Post by Biogroup Baltics

Picture an engineer. You probably did not picture a woman growing proteins, mapping genomes, or building materials thinner than a single cell 🧫 This International Women in Engineering Day, the theme is Engineering Intelligence. While much of the conversation focuses on AI and digital technologies, we wanted to highlight the women engineering the future of life sciences in the Baltics. Three of them, and the work worth knowing. 🧬 Lithuania | Dr. Monika Paule Before becoming Head of Innovation Agency Lithuania this year, Dr. Paulė helped build Caszyme into a globally recognised CRISPR company. Under her leadership, the company's Cas12l enzyme was named among the top innovations of 2025. She also founded the Women in Biotech initiative. 🧪 Latvia | Dr. Monta Brīvība As Head of the Latvian Genome Centre at the Latvian Biomedical Research & Study centre, Dr. Brīvība is helping turn genomic data into better healthcare. Her work is expanding Latvia's sequencing and biobanking capabilities, creating new possibilities for diagnosing rare childhood diseases and common chronic conditions. 🩹 Estonia | Dr. Olesja Bondarenko As CEO and co-founder of Nanordica Medical, Dr. Bondarenko is engineering wound care at the nanoscale. Her team's antimicrobial technologies target one of healthcare's growing challenges: chronic wounds and drug-resistant infections. The Baltics are full of examples like these. Women are not just entering life science and engineering. They are helping define where these fields go next.