Beakers and Beer, the monthly networking event presented by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, is back for 2013-14, with the first gathering of the academic year taking place Sept. 26 at Coco Bar & Bistro, 888 Main St.

The networking series is designed to bring doctors, researchers and other professionals on the BNMC out of their offices and laboratories and into a social environment where they can meet and talk with their peers.

All events will be held from 5-7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Free food and drinks are provided.

The remainder of this year’s schedule:

• Oct. 24: Coco Bar & Bistro
• Nov. 14: Coco
• Dec. 12: Thomas R. Beecher Jr. Innovation Center, 640 Ellicott St.
• Jan. 30: Coco
• Feb. 27: UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, 701 Ellicott St.
• March 27: Coco
• April 24: Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicott St.
• May 22: Coco

Visit the BNMC’s website to RSVP.