Private institution "National Laboratory Astana" (hereinafter - NLA) was created by renaming the private institution "Center for Life Sciences" by the decision of the Governing Board of the autonomous educational organization "Nazarbayev University" on March 31, 2015.
The main objectives of the NLA are to conduct multidisciplinary basic and/or applied scientific research in the life sciences, energy, interdisciplinary and other fields of science, as well as activities to establish scientific laboratory, experimental bases, centers, institutes for the development and implementation of scientific, scientific and technical, educational programs and training of specialists.