The department conducts a wide range of research focused on functional materials, heterocyclic compound chemistry, multicomponent reactions, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, supramolecular systems, non-classical activation methods, and other related fields. The department’s scientists maintain active collaborations with colleagues from many countries, receive international and national grants and fellowships, and carry out research under contracts with the private sector. The scientific results are published in leading international journals and presented at prestigious conferences and symposia. Staff members are recipients of prestigious awards and grants, and often undertake internships or continue their scientific careers at top universities and research institutions worldwide.

Since its establishment in 2001, the department—along with its main research directions—has changed its name three times: initially the Department of Photoactive Heterocyclic Compounds, later the Department of Heterocyclic Chemistry, and currently the Department of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry.