Full Picture of the Estonian VC’s ... Last year Estonian venture capital firms joined forces by founding the Estonian Ventur Capital Association (EstVCA). Who are the players on the market today? Here’s a short overview which shows that: the Estonian venture capital market is expanding, VC culture is developing there are several...

INTERVIEW: Estonian Cancer Research: 10 ... I decided to dig more deeper into Estonian biotech research and examined how Estonian R&D companies come together and joined their capabilities in the Competence Centre for Cancer Research, which was founded in 2005. Today the consortium includes 12 partners: Tallinn University of Technology,...

IN DEPTH REPORT: Estonian Bioscience bre... At first sight, it seems that the Estonian chemical and biotechnology sector is experiencing obvious growth problems. Estonia is a small country, with just 1.3 million inhabitants, and hence there is probably a lack of bright chemists and biologists and, due to its young age, the state’s experience...

Innovation of the Year: 50 000 Persons C... Yesterday it was announced that Estonia’s most innovative person of 2008 is Rainer Nõlvak (pictured) – entrepreneur and visionaire, who came up with the idea of nationwide cleanup campaign Let’s Do It! 2008. About 10 000 tons of illegal waste was lying around all over Estonia, but Nõlvak and...