On 28 May, President Edgars Rinkēvičs visited the Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia. During the visit, the President met with the Director of the Institute, Andris Anspoks, toured the spectroscopy, energy materials, and micro and nanodevices laboratories, and held discussions with doctoral students and representatives of the biotechnology start-up “Cellbox Labs”. “The Institute of Solid State Physics of the University of Latvia is one of the key driving forces behind the development of Latvia’s high-tech sector. The Institute's work in solid-state and new materials research provides a significant contribution to fields such as electronics, energy, medical technologies, telecommunications, and others. Under the…