Asociacion Bioquimica Argentina

What Asociacion Bioquimica Argentina does

SAIB (Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, originally Sociedad Argentina de Investigación Bioquímica) is a non-profit scientific society founded on March 15, 1965, in Buenos Aires, Argentina by Nobel laureate Luis F. Leloir and colleagues including Andrés O. Stoppani, Federico A. Cumar, and Rodolfo R. Brenner. Registered as a private civil association (asociación civil), SAIB serves 1,100+ members across four categories — Active Members (researchers with published original work, ~900 individuals), Adhering Members (doctoral students and early-career researchers), Corresponding Members (international researchers), and Honorary Members — and operates as the principal national forum for biochemistry and molecular biology research in Argentina. The society is organized into five primary thematic sections (Cellular Biology, Lipids, Microbiology, Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Signal Transduction) plus additional subspecialty sections covering Biotechnology, Neurosciences, and Enzymology.

SAIB's core offerings are the annual Reunion Anual (scientific congress held each October-November, with the 62nd edition scheduled for November 2-4, 2026 in Los Cocos, Córdoba), scientific publications including the SAIB Abstracts book and partnerships with journals Biocell and Medicina, and a member management system (socios.saib.org.ar). The society maintains formal affiliations with the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and the Pan-American Biochemistry and Molecular Biology organization (PABMB), enabling members to obtain endorsements for international fellowships and grants, and co-organizes the 'Alberto Sols' conference with the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM). SAIB is supported institutionally by CONICET, the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, and the Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación of Argentina.

SAIB's revenue model combines recurring annual membership dues (subscription: ARS $97,000 for Active Members and ARS $32,000 for Adhering Members, including congress registration and rights to submit up to two abstracts) with one-time congress registration fees for non-members (differentiated pricing for graduate students, undergraduate students, domestic researchers, and international attendees, with international fees set in USD at $80-$160). The society is administered by a 9-person operational team and governed by an elected Directing Commission (Comisión Directiva) led by President Dr. Mario Guido (2026-2027 term). Congresses have drawn 250-400+ attendees annually, with 140-250 poster presentations and 45-61 oral communications, plus 21 annual awards.

Name

Asociacion Bioquimica Argentina

Legal name

SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE INVESTIGACION BIOQUIMICA

Website

https://saib.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SAIB is a non-profit Argentine scientific society founded in 1965 by Nobel laureate Luis F. Leloir, serving 1,100+ biochemistry and molecular biology researchers through an annual congress, peer-reviewed publications, and a member portal.

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Product category

Professional Scientific Society Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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PRIMARYMPAGAGAD

Academic & Scientific Conferences

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

Keywords

• Scientific society membership
• Annual biochemistry congress
• Molecular biology research
• Scientific publications peer review
• Professional researcher networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires (CABA)

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual membership dues (cuota societaria): Annual membership fees collected from Active Members (Socios Activos) and Adhering Members (Socios Adherentes). Membership includes congress registration and abstract submission rights.
2. Congress registration fees (non-members): Registration fees charged to non-members attending the annual congress, with differentiated pricing for graduate students, undergraduate students, and researchers, both domestic and international.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Core offering

SAIB is a non-profit scientific society that organizes the annual Reunión Anual (Annual Congress) bringing together biochemistry and molecular biology researchers in Argentina. The society offers paid membership tiers (Socios Activos and Socios Adherentes) that include discounted congress registration and abstract submission rights, manages an online member portal for registration and payments, and publishes scientific content including the SAIB Abstracts book and partnerships with journals Biocell and Medicina. Membership is open to researchers with published original work in biochemistry or molecular biology, as well as doctoral students and early-career researchers.

Product overview

SAIB (Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Bioquímica y Biología Molecular) is a scientific society organization, not a software product company. Its primary offerings consist of annual scientific congresses, peer-reviewed publications, and a member management system. The society organizes annual congresses (Congresos SAIB) covering biochemistry and molecular biology research, publishes scientific journals (SAIB Abstracts book, Biocell journal, Medicina journal), and maintains a member portal system for its 1100+ members. The scientific program includes plenary lectures, symposia, oral communications, and poster sessions across specialized research sections.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Scientific Congress (Congresos SAIB / Reunión Anual) Annual flagship scientific congress bringing together 250-400+ biochemistry and molecular biology researchers from Argentina and internationally, featuring plenary lectures, symposia organized by eight scientific sections, oral presentations, poster sessions, and a Young Investigators Symposium. The 62nd edition is scheduled for November 2026.
• Scientific Publications (Publicaciones SAIB) Scientific publications including the SAIB Abstracts book containing congress abstracts, plus partnerships with journals Biocell and Medicina for broader scientific dissemination of biochemistry and molecular biology research.
• Member Portal (Sistema de Socios)

