Latvian Academy of Sciences

Name

Latvian Academy of Sciences

Legal name

Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija

Website

https://lza.lv

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

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Product category

Scientific Research Institution / Learned Society

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy) (BPAIAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Standards, Norms & Technical Regulatory Bodies (BPADAAAJ), Scientific & Laboratory Reference (Chemistry, Biology, Physics; Methods & Protocols) (EDAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Scientific academy services
• Research policy advisory
• Scholarly publishing services
• Bilateral research cooperation
• Scientific award programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Latvian Academy of Sciences (Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija, LZA) is Latvia's national learned society and official science academy. It coordinates scientific research across four disciplinary divisions (physics/technical sciences, chemistry/biology/medicine, humanities/social sciences, agriculture/forestry), provides expert scientific advice to government, awards national scientific prizes, publishes scholarly journals (LZA Vēstis) and the newspaper Zinātnes Vēstnesis, operates the state-level Terminology Commission, and manages bilateral and multilateral scientist-mobility programs under cooperation agreements with over 30 partner academies worldwide.

Product overview

The Latvian Academy of Sciences (LZA) is a national scientific institution that operates as a unified academy with multiple divisions and publication arms rather than a modular software product. Its core offerings include scientific publications such as the Zinātnes Vēstnesis newspaper and LZA Vēstis peer-reviewed journal (published in Parts A and B), annual reports, and award programs including the prestigious Medal of the Baltic Academies of Sciences. The Academy facilitates international scientific cooperation through bilateral agreements with over 31 partner academies, organizes the Baltic Intellectual Cooperation Conferences, and maintains specialized divisions covering physics/engineering, chemistry/biology/medicine, humanities/social sciences, and agriculture/forestry sciences. Additional services include the Terminology Commission for standardizing Latvian scientific language.

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Products and services

• LZA Vēstis (Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences) Anonymously peer-reviewed serial scientific publication of the Latvian Academy of Sciences that regularly publishes original scientific articles by Academy members and other scientists on current and significant scientific topics; available online through the LZA proceedings portal.
• Zinātnes Vēstnesis (Science Bulletin newspaper) Regular newspaper of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Latvian Science Council, and Latvian Scientists' Union, reporting news and articles about scientific achievements and academy activities; distributed as a printed and PDF edition.
• LZA Terminoloģijas komisija (Terminology Commission) State-level service commission operated by the Academy that works on standardization and development of Latvian scientific terminology, supporting coherent cross-disciplinary use of Latvian scientific vocabulary across research, education, and policy contexts.
• International Scientific Cooperation Programs (bilateral and multilateral mobility programs) Programs administered by LZA that facilitate researcher mobility and joint research projects between the Latvian Academy of Sciences and partner academies abroad; operate under 31 bilateral scientific cooperation agreements (e.g., with Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Austrian, Hungarian, Slovak, Slovenian, German, French, Swiss, Finnish, Italian, Kazakh, Uzbek, Ukrainian, Israeli, Pakistani, Canadian, Chinese, Estonian, Lithuanian academies) and through multilateral memberships such as ALLEA, EASAC, ISC, UAI, IAP, IAMP, and cooperation with UNESCO and SAPEA.

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Partnerships

33 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and notable.

