Institute of Biomedical Science

12/06/2026

Huge congratulations to Emma Brooker from Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, winner of our Biomedical Science Day meme competition 🏆👏

Because every lab knows… the bleep has perfect break-time timing 😅🍜🔬

12/06/2026

Swansea patient Anthony Isaac thanks biomedical scientists for helping save his life. Biomedical scientists helped identify an antibiotic that Anthony was not allergic to after he was found to have a penicillin allergy.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3QncEw6

11/06/2026

Our next Training for Trainers webinar for verifiers will take place on 18th June, from 9am-1pm. Sign up now to learn more about the updated registration training portfolio (V5) and how to use OneFile: https://bit.ly/4eDDqu6

11/06/2026

Have you caught up with the latest episode of the IBMS Podcast? It features science editor Lucy Lawrence discussing authenticity, tackling disinformation, the importance of communicating science to the general public and social media.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/4x8or2f

10/06/2026

The Biomedical Science Day 2026 competition winners are finally here.

As we celebrated ten years of Biomedical Science Day, we received one of our strongest collections of competition entries to date.

Congratulations to all our winners and honourable mentions, and thank you to everyone who took part.

Take a look at the winning entries below.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4oiYWqJ

10/06/2026

The IBMS will once again be marching at Pride in London 2026, and we'd love our members to join us.

Pride is a chance to celebrate diversity and show our support for the LGBTQ+ community across biomedical science and healthcare. Members can join us in the NHS section and represent the profession at one of the UK's largest Pride events.

We have 50 wristbands available, which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The march will take place on Saturday, 4th July 2026.

If you'd like to take part, sign up here: https://bit.ly/4ogsS6O

10/06/2026

09/06/2026

Join us on the 16th of June for Training the Trainers/Examiners: Specialist Portfolios.

This webinar is for trainers and current and future examiners. Attendance is required in order to apply to be a specialist portfolio examiner.

Register here: https://bit.ly/41Vy7i9

09/06/2026

Our Annual Report 2025 is now available, reflecting a year of championing biomedical science.

The report covers how the IBMS Congress 2025 was the biggest ever, our efforts to raise the profession's profile, and our future plans.

🔗 Read more and explore the full report: https://bit.ly/4dY4yDh