Biomedical Science Day 2024
Biomedical Science Day 2024 was a huge success as biomedical scientists and laboratory staff across the UK came together to showcase their workplaces, colleagues, and expertise, all in the name of promoting their profession and the incredible work they do.
It was a day filled with fab displays, engaging lab tours, interactive science demonstrations, and a lot of cake (because who doesn't love cake?).
The hashtags #BiomedicalScienceDay2024 and #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare received over 15,000 mentions on Twitter X, with over 80,000 engagements, ensuing potentially almost 1.5 million people in the UK viewed our posts. For another year running #BiomedicalScienceDay2024 was trending in the top 20 in the UK.
Throughout the day, we updated followers on what was happening through our live blog - with posts from members and events across the UK.
Events and activities
This year our Activity Fund supported a record number of applicants as 50 members' events were provided with funding at a total of £19,200.
We also had the most applicants for our event packs this year. In total 310 packs were delivered to sites across the UK.
Photo gallery and competitions
Across the UK, laboratories took over their hospital social media accounts as biomedical science laboratory staff used them to celebrate and inform their followers about the vital role they play in healthcare.
Our large collection of photos that IBMS members shared can be found in our Facebook photo gallery.
The photo competition winners have been announced.
Commemorating D-Day
As the 80th anniversary of the D-Day operations took place on the same day as Biomedical Science Day 2024, the IBMS held an evening event for all members who currently serve or have served in the armed forces.
Over 100 members attended the event held at the Imperial War Museum where presentations took place from members of the IBMS History Committee and Lt Col (Retd) Gary Fitchett.
Competitions
The Biomedical Science Day #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare competitions were a close run thing - with hundreds of entries from all across the UK.
We hope you agree that the ten winners are wonderful entries that embody the spirit of the day. Thank you for all your amazing efforts!
- Best biomedical bake (best cake)
Valerie Bocker’s Blood Clot cake from the Blood Sciences team at NHS Lothian, Edinburgh.
- Best display/stand
Best display or stand goes to The Greater Manchester Diagnostics Network.
- Best group photo with placard(s)
Best group photo with placard goes to staff at Northampton General Hospital - is that 10.1 MILLION SAMPLES we see on the placard?
- Best group workplace photo
NHS Blood Transfusion in Wales managed to get out in the sun for a minute for this amazing group shot.
- Best individual photo with placard
Alice Evans, Biomedical Scientist at EKHUFT Pathology at East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 13.3 MILLION SAMPLES!
- Best individual workplace photo
Basil Ndikom from Western General Hospital, Edinburgh (NHS Lothian).
- Best biomedical science “under the microscope” photo
Sarah Gibson submitted this “under the microscope” photo of a colonic biopsy with squamous cell (squame) contaminant, H&E stain.
Sarah "HEARTS" Biomedical Science, and hopes we feel the squame!
- Best biomedical science meme
The best meme this year goes to Thomas Faulkner from the Department of Clinical Chemistry – Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
- Best biomedical science video
@nwlpathology's day in the life video goes into great detail about the profession.
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10. Best Biomedical Science Day artwork
The Histology team at Norfolk and Norwich took part in a Lab(ro)Doodle by taking Histology slide trays and decorating them with Histology stains, cells, cell-path gardening club and represented all staff nationalities.
