innovations

Countries around the world could create 26% more technology and 15% more entrepreneurial innovation if they made better use of available resources, Logos Press reports.

The inter-ministerial commission within the project “Sandbox-ul energetic” (Energy Sandbox) has selected three innovative projects that will be tested in the near future and, if adopted, will contribute to the modernization of the energy system of the Republic of Moldova, Logos Press reports.

As of January 1, 2026, the free enterprise zone “Tvardica” in the south of Moldova ceased to function. The anchor resident of the zone is Vinimpex Holding, which includes a factory producing still and sparkling wines Bulgari Winery, an enterprise producing strong alcoholic beverages, a cosmetics factory Natural Product, a tobacco factory BT-Tabac Holding… Also 1200 hectares of agricultural land, its own fleet of vehicles transporting products produced in Tvarditsa all over the world, several facilities in the sphere of HoReCa and consumer services. The owner of the holding is the well-known businessman Mykola Lucik, who invested about 55 million euros in the creation of his production facilities.

In 2022-2024, 388 innovative companies were registered in Moldova, of which 245 belong to the category of small and medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 49 employees, Logos Press reported.

Moldova ranks 74th out of 139 in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Global Innovation Index 2025, Logos Press reported.

Researchers from the National Institute of Applied Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine received three gold and one silver medals at the traditional Inventica-2025 International Inventory Exhibition, according to Logos Press.

A series of events dedicated to the International Museum Day and the European Night of Museums is taking place in Moldova from May 15 to 18. The main theme of this year’s event is “Museums Shape the Future,” Logos Press reports.

The Moldovan company HempBuild Solutions has adapted its technology for the production of an innovative building and insulating material, arbolite, to local raw materials. Its main components are hemp stalks, lime and clay. This became possible after the ban on the cultivation of industrial hemp was lifted in Moldova.