The NLZOH participates in numerous national and international research projects in the area of public health, microbiology, chemistry, molecular biology, environment protection and veterinary medicine.In the frame of projects we cooperate with Institutes and Universities in Slovenia, Europe and worldwide.

From its establishment in 2014, the National Laboratory of Health, Environment and Food is registered as a research institution by the Slovenian Research Agency.

Research group of the NLZOH

NLZOH is also a member of the Centre of Excellence for Integrated Approaches in Chemistry and Biology of Proteins (CIPKeBiP).

Our researchers are actively involved in lecturing at the University of Maribor (Faculty of medicine, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics). In the frame of projects, the education of postgraduate students, young researchers, graduate students, masters of second grade Bologna studies and research work of high school students also takes place.