used on meat products that have already been bought to ascertain whether they are still safe to consume, thereby potentially reducing food wastage.

ARS LABhttp://www.myfoodsniffer.com

Is it possible to invent a new piece of furniture? - Yes. We did it! We created a piece of furniture that can turn to be any shape you wish according to one's fantasy. Every architect dreams to create a perfect Church, so every designer dreams to create a perfect chair. After 9 years of dedicated work we proudly announce that we reinvented the chair! SPYNDI consists of 60/75 pieces of hand-made wooden elements, which can be attached to one another. Inspired by the human spine - very flexible and very strong - fitting any individual.

Start-up SPYNDIhttp://spyndi.com

ViLim Ball technology created at a Lithuanian startup company Fidens helps to reduce un-controllable shaking hands, which is one of the symptoms of essential tremor. The technology is effective in 8 out of 10 cases, and it can also be used to alleviate morning stiffness of joints for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers.

A new technology that reduces "shaky hands"” in people with essential tremor (ET) may benefit those with Parkinson’s disease. People with es-sential tremor, a condition that has overlapping motor features with Parkinson’s disease, have a significant reduction in their quality of life, as eve-ryday tasks such as drinking from a glass or tying shoelaces become challenging.

How does it work ? ViLim ball uses mechani-cal vibrations to activate neuromuscular spindle receptors. Changes in the neuromuscular res-ponse are attributable mainly to the increase in the activity of the upper motor centers and the substantial improvement in the nerve commands regulating the neuromuscular response. This type of activation helps to reduce hand tremor.

MB Fidenshttp://www.vilim.lt/en

SPYNDI VILIM BALL

Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva

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