# THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETIES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1149638
- **Other names:** FEBS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [08239097](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08239097)
- **Registered:** Nov. 7, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1149638


## Contact

- **Address:** FEBS, 2D &amp;amp; 2E, St. Andrews House, 59 St. Andrews Street, CAMBRIDGE
- **Phone:** 01223369020
- **Email:** kingsnorth@febs.org
- **Website:** www.febs.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE FEDERATION&#x27;S OBJECTS (&quot;OBJECTS&quot;) ARE AND SHALL BE TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SCIENCES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND RELATED DISCIPLINES (BUT ONLY IN SO FAR AS SUCH RELATED DISCIPLINES ARE ANCILLARY TO THE MAIN OBJECT), BY ALL SUITABLE MEANS AND IN PARTICULAR BY:1) HOLDING AND ARRANGING CONGRESSES, TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL COURSES ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND RELATED DISCIPLINES;2) FACILITATING AND SUPPORTING THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION BETWEEN BIOCHEMISTS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGISTS AND SCIENTISTS WORKING IN RELATED DISCIPLINES GENERALLY AND ESPECIALLY IN EUROPE AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF CONSTITUENT SOCIETIES;3) FACILITATING AND SUPPORTING THE TRAINING OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS IN RESEARCH, IN THE FORM OF FELLOWSHIPS; AND4) ORGANISING THE EDITING AND PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND RELATED DISCIPLINES.

**Activities:** FEBS promotes and supports biochemistry, molecular cell biology, molecular biophysics and related areas, particularly in Europe and neighbouring regions. It publishes four scientific journals and funds principally an Annual Congress, Research Fellowships, Prizes, Advanced Courses, a Young Scientists&#x27; Forum, Education and other Workshops, and Travel Grants.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Portugal
- Scotland
- Spain
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Anne Ephrussi |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Dr Rasa Zukiene |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| PROFESSOR Ferhan Girgin Sagin |  | Jan. 1, 2019 |
| PROFESSOR MIGUEL ANGEL DE LA ROSA |  | Jan. 31, 2013 |
| Professor Frank Michelangeli |  | Sept. 14, 2016 |
| Professor Irene Diaz Moreno |  | Jan. 1, 2018 |
| Professor Jerka Dumic |  | Jan. 1, 2017 |
| Professor Johannes Buchner |  | Jan. 1, 2021 |
| Professor Maria da Graca Soveral |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Professor Mauro Maccarrone |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Professor Mauro Magnani |  | Jan. 1, 2025 |
| Professor Riccardo Miggiano |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Professor Xavier Coumoul |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |



