The SBA intends to secure the position to which biotechnology SMU's willl be entitled now and in future. Focus is on:

1. Support to create the conditions in biotechnology appropriate for SMU.
2. Continue the awareness programm to reduce the fear connected with modern biotechnology
3. Intensify research-related communication between universities and the biotech industry
4. Promotion of the opportunities attached to professional careers in science and biotechnology sector
5. Integration of the Swiss Biotech Industry on the national level, on euroean level and on the global level.