Vilnius University (VU) is the largest Lithuanian education and scientific institution. Research in Life and Health Sciences at VU is carried out in the Centre of Life Sciences. Research focus in the Centre of Life Sciences: gene editing technologies, like CRISPR Cas; nucleic acid and protein technologies, molecular diagnostics; drug design; droplet microfluidics technology; next generation epigenomics; biocatalyzers; lipid systems and membrane proteins; brain studies, like recording and analysis of physiological and psychophysiological parameters, also parameters of EEG, ECG, EDA, eye movements, psychological tests, steroid hormone concentration. Most of the Centre of Life Sciences laboratories are working as open access laboratories. Keywords: biomedicine; gene editing; epigenomics; biocatalyzers; diagnostic test systems; brain studies