The Alberta Life Sciences Institute (ALSI) is an unincorporated board comprising representatives from industry, academia and government. The institute leads the implementation of Growing our Future: An Integrated Life Sciences Strategy for Alberta, provides strategic advice to government on expanding the province’s bio-economy and complements the focus of the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute and the Alberta Forestry Research Institute.

ALSI focuses on the following areas of opportunity:

• Bioproducts innovation
• Health innovation
• Resource management innovation
• Building the base

The life sciences sector focuses on expanding the knowledge of living organisms and using that knowledge to improve lives. Agriculture, energy, forestry, health, and information and communications technology are all important parts of Alberta’s economy. The life sciences unite these sectors creating new opportunities to diversify and expand the province's economy.