Life Science

Mastering the challenges of the future

Biosciences (Greek “bios”, English “life”), incorrectly Americanised as life sciences, describes research that deals with processes or structures of living beings or in which living beings are involved. In addition to biology, they also include related fields such as medicine, biomedicine, pharmacy, biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, bioinformatics, human biology, but also agricultural technology, nutritional sciences and food research, up to scientific processing of biogenic natural resources and biodiversity research. In the meantime, the area of “Life Style”, which includes the sustainable use of natural resources and health-conscious living, can also be counted among the extensive field of life sciences, Likewise, results from the human and social sciences extend into the area of life sciences. Nowadays, the term life science is also used in a very broad sense, as on psychology or artificial intelligence, which do not belong to the original biological disciplines. Consequently, the research is often very interdisciplinary, but has a clear connection to living beings and especially to humans. It thus forms a similar modern large scientific group as, for example, the human sciences.

The term life science is no coincidence. The interdisciplinary field of research deals with the major challenges of the future – from medicine to environmental protection. So it is no coincidence that the sector is one of the world’s largest growth markets.

“I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.”

Marie Curie