title: Novartis School Lab: bringing young people closer to the world of research and discovering the excitement of science.
abstract: The Novartis School Lab (http://www.novartis.ch/schullabor) is an institution with an old tradition. The School Lab reaches about 5000 students through internal courses and an additional 5000 children at public science events where they can enjoy hands-on science in disciplines of biomedical  research. The subjects range from chemistry, physics, molecular biology and genetics to toxicology and medical topics. The Novartis School Lab offers a variety of activities for youngsters aged 10-20 ranging from lab courses for school classes, continuing education for teachers and development  of teaching kits, support for individual research projects to outreach for public science events. Innovation and adaptation to changes of current needs are essential aspects for the Novartis School Lab. Ongoing activities to shape the Novartis Biomedical Learning Lab include design of new  teaching experiments, exploration into additional disciplines of biomedical science and the creation of a fascinating School Lab of the future.
authors: Novartis Pharma AG, Postfach, Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Christiane Röckl
authors: CR
authors: Michel
authors: Gesche
authors: G
authors: Standke
authors: Reto
authors: R
authors: Naef
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D012106:Research / Q000193:education; D012586:Science / Q000193:education*; D000078329:Workforce; D055815:Young Adult