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Founded in 1911, we’ve been at the forefront of advancing molecular bioscience for over 100 years, promoting its importance as a discipline, facilitating the sharing of knowledge and expertise, and supporting molecular bioscientists across all career stages.

Synthetic biology
Synthetic biology is a rapidly developing and interdisciplinary field. This collection from across the Biochemical Society and Portland Press brings together content and activities on the subject that we hope will spark dialogue and discussion on this fascinating topic.
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21 Nov 2023

Creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all
Introducing our EDI Toolkit, which provides and signposts a range of EDI-related content for our community's benefit.
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Press Release

08 Nov 2023

Biochemical Society and the Big Ten Academic Alliance sign Read & Publish agreement in support of open access
Thirteen Big Ten institutions across the United States guarantee uncapped, fee-free open access publishing for corresponding authors in all Biochemical Society journals.
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Press Release

06 Nov 2023

Biochemical Society launches innovative Subscribe to Open model for its journals
Announcing Subscribe to Open (S2O) – the next significant step in the Society's commitment to making research accessible while maintaining the highest standards of quality.

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