The object of the Society is to act as a multidisciplinary professional body of experts to promote the clinical practice, education and advancement of knowledge about muscle disease, myasthenia gravis and spinal muscular atrophy in the British Isles. This will include: • Agreeing best practice and standards of care for patients with muscle disease • Agreeing standards for training in clinical myology and clinical muscle pathology • Promoting translational research • Establishing clinical networks to facilitate and promote clinical trials and patient registries • Facilitating collaborations with patient organizations