Federation of European Microbiological Societies

Acronym: FEMS

General Information

Identification Code: 270557139261-47

Website: http://fems-microbiology.org/

Entity Form: UK Charity (No. 1072117) and Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 3565643)

Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

Registration Date: 8/20/2020

Last Update: 9/14/2023

Mission & Interests

Goals: FEMS is made up of an active and diverse network of around 30,000 professionals who are committed to advancing microbiology for the benefit of society in the areas of health, energy, food, materials, and the environment. Set up in 1974, today we are a growing coalition of 56 Member Societies from 38 countries. Around half of those in our network are early career researchers, and others are business partners, scientists or campaigners. Our main goals are to benefit microbiology in Europe and across the world through research, networking, education and outreach; and to help our Member Societies serve the microbiology community. Since 2019, FEMS has a new core area of activities on 'policy', aiming at allowing our members to enter in a dialogue with policymakers, to have an impact at national and EU level, and at offering policymakers access to a network of experts in microbiology.

Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests

Interests:

Agriculture and rural development
Business and industry
Climate action
Communication
Environment
Food safety
International co-operation and development
Public health
Regional policy
Research and innovation

Levels of Interest:

global
european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Antimicrobial Resistance Bioeconomy strategy and action plan eHealth EU-JAMRAI Health Literacy Horizon 2020/Horizon Europe Inter-professional Education & Collaboration New genomic techniques and review of GMOs legislation New Industrial strategy for Europe Open Access/Open Science Policy initiatives, projects, events and publications from DG SANTE, DG GROW, DG CONNECT, DG RESEARCH Vaccination

Communication Activities: https://fems-microbiology.org/about_fems/network-and-activities/projects/ • Increasing Project Impact – we invite proposals from organizations who seek a wider promotion and increased the impact of their activities, examples are International Microorganism Day with the Portuguese Society of Microbiology, and the #EUROmicroMOOC with the Spanish Society for Microbiology • Peer Review – emphasizes and celebrates the fundamental role that peer review plays in the scholarly communications landscape • One Health – shows the biggest achievements of the One Health concept and how it facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration into actual science and policy • Fighting AMR – helping you find antibiotic solutions to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and address this challenge globally

Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Delftechpark 37a

Post Code: 2628XJ

City: Delft

Country: NETHERLANDS

Phone:

Indic Phone: 31

Phone Number: 153020050

EU Office

Address: Delftechpark 37a

Post Code: 2628XJ

City: Delft

Country: NETHERLANDS

Phone:

Indic Phone: 31

Phone Number: 153020050

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Other Source Info: Main source of funding is income from publications from the FEMS journal portfolio. Income: 3,287,726 EUR Breakdown of income Contributions from members: 42,810 EUR Income from journals: 2,735,863 EUR Income from FEMS Conference: 113,161 EUR Income from investments: 395,892 EUR

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Total Budget: 3287726

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