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About LSF: Mission

Mission

The Life Sciences Foundation is dedicated to capturing the history, preserving the heritage, and sharing the stories of biotechnology. The Foundation collects and organizes historical information to educate and inspire future innovators, to engage the general public, and to provide lay audiences with a robust understanding of life sciences and biotechnology.

Vision

The Life Sciences Foundation will be the leading, independent steward of life sciences and biotechnology heritage. The Foundation will act as an unparalleled scholarly resource and as a trusted translator of biotechnology’s extraordinary stories.

Key Projects

Biotech History Book: A comprehensive scholarly history of the origins of commercial biotechnology, scheduled for publication in 2014.

Oral Histories: LSF is conducting interviews with leading figures in the field whose stories have not yet been recorded and made available to scholars and the public.

Archives: A virtual gallery of historical photos, notes, records, videos and other memorabilia is in development.