Biochemical Society

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The Biochemical Society is a learned society in the United Kingdom in the field of biochemistry, including all the cellular & molecular biosciences. It currently has around 7000 members, two-thirds in the UK. It is affiliated with the European body, Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS). From 2006, the society's president is Sir Philip Cohen. Its headquarters are in London.

1 History
2 Activities
3 Further reading
4 External links

[edit] History

The society was founded in 1911 by Benjamin Moore and others, under the name of the Biochemical Club. It acquired the existing Biochemical Journal in 1912. The society name changed to the Biochemical Society in 1913.

In 2005, the headquarters of the society moved from Portland Place to purpose-built offices in Holborn.

[edit] Activities

The Biochemical Society runs an annual BioScience meeting in Glasgow, as well as many smaller specialised meetings. The society gives several awards and medals for achievement in the field of biochemical research. It works with the Biosciences Federation to influence science policy, and also supports biochemical education at school and university level by grants, workshops and careers events.

The society's not-for-profit publishing arm, Portland Press, publishes books, a magazine, The Biochemist, and several academic journals, the most important of which is the Biochemical Journal, which celebrates its centenary in 2006 with the launch of a free online archive back to its first issue in 1906.