Mission
Founded in 2001, the Institute for Advanced Biosciences conducts research that leverages cutting-edge biotechnology to comprehensively analyze biological data--including genomes, metagenomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and metabolomes--and to understand life through large-scale computational analysis, modeling, and simulation of massive datasets. Through this approach, the Institute has gained global recognition as a pioneer of a new paradigm in life science known as "integrative systems biology," which is grounded in biological big data.
In recent years, these technologies have not only generated breakthroughs in bioscience, but have also been translated into practical applications across a wide range of fields, including medicine and healthcare, the environment, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and food science. As a result, numerous startup companies have emerged from this research, further extending the Institute's impact from fundamental science to societal innovation.
