Innovation
Awards

As a means to highlight innovation in Estonia – and the collaboration between U.S. and Estonian firms and individuals – the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF), the U.S. Embassy in Estonia, and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Estonia established the annual Estonian-American Innovation Award for an Estonian individual or firm that has developed an innovation in cooperation with a U.S. partner.

The award is a cooperative project of AmCham Estonia, U.S. Embassy, and the Baltic American Freedom Foundation (BAFF). Initiated in 2011, it recognizes innovation by Estonians in partnership with Americans in a broad range of fields.

BAFF, the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (AmCham), and the U.S. Embassy in Riga in cooperation with TechHub Riga and the Latvian Startup Association Startin.LV, are pleased to announce the second Latvian-American Innovation Award.

The Award is created to highlight and promote entrepreneurship, research-driven innovation, and closer economic ties between Latvia and the United States. The award recognizes innovation across business and commerce, academic and scientific research, medicine and health, the environment, energy, and education.

The Lithuanian-American Innovation Award – established by the Baltic American Freedom Foundation (BAFF), the Innovation Agency - Lithuania and the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius – is granted to a Lithuanian individual, organization, university, or firm that has developed an innovation in collaboration with a U.S. partner.

The award recognizes creative solutions and developments broadly across business and commerce, academic and scientific research, medicine and health, the environment, energy, and education. Previous years’ awardees demonstrated innovation in the genetic editing, genome sequencing, and smart building sectors.