VoYS partners 2014
We are grateful to the following organisations for their support of the VoYS programme and workshops in 2014:
Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Beltane Public Engagement Network
Biochemical Society
Edge Hill University
Elsevier
Institute of Food Science and Technology
Institute of Physics
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
The John Innes Centre
Medical Research Council
Royal Academy of Engineering
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Society for Applied Microbiology
Society for Endocrinology
Society for Experimental Biology
Society for General Microbiology
University of Cambridge, Graduate School of Life Sciences
University of Glasgow
University of Manchester
University of St Andrews
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