Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2) is the

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

federation of

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for

life sciences This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings. This science is one of the two major branches of natural science, ...

. It was formerly known as the Union of the Swiss Societies for Experimental Biology (USGEB). It was founded in 1969, with the founding meeting taking place in Bern, Switzerland. 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 The Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) is a Switzerland, Swiss national association founded in 1815.Mission

(SCNAT).

LS2 sections

Its members are: * 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)

LS2 affiliated societies

Source: * 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)

Annual meetings

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