On Thursday, 11 October Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will hold the Golden Owl award presentation ceremony to present the AS Grindeks awards. 

The D. H. Grindelis award is the highest professional award, awarded by AS Grindeks for a significant or lifetime contribution in the fields of pharmacy or medicine. The D. H. Grindelis award was first presented in 1995, in honour of the first natural scientist, doctor, pharmacist and professor of Latvian origin, Davids Hieronims Grindelis (1776–1836). This award has been awarded to academician Jānis Stradiņš, RSU Professor Maija Dambrova and others.

The Golden Owl award is awarded once every two years, honouring significant achievements in science. It has been awarded now since 1998.