On 14 October, the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers decided that the National Research and Innovation Institute (NIRI), a European-scale centre for life and natural sciences, will start its work on 31 May 2026 by merging two leading Latvian science institutes - the Latvian Organic Synthesis Institute (OSI) and the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre (BMC).
NIRI will therefore take over the coordination of the long-term national research programme project BioPhoT in June 2026. OSI will continue to coordinate the BioPhoT platform until the merger.
"NIRI will strengthen the links between BioPhoT partners and promises an even greater influx of interdisciplinary research project proposals in future BioPhoT calls," says Osvalds Pugovičs, BioPhoT Platform Manager.
NIRI will conduct research into new medicines, treatments and diagnostics, with the ultimate goal of finding solutions that help people live healthier, longer lives.