• Czech Academy of SciencesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2021LZA President Ivars Kalviņš signed the updated bilateral cooperation protocol on November 25, 2021. This protocol is an annex to the 1994 bilateral cooperation agreement and regulates joint project competitions and bilateral exchange visits from signing date until December 31, 2024.
• ISC (International Science Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Created in 2018 through merger of ICSU and ISSC, ISC is the only international non-governmental organization bringing together natural and social sciences. It brings together 40 international scientific Unions and Associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organizations.
• IAMP (InterAcademy Medical Panel)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006LZA joined IAMP in 2006. IAMP unites world medical academies and academies with medical divisions, providing a platform for health science collaboration globally.
• EASAC (European Academies' Science Advisory Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004LZA joined EASAC in 2004. EASAC is formed by national science academies of EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK to provide independent science advice to European policy makers. Main areas: environmental sciences, biosciences, and energy. EASAC has 29 member academies.
• IAP (InterAcademy Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000LZA joined the IAP network in 2000. IAP formally launched in 2016 unites established networks of academies of science, medicine, and engineering, with over 130 member academies working together to support the special role of science worldwide.
• UAI (Union Académique Internationale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997LZA joined UAI in 1997. Founded in 1919 in Paris, UAI is a global organization of national academies in humanities and social sciences, uniting more than 60 national academies worldwide. It initiates and funds long-term international research projects.
• ALLEA (European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994LZA joined ALLEA in 1994. ALLEA brings together 59 academies from more than 40 countries and addresses structural and policy issues facing Europe in science, research and innovation. It is one of the most important organizations participating in European science policy formulation.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLZA has signed a scientific cooperation agreement with UNESCO and cooperates with the UNESCO National Commission of Latvia. LZA is represented in the Assembly of the UNESCO National Commission of Latvia.
• SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince December 2016, ALLEA, EASAC, Academia Europaea, Euro-CASE, and FEAM networks launched the joint Horizon 2020 project SAPEA. The project aims to develop timely, independent, evidence-based scientific expertise, representing over 100 science academies from 40 countries, in close cooperation with European Commission directorates.
• Estonian Academy of SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaltic cooperation began in 1990. As of 1996, the three Baltic academies implement scientist exchange visits under trilateral protocol using cost-sharing mechanism. Baltic Intellectual Cooperation Conferences held biennially since 1990.
• Lithuanian Academy of SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaltic cooperation began in 1990. Tripartite protocol signed in Tallinn 1990. Mobility program launched 1996 under cost-sharing model. Joint Baltic medal awarded since 1999.
• Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (Societas Scientiarium Fennica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn April 21, 2023, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Finnish Academy (Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters) and LZA by Prof. Mats Gyllenberg and President Ivars Kalviņš.
• Austrian Academy of SciencesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral scientific cooperation agreement. Address: Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, A-1010 Wien, Austria.
• Bulgarian Academy of SciencesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation agreement with annual mobility program project competition for 2026-2027.
• Polish Academy of SciencesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation agreement with mobility program project competition for 2025-2027 under the bilateral cooperation treaty framework.
• Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreement with China's premier social sciences academy. Address: #5 Jianguomennei Street, Beijing, 100732, P.R. China.
• National Academy of Sciences of KazakhstanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation strengthened in September 2024 meeting between Kazakhstan's ambassador and LZA President Ivars Kalviņš. Address: 28 Shevchenko street, Almaty.
• Academy of Sciences of the Republic of UzbekistannotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral scientific cooperation agreement with Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences. Address: Acad. Yahya Gulyamova 70, 100047 Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
• Academy of Sciences of UkrainenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing bilateral cooperation. LZA hosted visit by Petro Miroňenko, President of Ukrainian Academy of Political Sciences and Law in October 2024.
• Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation with Germany's leading humanities and sciences academy. Address: Jägerstrasse 22/23, D-10117 Berlin, Germany.
• Hungarian Academy of SciencesnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral scientific cooperation agreement. Address: Nador u. 7, 1051 Budapest, Hungary.
• Slovak Academy of SciencesnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral scientific cooperation agreement. Address: Štefánikova 49, 814 38 Bratislava, Slovakia.
• Slovenian Academy of Sciences and ArtsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation agreement. Address: Novi trg 3, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• Academy of FinlandnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral scientific cooperation with Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Address: Hakaniemenranta 6, POB 131, FI-00531 Helsinki, Finland.
• Swiss Academy of SciencesnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral scientific cooperation agreement. Address: Schwarztorstrasse 9, 3007 Bern, Switzerland.
• French Academy of Sciences (Institute of France)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation with the French Academy of Sciences. Address: 23, quai de Conti, 75006 Paris, France.
• Israel Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerLZA President Ivars Kalviņš met with Israeli Ambassador Sandra Simovich in June 2026 to discuss cooperation opportunities. Address: Albert Einstein Square, P.O.B. 4040, 91040 Jerusalem, Israel.
• Canadian Royal Society (RSC)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation with Canada's national academy of sciences. Address: Walter House, 282 Somerset West, Ottawa, ON K2P 0J6, Canada.
• European Academy of Sciences and ArtsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with European Academy of Sciences and Arts based in Salzburg. Address: St.-Peter-Bezirk 10, A-5020 Salzburg.
• Pakistan Academy of SciencesnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral scientific cooperation agreement. Address: 3-Constitution Avenue Sector G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Academy of Sciences of the Republic of UzbekistannotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral scientific cooperation agreement.
• International Foundation for Science (IFS)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerLZA is an Affiliated Organization of IFS, which contributes to strengthening the capacity of developing countries to conduct relevant and high-quality research on sustainable management of biological and water resources.
• Union of European Academies for Science Applied to Agriculture, Food and Nature (UEAA)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerLZA maintains links with UEAA, the union of European academies for agriculture, food and nature sciences.

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal Society (UK): Premier UK academy of sciences; LZA's President has met with the Royal Society through Baltic academies president meetings. Functions as a benchmark for national academy model that LZA emulates.
• Polish Academy of Sciences: A larger national academy with a bilateral cooperation agreement with LZA; comparable in advisory and publishing functions but with much greater scale and dedicated research institutes.
• French Academy of Sciences (Institut de France): Historic national academy with bilateral cooperation agreement with LZA; operates an analogous advisory and publishing role but at a much larger institutional scale.
• Czech Academy of Sciences: Mid-sized Central European national academy with renewed bilateral cooperation protocol with LZA (2021); comparable in scientific breadth and policy advisory role.
• Hungarian Academy of Sciences: National academy with bilateral cooperation agreement with LZA; serves an analogous coordinating and advisory role for Hungarian science with a comparable multi-division structure.

Regional players

• Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities: National academy with active dialogue with LZA (June 2026 ambassador meeting); comparable learned-society structure but with significantly stronger research output.
• Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (Societas Scientiarum Fennica): Northern European learned society with a recent (2023) MOU with LZA; comparable learned-society model but operates in a larger and more research-intensive national ecosystem.
• Canadian Royal Society (RSC): Canada's national academy of sciences with bilateral agreement with LZA; comparable national-level coordinating and advisory mandate but operating in a much larger research ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Lithuanian Academy of Sciences: Lithuania's national academy of sciences; directly comparable in scale, structure, and function, and the third leg of the Baltic academies cooperation framework with LZA.
• Estonian Academy of Sciences: Estonia's national science academy and LZA's closest peer; both operate as small learned societies coordinating research, awarding prizes, and maintaining trilateral Baltic cooperation since 1990.

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