Biochemical Society

Biochemical Society

Formation	1911
Legal status	Not-for-profit organisation
Purpose	Advancing molecular bioscience
Location	London, UK
Membership	Over 4,500
Chief Executive	Phil Morgan[1]
Main organ	Biochemical Society Council
Affiliations	FEBS
Website	Biochemical Society

The Biochemical Society is a learned society in the United Kingdom in the field of biochemistry, including all the cellular and molecular biosciences. It was founded in 1911 and acquired the existing Biochemical Journal the following year. The society additionally publishes the journals Clinical Science and Biochemical Society Transactions via its publishing arm, Portland Press. It awards the Colworth Medal and formerly awarded the CIBA Medal (Novartis Medal). As of 2024, the president is Julia Goodfellow.