Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment „BIOR”
Address: Lejupes Street 3, Riga, LV-1076
Phone: +371 67620513
Fax: +371 67620434
E-mail: bior@bior.gov.lv
How to find us: MAP
Working hours: on weekdays 8:30- 17:00 (We suggest to contact the relevant specialist before a visit.)
We recommend to use electronic means of communication for more convenient and faster exchange of information and services.
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Our location (branches) in Latvia
- Management,
- Administrative Manegement Division,
- Division of Communications and Public Relations
- Finance and Accounting Division,
- Marketing Division,
- Division of Economy and Material Resources,
- Quality Management Division,
- Department of Research and Development,
- Fish Resources Research Department,
- Laboratory of Food and Environmental Investigations,
- Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory,
- Medical Microbiology Laboratory,
- Calibration Laboratory,
- Regional Laboratories,
- Fish farms.
| Name | Ieņemamais amats | Phone | |
| Management | |||
| Rafaels Joffe | Director | +371 67620526 |  |
| Zigfrīds Rozentāls | Deputy Director on Administrative Matters | +371 67808971 | |
| Olga Valciņa | Deputy Director on Laboratory Matters | +371 67808972 | |
| Skaidrīte Zarāne | Director Assistant | +371 67620526 | |
| Elīna Ciekure | Senior Desk Officer | +371 67808970 | |
| Administrative Manegement Division | |||
| Inese Edule | Senior Expert (personnel management) | +371 67620668 | |
| Normunds Lapiņš | Senior Expert (lawyer) | +371 67808970 | |
| Valērijs Gavrilovs | Senior Expert (IT) | +371 67620513 | |
| Viola Dvinska | Senior Expert (records management) | +371 67808970 | |
| Daina Pūle | Daina Pūle Senior Expert (data analysis) | +371 67808972 | |
| Daiga Ļubļinska | Senior Expert (administrator) | +371 67620513 | |
| Division of Communications and Public Relations | |||
| Ēva Jaunošāne | Head of Division | +371 67808970 | |
| Finance and Accounting Division | |||
| Dzintra Brice | Head of Division | +371 67620054 | |
| Everita Barkāne | Deputy Head of Division | +371 67611364 | |
| Ginta Veipa | Senior Expert (public procurements) | +371 67611364 | |
| Laima Turka | Senior Expert | +371 67620979 | |
| Gunārs Lasmanis | Senior Expert | +371 67620979 | |
| Marketing Division | |||
| Aivars Pundurs | Head of Division | +371 67620359 | |
| Ingrīda Zerande | Customer Service Specialist | +371 67620359 | |
| Sandra Kuļša | Customer Service Specialist | +371 67620359 | |
| Division of Economy and Material Resources | |||
| Monika Griķe | Head of Division | +371 67620979 | |
| Quality Management Division | |||
| Jeļena Kooļa | Head of Division | +371 67808973 | |
| Vija Lupmane | Senior Expert (quality issues) | +371 67808973 | |
| Dace Čakare | Senior Expert (quality issues) | +371 67620513 | |
| Inese Ozollapa | Senior Expert (reference and certification) | +371 67620903 | |
| Department of Research and Development | |||
| Aivars Bērziņš | Head of Department | +371 67081567 | |
| Projects Management Division | |||
| Dace Mieriņa | Head of Division | +371 67081567 | |
| Vineta Raituma | Senior Expert (international cooperation and projects) | +371 67081567 | |
| Fish Resources Research Department | |||
| Georgs Korņilovs | Head of Department | +371 67676027 | |
| Information and Data Divison | |||
| Aleksandrs Kozlovskis | Head of Division | +371 67618712 | |
| Sea Division | |||
| Māris Plikšs | Head of Division | +371 67610766 | |
| Inland Waters Division | |||
| Jānis Birzaks | Head of Division | +371 67612536 | |
| Laboratory of Food and Environmental Investigations | |||
| Vadims Bartkevičs | Head of Laboratory | +371 67620624 | |
| Gita Tupe | Head of Microbiology and Parasitology Division | +371 67620718 | |
| Guntis Cepurnieks | Head of Instrumental Analysis Division | +371 67620513 | |
| Jana Meistere | Head of Chemistry Division | +371 67620922 | |
| Mirdza Kārkliņa | Head of Sample Reception Division | +371 67611720 | |
| Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory | |||
| Ieva Rodze | Head of Laboratory | +371 67622017 | |
| Andra Utināne | Deputy Head of Laboratory | +371 67620718 | |
| Dina Cīrule | Head of Pathology Division | +371 67620624 | |
| Jeļena Avsejenko | Head of Microbiology Division | +371 67620718 | |
| Marianna Dobroštana | Head of Virology Division | +371 67620330 | |
| Dita Krastiņa | Head of Serology Division | +371 67620604 | |
| Aija Poļakova | Head of Sample Reception Division | +371 67620916 | |
| Medical Microbiology Laboratory | |||
| Svetlana Makarova | Head of Laboratory | +371 67081597 | |
| Calibration Laboratory | |||
| Santa Ovčare | Head of Laboratory | +371 67808973 | |
| Regional Laboratories | |||
| Anita Škuta | Head of Vidzeme Regional Laboratory | +371 64207370 | |
| Sandra Liparte | Head of Kurzeme Regional Laboratory | +371 63429377 | |
| Anna Dzerkale | Head of Latgale Regional Laboratory | +371 64625592 | |
| Fish farms | |||
| Ivars Putviķis | Head of Hatchery „Tome” | +371 65038111 | |
| Aivars Ignatovs | Head of Hatchery „Dole” | +371 67216354 | |
| Dace Melgalve | Head of Hatchery „Kārļi” | +371 64193333 | |
| Valdis Plaudis | Head of Hatchery „Pelči” | +371 26142500 | |
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