Life Sciences Switzerland Explained

Life Sciences Switzerland
Former Name:	Union of the Swiss Societies for Experimental Biology (USGEB)^[1]
Abbreviation:	LS2
Formation:	1969
Type:	Scientific society
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Jean Gruenberg
Affiliations:	Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences
Website:	www.ls2.ch

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.

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]

• Swiss Society of Microbiology (SGM)
• Swiss Society for Neuroscience (SSN)
• Swiss Laboratory Animal Science Association (SGV-SSEAL)
• Swiss Plant Science Web (SPSW)
• Swiss Society of Pathology (SSPath)
• Swiss Society of Plant Physiology (SGPf)
• Società Ticinese delle Scienze Biomediche e Chimiche (STSBC)
• Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS)
• Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)
• European Proteomics Association (EuPA)
• European Biophysical Societies' Association (EBSA)
• The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
• International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB)
• International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS)
• International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB)

See also

• Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
• Science and technology in Switzerland
• Pharmaceutical industry in Switzerland
• Federation of European Biochemical Societies
• International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. 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. Web site: Life Sciences Switzerland - www.ls2.ch . 2023-06-12 . www.ls2.ch.
3. Web site: The history of USGEB/LS2 .
4. Web site: 2023-09-07 . Platform Biology . 2023-06-12 . biol.scnat.ch . en.
5. http://www.ls2.ch/about/Member.php Life Sciences Switzerland member societies
6. Web site: Partner Societies - About Us - LS² . 2023-06-12 . www.ls2.ch.
7. Web site: International Affiliations - About Us - LS² . 2023-06-12 . www.ls2.ch.