Life Sciences Switzerland
AbbreviationLS2
Formation1969
TypeScientific society
President
Jean Gruenberg
AffiliationsSwiss Academy of Natural Sciences
Websitewww.ls2.ch
Formerly called
Union of the Swiss Societies for Experimental Biology (USGEB)[1]

Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2) is the Swiss federation of scientific societies for life sciences. It was formerly known as the Union of the Swiss Societies for Experimental Biology (USGEB).[1][2] It was founded in 1969, with the founding meeting taking place in Bern, Switzerland. [3] At the founding, four societies, Swiss Society for Physiology, Swiss Society for Biochemistry, Swiss Society for Pharmacology and Swiss Society for Cell & Molecular Biology comprised the original societies. [3]

Life Sciences Switzerland is a member of the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences (SCNAT).[4]

LS2 sections

Its members are:[5]

  • LS2 Section Molecular and Cellular Biology (Swiss Society of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (SSMCB) fused with Life Sciences Switzerland in June 2015)
  • LS2 Physiology section (Swiss Society of Physiology (SSP) – fused with Life Sciences Switzerland in June 2015)
  • LS2 Section Proteomics (Swiss Society of Proteomics (SPS) – fused with Life Sciences Switzerland in June 2015)

LS2 partner societies

  • Swiss Society of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology (SSAHE)
  • Swiss Society of Experimental Pharmacology (SSEP)
  • Swiss Chemical Society (SCS)
  • Swiss Laboratory Animal Science Association (SGV)[6]

LS2 affiliated societies[7]

Annual meetings


Notes and references

  1. 1 2 German: Union Schweizerischer Gesellschaften für experimentelle Biologie (USGEB), French: Union des sociétés suisses de biologie expérimentale (USSBE), English: Union of the Swiss Societies for Experimental Biology (USSEB).
  2. "Life Sciences Switzerland - www.ls2.ch". www.ls2.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  3. 1 2 "The history of USGEB/LS2" (PDF).
  4. "Platform Biology". biol.scnat.ch. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  5. Life Sciences Switzerland member societies Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, www.ls2.ch (page visited on 4 June 2013).
  6. "Partner Societies - About Us - LS²". www.ls2.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  7. "International Affiliations - About Us - LS²". www.ls2.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  8. "LS2 Annual Meeting 2023 "Life on Earth: Coping with Challenges"". 12 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-12.

See also

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