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual congress with 250-400+ attendees, 140-250 research poster presentations, 45-61 oral communications, and 21 awards per year

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• IUBMB (International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAIB is affiliated with the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB). This affiliation enables SAIB members to obtain endorsements for IUBMB fellowships and subsidies, and facilitates international scientific collaboration in biochemistry and molecular biology.
• PABMB (Pan-American Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAIB is affiliated with the Pan-American Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PABMB), connecting Argentine biochemists with the broader Latin American and North American scientific community.
• CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)coreOthersCONICET is Argentina's national scientific research council. SAIB operates in close connection with the Argentine scientific ecosystem supported by CONICET. Many SAIB members and section representatives are CONICET researchers.
• Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y TecnológicasupportingOthersArgentina's national agency for scientific and technological promotion. Listed as a supporting organization of SAIB.
• Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Argentina)supportingOthersArgentina's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Listed as a supporting organization of SAIB.
• SEBBM (Sociedad Española de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAIB co-organizes the 'Alberto Sols' conference with the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM). Antonio Zorzano from the Institute of Biomedical Research at the University of Barcelona is confirmed as a keynote speaker for the 2026 SAIB Congress under this partnership.
• Congress Sponsors and SupportersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe annual SAIB Congress is supported by various corporate and institutional sponsors. For the 2025 Congress, sponsors included Aley, Migliore, and others. Multiple organizations are listed as supporters, providing financial and promotional backing for the congress.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO): European organization supporting molecular biology researchers through fellowships, courses, publications (EMBO Journal), and conferences. EMBO is a higher-tier international incumbent that competes for the same elite biochemistry research community and offers parallel endorsement mechanisms to SAIB's IUBMB access.
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB): The largest US-based professional society for biochemistry and molecular biology. ASBMB offers journals (JBC), accreditation, advocacy, and major annual meetings (DiscoverBMB) that set a benchmark for what national societies can offer members — and represent the next-tier comparator for SAIB's programming.
• International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB): Global federation for biochemistry and molecular biology. IUBMB is SAIB's international affiliate, offering fellowships, congresses, and educational programs that overlap with the value SAIB delivers to its members, particularly for international endorsement access.
• Pan-American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PABMB): Federation of national biochemistry societies across the Americas. PABMB sits one level above SAIB as an umbrella organization and is a direct institutional affiliate, providing regional congresses and federated programs that compete for the same member engagement.
• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB): US umbrella federation of 22 scientific societies in the biological and biomedical sciences. FASEB offers shared services (meetings, publications, advocacy, training) that represent an aggregated incumbent serving a similar member-services mission to SAIB at greater scale.

Regional players

• Sociedad Argentina de Biología (SAB): Argentine biology society sharing the same national scientific ecosystem as SAIB, with overlapping members from CONICET institutions. SAB competes for membership, congress attendance, and visibility within the same Argentine researcher community.
• Sociedad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Chile: Chilean national biochemistry and molecular biology society. As a Spanish-speaking Latin American peer affiliated with PABMB, it operates in the same regional ecosystem and competes for the same pool of South American biochemistry researchers' affiliation and congress attention.
• Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (CSMB): Canadian national society for molecular biosciences with comparable membership + annual scientific conference model. CSMB is a useful North American regional comparator for SAIB's program structure and member-services approach.

Direct peers

• Sociedad Española de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular (SEBBM): Spanish biochemistry and molecular biology society. SEBBM is a confirmed strategic partner of SAIB (co-organizing the 'Alberto Sols' conference), shares the Iberian-language scientific tradition, and operates an analogous national-society + annual congress model.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular (SBBq): Brazilian sister society for biochemistry and molecular biology. SBBq operates on the same membership-plus-annual-congress model as SAIB, with similar member tiers, abstract-driven programming, and affiliation with PABMB — making it the closest functional peer in Latin America.

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Competitive moat5 records

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Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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