Life 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. LSF conducted historical research, maintained archives and published historically relevant materials and information.
| Founded | 2010 |
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| Type | 501(c) |
| Focus | Biotechnology |
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Key people | Arnold Thackray, Founding President and CEO |
| Website | Life Sciences Foundation |
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."
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. The organization is headquartered in Philadelphia but retains offices in the San Francisco Bay area.