The Biochemical Society

Mission & Vision

Along with our wholly owned publishing subsidiary, Portland Press, we promote the molecular biosciences, facilitating the sharing of expertise, supporting the advancement of biochemistry and molecular biology, and raising awareness of their importance in addressing societal grand challenges.

We achieve this by promoting and sharing knowledge, supporting career development and lifelong engagement, bringing together molecular bioscientists and encouraging wider dialogue, which form key pillars of our organisational strategy, all the while developing and transforming our working practices and business model. Equity, diversity and inclusion runs through all we do, guided by our Manifesto for Change, guided by the principles of Awareness, Action, and Accountability.

Key Activities

Our diverse programme of scientific meetings and training events, grants and awards, publications, educational resources, policy work and public engagement delivers opportunities to share knowledge and collaborate, providing support for a broad community of molecular bioscientists across all career stages.

• Meetings and events – Our scientific meetings bring scientists together to discuss key areas of research, and our training events and courses help attendees gain knowledge and skills to support their careers, and online training allows participants to learn at their own pace.
• Grants – each year, we provide over £300,000 to support research and professional development, including attendance at scientific meetings, and the organisation and hosting of events and activities through sponsorship.
• Journals – we publish world-leading research and reviews across all areas of molecular bioscience, and as an independent society publisher, we’re committed to an open research landscape that supports global scientific advancement.

History

Founded in 1911, we’ve been at the forefront of advancing molecular bioscience for over 100 years, and we were one of the founding societies of FEBS in 1964.

Membership

Welcoming members from all over the world, we offer a range of tailored membership categories to support lifelong learning at every career stage.

Join our community of molecular bioscientists to stay connected and take advantage of key benefits, including discounted registration fees for our scientific meetings and training courses, exclusive access to a wide range of grants and bursaries, personal online access to two of our journals, and much more.