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The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress 2026

The , hosted by the Netherlands Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NVBMB), will be held 4–8 July 2026 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. We hope you can be a part of this milestone edition of the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress!

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About ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congresses

The annual ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress is one of the most visible activities of ¹û¶³´«Ã½. As one of the largest bio-congresses in Europe, attracting up to ~2000 attendees, the Congress provides a platform for international scientific exchange and showcases the newest developments in biochemistry, molecular biology and related areas. The Congress comprises inspiring plenary lectures presented by outstanding scientists, a range of subject-specific symposia to provide deeper dives into different areas of bioscience research, extensive poster communications, and interesting workshops and other activities on related topics. It is also a celebration of achievements, with several ¹û¶³´«Ã½ medals and prizes awarded. ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congresses are a collaboration between ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and one or more of its Constituent Societies, moving to a different location within the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ area each year.

¹û¶³´«Ã½ supports participation of a large number of young scientists in its annual Congress through the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress Bursaries scheme. In addition, the Congress is also immediately preceded by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Young Scientists’ Forum (YSF), a lively gathering of over 100 PhD students and young postdocs, whose attendance at this event and the ensuing ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress is funded by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ YSF grants.

RECENT ¹û¶³´«Ã½ CONGRESSES

2025: 49th ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, Istanbul, Türkiye

Browse photos from the recent 49th ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress in Istanbul on the of the Congress website, and find wrap-up points, including how to get your attendance certificate, in theÌý Congress website’s .

2024: 48th ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, Milano, Italy
2023: 47th ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, Tours, France
2022: 46th FEB Congress held with 25th IUBMB Congress and 15th PABMB Congress as ‘The Biochemistry Global Summit’, Lisbon, Portugal
2021: 45th ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, planned for Ljubljana, Slovenia (2020) – converted to virtual format due to the Covid pandemic
2019: 44th ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, Krakow, Poland
2018: 43rd ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, Prague, Czech Republic

Find a longer list of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congresses back to 1964Ìýhere.
Reports and photos from each recent ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress appear in the first issue of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ NewsÌýafter the event.

Congress abstracts

From 2018, Congress abstracts (except late-breaking abstracts until 2025) are published in supplements of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Open Bio: clickÌý for the supplement list.
Earlier Congress abstracts can be found in supplements of The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ JournalÌý

FUTURE ¹û¶³´«Ã½ CONGRESSES

2027: 51st ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, Riga, Latvia; 3–7 July 2027
2028: 52nd ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress, Belfast, UK; 1–5 July 2028

Bids to host future ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congresses are normally invited from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Societies by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Secretary General approximately 3.5 years ahead of the event.Ìý For more information, including Congress guidelines, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Constituent Societies can contact the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Congress Counsellor through the ContactÌýsection of the website.