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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 . 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 print & online academic journals:
The society's flagship publication, the ''Biochemical Journal'', celebrated its centenary in 2006 with the launch of a free online archive back to its first issue in 1906. FURTHER READING Goodwin, TW (1987) ''History of the Biochemical Society'', Portland Press Has three Nunu EXTERNAL LINKS |
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