Founded in Dubai in 2012, MEMBS has over 10,000 members across the Middle East and Arab World. They provide various platforms, including a news site, education department site, social network site, and annual congress site, to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing among members. MEMBS aims to improve educational and research competence in the region, promote scientific interchange with the rest of the world, enhance the scientific capability of the Middle East in Molecular Biology, and increase awareness about related disciplines of science. They also offer a web-store for molecular biology research and laboratory products.