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Ivars Kalviņš
Ivars Kalviņš (born 2 June 1947) is a Latvian chemist who invented the drug meldonium, trade-named Mildronate.Ivars KALVIŅŠ . Inventions.lza.lv. Retrieved on 14 May 2016. Biography In 1969 Kalviņš graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry, , and in 1985 defended a habilitation at the Saint Petersburg State University. Since 1986 he works at the Riga Institute of Organic Synthesis, which he headed in 2003–2014. Earlier between 1994 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2013 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Inventor Award
The European Inventor Award(formerly European Inventor of the Year Award, renamed in 2010), are presented annually by the European Patent Office, sometimes supported by the respective Presidency of the Council of the European Union and by the European Commission, to inventors who have made a significant contribution to innovation, economy and society in Europe. Inventions from all technological fields are considered for this award. The winners in each category are presented with an award shaped like a sail. There is no cash prize associated with the award. Award categories The European Inventor Award is presented in the following five categories: *Industry *Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) *Research *Non-European countries *Lifetime achievement Since 2013, the public is invited to vote to select the winner of a ''Popular Prize'' from among the finalists. Nomination and selection Each year the European Patent Office calls on its patent examiners, on examiners at the pate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academicians Of The Latvian Academy Of Sciences
An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. In systems such as the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the title grants privileges and administrative responsibilities for funding allocation and research priorities. History Historically, the meaning for the title of ''Academician'' follows the traditions of the two most successful early scientific societies: either the Royal Society, where it was an honorary recognition by an independent body of peer reviewers and was meant to distinguish a person, while giving relatively little formal power, or the model of the French Academy of Sciences, which was much closer integrated with the government, provided with more state funding as an organization, and where the title of ''Academician'' implied in a lot more rights when it came to decision mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Chemists
This list of Russian chemists includes the famous chemists and material scientists of the Russian Federation, the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire and other predecessor states of Russia. Alphabetical list __NOTOC__ A *Aleksandr Arbuzov, discovered Arbuzov reaction. B * Alexander Baykov, an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, USSR Academy of Sciences. *Ernest Beaux, inventor of Chanel No. 5, ''"the world's most legendary fragrance"'' *Nikolay Beketov, inventor of aluminothermy, a founder of physical chemistry *Friedrich Konrad Beilstein, proposed the Beilstein test for the detection of halogens, author of the Beilstein database in organic chemistry *Boris Pavlovich Belousov, Boris Belousov, chemist and biophysicist, discoverer of Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction, a classical example of non-equilibrium thermodynamics *Alexander Borodin, chemist and composer, the author of the famous opera ''Prince Igor'', discovered Borodin reaction, co-discovered Aldol reaction *Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
