EDI

EDI in Riga, Latvia is a non-profit public research institute founded in 1960. Currently, EDI is specializing in the development of Smart Embedded Cooperative Systems (SECS) in the fields of health, mobility, production and space. As EDI is the highest-rated scientific institution in Latvia in the field of engineering and technologies, employing 90+ researchers, we have a unique perspective, expertise and capacity to contribute to solving global challenges. Our mission is to perceive the world and design a better future by creating new knowledge, developing innovative technologies and demonstrating their practical significance in real-life applications. Our goal is to become an internationally recognized research organization and apply our SECS expertise in mobility, industry 4.0, health, digital life and space domains while working in the following research directions: * Extremely precise event timing incl. space domain * Remote sensing and space data processing * Robotics and machine perception * Signal processing and embedded intelligence * Smart sensors and IoT Our objectives to achieve the goal are in line with the challenges and ambitions of the Republic of Latvia and EU development policies, (e.g., the creation of innovative solutions for the digitalization of industry to increase its competitiveness; enhancement of data-based digital life knowledge to ensure the well-being of society; development and transfer of innovative ICT technologies to provide growth of the knowledge-intensive economy, etc.). More here. As we saw that our competencies and developed technologies could be exploited by companies (especially manufacturing companies), in the year 2017, EDI applied and was accepted to be included in the Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) – Smart Specialisation Platform with the name of “EDI DIH”. This was a defining moment for EDI because since then EDI has been (or still is) involved in 6 DIH initiatives – EDI DIH, two Horizon 2020 projects (TRINITY DIH and DIH-World), SCoDIHNet and 2 European DIHs. Currently, EDI DIH is part of the European DIH (EDIH). Mostly, it is thanks to our expertise and available state-of-the-art research and testing infrastructure (incl., various Testbeds, prototyping tools, high-performance computer servers, design and simulation tools, measurement equipment, etc. (see more here)). All this has allowed us to help dozens of companies to develop new or transform existing technologies, products and services as well as to increase productivity and quality, reduce costs, establish new markets, etc. EDI DIH provided services The list below specifies the typical service offering of the EDI DIH. The services that involve human work usually cost between 40 – 100 €/h (incl. overhead), + other direct costs such as materials, components, modules, travel expenses (if applicable), etc. depending on the specific case. On top of that, if applicable, there might be some costs related to the use of specific intellectual property rights (IPR), but this is specified during negotiation with a client, as costs for the use of specific IPRs have great variation starting from a few hundred euros up to tens or hundreds of thousands of euros. As for the access to infrastructure (state-of-the-art R&D and testing equipment), the price depends on the book value of specific infrastructure items and individual calculations based on specifically designed procedures. The price typically varies from 100-1000 €/week (incl. space and utilities). List: Typical service offering of the EDI DIH TEST BEFORE INVEST * Strategic support to Research, Development and Innovation * Contract research * Technical support on scale-up * Testing and validation * Provision of infrastructure * Test EDI technologies before investing SUPPORT TO FIND INVESTMENT * Support to find appropriate funding programs * Strategic and business development * Support facilities and accelerator support INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM AND NETWORKING * Ecosystem scouting, engagement and management * Ecosystem coordination for projects SKILLS AND TRAINING * Training EDI DIH is part of European DIH, which targets the digitalization of the industry.