The field of systems biology has grown immensely over the last years, contributing to a paradigm shift in life science research, which has moved away from the traditional descriptive and reductionist molecular approach towards a quantitative and predictive science that aims to understand systems as a whole.

In Switzerland, SystemsX.ch has supported systems biology research since 2007. Beside funding almost 250 research projects and contributing to the training of over 1000 young scientists, one of the main achievements of the initiative was the establishment of a strong and interdisciplinary community. Numerous new collaborations arose between researchers from different scientific fields that had not worked together before, and regular meetings helped strengthen the community.

With SystemsX.ch coming to an end in December 2018:

• New LS² Section Systems Biology was founded in November 2017
• The Section aims to facilitate a continued coordination and interaction between scientists from these different scientific disciplines.
• Intensified knowledge transfer and networking among systems biology groups in Switzerland is enabled particularly through regular section meetings and workshops
• Section works towards increasing the chance to render the scientific successes and outreach efforts of the SystemsX.ch initiative in Switzerland.