Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment

Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment
Organisasi Riset Ilmu Pengetahuan Hayati dan Lingkungan (ORIPHL/ORHL)
Agency overview
Formed1 September 2021 (2021-09-01)
1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) (current form)
Preceding agencies
  • Life Sciences Research Organization of National Research and Innovation Agency
  • FORDA-MOF
Jurisdiction Indonesia
Agency executive
  • Andes Hamuraby Rozak, Head of ORIPHL
Parent agencyNational Research and Innovation Agency

The Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment (Indonesian: Organisasi Riset Ilmu Pengetahuan Hayati dan Lingkungan, ORIPHL but also known as ORHL) is one of Research Organizations under the umbrella of the National Research and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, BRIN). It was founded on 1 September 2021 as the Research Organization for Life Sciences (Organisasi Riset Ilmu Pengetahuan Hayati, ORIPH) transformation of Deputy II (Life Sciences) of Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, LIPI) after the liquidation of LIPI into BRIN.

On 24 January 2022, it was announced that the organization extended with a fusion of the ORIPH with FORDA-MOF of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, resulting in the formation of ORIPHL. The fusion is expected to turn ORIPH to ORIPHL officially on 1 February 2022. ORIPHL formation is finalized on 1 March 2022 and has been functional since 4 March 2022.