Life Sciences Foundation

Life Sciences Foundation
Founded2010 (2010)[1]
Type501(c)
FocusBiotechnology
Location
Key people
Arnold Thackray, Founding President and CEO
WebsiteLife Sciences Foundation

Life Sciences Foundation (LSF) was a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that was established in 2011 to collect, preserve, interpret, and promote the history of biotechnology.[2][3] LSF conducted historical research, maintained archives and published historically relevant materials and information.[2]

On December 1, 2015, the LSF and the Chemical Heritage Foundation finalized a merger, creating one organization that covers "the history of the life sciences and biotechnology together with the history of the chemical sciences and engineering."[4][5]

As of February 1, 2018, the organization was renamed the Science History Institute, to reflect its wider range of historical interests, from chemical sciences and engineering to the life sciences and biotechnology.[6] The organization is headquartered in Philadelphia but retains offices in the San Francisco Bay area.[4]

  1. ^ "Life Sciences Foundation Appoints Carl Feldbaum as New Board Chair", Life Sciences Foundation via Globe Newswire, San Francisco, July 2, 2014, retrieved July 19, 2015
  2. ^ a b Donna Loc (May 1, 2012), Telling the Story of Biotechnology: Life Sciences Foundation Formed to Help People Understand Why Biotech History Matters, vol. 32, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, retrieved July 19, 2015
  3. ^ Stephanie Fischer (March 6, 2013), Life Sciences Foundation Tells the Story of Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), retrieved July 19, 2015
  4. ^ a b "History". Science History Institute. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ^ "CHF and LSF Announce Merger". PR Newswire. Oct 14, 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ^ Salisbury, Stephan (January 3, 2018). "Chemical Heritage Foundation is morphing into the Science History Institute". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 1 February 2018.