Disciplinary research at Institut Polytechnique de Paris is based on the expertise of its founding schools. Biology is one of ten disciplinary research fields bringing together top researchers and PhD students at state-of-the art laboratories. Life sciences are at the heart of sweeping changes related to ever-increasing knowledge and how it interfaces with key societal issues: healthcare, ethics, bioengineering. Research in the field of biology seeks to better understand biological processes, incorporating concepts and technologies from fields such as chemistry, physics and computer sciences. These interactions with other disciplines are often a driving force for developments that directly benefit society.