Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment - "BIOR" is a newly formed public research institution with a derived public person`s legal status. The Institute was founded as a result of consolidating of former department of the Latvian Food and Veterinary Service: “National Diagnostic Centre” and the State Agency “Latvian Fish Resources Agency.”

The Institute has assumed all  functions of the National Diagnostic Centre and part of the Latvian Fish Resources Agency functions.