HR Excellence in Research award
The HR Excellence in Research Award recognizes research performing organisations that demonstrate a sustained commitment to implementing the 20 principles of the European Charter for Researchers.
The HR Excellence in Researchprocess is long-term commitment based on a voluntary, structured, and periodically audited mechanism, centred on three-year cycles of continuous assessment based on gap analysis and action plans.
The award is granted for a three-year period, after which it must be renewed.
Process Description _ EURAXESS
Procedures for the selection of the members of the Project Management Team of the Platform BioPhoT
The purpose of the Procedure for the Selection of the Project Management Team of the Platform “Biomedical and Photonics Research Platform for Innovative Products (BioPhoT)” (hereinafter – BioPhoT Platform) (hereinafter – Procedure) is to ensure that the BioPhoT Platform Coordinator – Latvian Organic Synthesis Institute (hereinafter – OSI), fulfils the task delegated by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, in the Regulation No 560 (hereinafter – the Cabinet Regulation), Paragraph 69215 “to develop internal platform procedures for the selection of platform project management team members through an open competition and establish a platform project management team within the platform”.
Kindly review the procedure outlined here
Research Strategy
Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) was established in 1957 to
develop new small molecule drugs and pesticides. From the time of its establishment,
the quality and impact of the research performed by the Institute has been
extraordinary. Today LIOS is proud to be an inventor of 18 original medicines and
more than 70 manufacturing processes of active pharmaceutical ingredients. The
historical standards of scientific excellence at LIOS are maintained equally high today.
LIOS mission is to provide a contribution to the improvement of human health
and the quality of life, including sustainability as an important condition for human well-being in a longer perspective. Accordingly, LIOS research is focused on two major
strategic research areas: “Human Health” and “Sustainable Chemistry and
Technologies”
Read the LIOS_Research_Strategy_2022-2027
Development Strategy
The Development Strategy of the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) for 2022–2027 is a medium-term programming document stating the mission, vision and operational principles. It describes the key development goals, development directions and tasks, as well as the main results and performance indicators of the LIOS Strategy.
Read the LIOS Strategy 2022-2027!
Code of Ethics
The Ethics Code of the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) establishes the core
principles and norms for ethical, respectful, and responsible behavior in LIOS’s scientific work,
interpersonal communication, and interactions with other institutions, the media, and society.
Read the LIOS Code of ethics_25.09.2024
Gender Equality Plan
For promoting equality and eliminating discrimination among the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) employees regardless of their gender, the LIOS has adopted the Action plan for gender equality.
Read the Action_plan_for_gender_equality, 2025/2026!