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Juris Hmelnickis (born on April 12, 1980) is a Latvian chemist and Chairman of the Board of JSC “Grindeks” since April 2020. From 2014 to 2020 Juris Hmelnickis was the Chairman of the Board of JSC “Kalceks”, a subsidiary of JSC “Grindeks”.

Education
Juris Hmelnickis was born on April 12, 1980, in Ogre, Latvia. He was interested in chemistry already during his school years, so after graduating from school Juris Hmelnickis decided to study chemistry. In 1998 Juris Hmelnickis entered the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Latvia, and in 2002 he obtained a bachelor's degree specializing in chemistry. He continued his studies in the master’s program at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Chemistry, and in 2004 he obtained a master’s degree specializing in analytical chemistry. From 2003 to 2005 Juris Hmelnickis obtained a master’s degree in quality management in Riga Technical University.

In 2005 Juris Hmelnickis began his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Latvia, where in 2010 he obtained Dr. Chem. or a doctorate in chemistry. From 2009 to 2010 he studied at the Faculty of Medicine of Riga Stradins University and become the Qualified Person.

To improve business knowledge from 2014 to 2017 Juris Hmelnickis obtained a master’s degree in the Economics and Social Management Program of the University of Latvia. In 2016 Juris Hmelnickis studied the management program of the Swedish Institute in the field of leadership and sustainable business.

Career
In 2000 Juris Hmelnickis started his professional career at JSC “Grindeks” as a chemical analyst, but in 2003 he became the Head of the Chromatography laboratory of JSC “Grindeks” until 2009, when he was appointed Deputy Director of the Quality Department. In 2010 Juris Hmelnickis became the Director of the Quality Department. From 2011 to 2015 Juris Hmelnickis was a Member of the Supervisory Board of the pharmaceutical company “Pharmstandard Ufa-Vita” in Ufa, Russia.

In 2018 Juris Hmelnickis was appointed a Member of the Board of JSC “Grindeks”. In 2020 Juris Hmelnickis became the Chairman of the Board of JSC “Grindeks”.

Along with active professional activity in JSC “Grindeks” Juris Hmelnickis also held leading positions in the company’s subsidiary “Kalceks”. From 2012 to 2013 Juris Hmelnickis was a Member of the Board of “Kalceks”, but in 2014 he was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of “Kalceks”, until his appointment as the Chairman of the Board of JSC “Grindeks” in 2020. Currently, Juris Hmelnickis holds the position of a member of the Board of “Kalceks”.

Public life
Since 2010 Juris Hmelnickis has been a Member of the European Qualified Person Association.

Academic works

 * Method development for the determination of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine by the HPLC-MS/MS technique. European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, February 2018
 * (Book) Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography (HILIC) and Advanced Applications. Perry G.Wang and Weixuan He; Chapter 14 „Retention behavior of Hydrazine Derivatives in HILIC mode”. CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group, Print ISBN: 978-1-4398-0753-8, February 2011
 * Application of hydrophilic interaction chromatography for simultaneous separation of six impurities of mildronate substance. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, April 2008
 * Application of ion-pair chromatography for simultaneous separation of six impurities of mildronate substance. Journal of Latvian Chemistry, October 2008
 * Effect of ammonium formate concentration in mobile phase on retention of Mildronate and related substances on polar stationary phases in hydrophilic interaction chromatography. Journal of Latvian Chemistry, April 2009
 * The effect of column temperature on retention of Mildronate and related substances on polar stationary phases in hydrophilic interaction chromatography. Journal of Latvian Chemistry, June 2009
 * (Poster) Application of ion-pair chromatography for simultaneous separation of six impurities of mildronate substance.27th International Symposium on Chromotography. Munster, Germany, September 2008
 * (Poster) Development of an LC/MS/MS procedure for determination of impurity content in mildronate using hydrophilic interaction chromatography. 25th Symposium on Liquid Chromatography/ Mass spectrometry. Montreux, Switzerland, November 2008