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Group photograph of members of the Executive Committees of Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ, FAOBMB and KSBMB following their joint meeting at the 2026 Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Congress in Maastricht.

During the 2026 Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Congress in Maastricht, Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ pursued its scientific collaborations with theÌýFederation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB)Ìýand theÌýKorean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB).These partnerships haveÌýfacilitatedÌýcollaboration opportunities between scientists in Europe,ÌýAsiaÌýand Oceania, and supported strong attendance of scientists from Asian Countries to the Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Congress.Ìý

Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ wasÌýhonouredÌýto host members of the Executive Committees of FAOBMB and KSBMB, including Terry Piva (FAOBMB Secretary General), Joon Kim (FAOBMB Past President), Woong-Yang Park (KSBMB President),ÌýJin Han (KSBMB President Elect),ÌýJe Kyung SeongÌý(KSBMB Chief Operation Officer),ÌýTae-Kyung Kim (KSBMB Chair of InternationalÌýAffairsÌýCommittee),ÌýHong Sook Kim (KSBMB Vice-ChairÌýofÌýInternational Affairs Committee) andÌýJung-Hyun ShimÌý(KSBMB International Affairs Committee Member).ÌýThe Executive Committees of Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ, FAOBMB and KSBMB hosted a joint meeting to discuss avenues to further strengthen their ongoing collaborations, which already involves a Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Lecture at the FAOBMBÌýCongress and a FAOBMBÌýLecture during the Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Congress, as wellÌýas Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ-KSBMB joint symposia at the Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Congress and the KSBMB International Conference.Ìý

As part of these collaborations, the Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ CongressÌýprogrammeÌýshowcased the joint Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€“KSBMB Special Session ‘Cutting-edge techniques in biochemistry: past, present and future’Ìýfocused on technologies to advance the understanding of the molecular basis of life, and which involved two mid-career scientists from South Korea – Hyun-Woo Rhee (Seoul National University) and Sang-Hee Shim (Korea University) – and two Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Excellence Award recipients – Eugene Kim (Max Planck Institute of Biophysics) and Jack Bravo (Institute of Science and Technology Austria). KSBMB also hosted an engagingÌýKorean NightÌýfor the attendees of the Congress.Ìý

Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ looks forward to continuing this successful collaboration through a FAOBMB Lecture at the 2027 Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Congress in Riga, as well asÌýparticipatingÌýin the KSBMB International Conference next May and in the 2027 FAOBMB Congress in Kuala Lumpur.Ìý


Photo: Representatives of the Executive Committees of Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ, FAOBMB and KSBMB following their joint meeting at the 2026 Âé¶¹¶ÌÊÓÆµ Congress in Maastricht, where they discussed opportunities to further strengthen collaboration between the three organisations.