LS2 Affiliates

LS2 is affiliated with multiple European and International organisations and societies, representing Swiss Life Sciences Community and acting on behalf of the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences (SCNAT).

These affiliations allow us to protect our interests and voice our opinions at an international level and, in some cases, to offer certain benefits to our members. Take a look at the profiles and offers of our affiliates!

European Affiliations

LS2 is a member/affiliated society of:

Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS)

The president of the LS2 Section Physiology acts as our representative at FEPS council meetings and assemblies. 

FEPS organises: 

  • Large annual congress
  • Travel grants
  • European Young Physiologists’ Symposium
  • Europhysiology conference

European Proteomics Association (EuPA)

The president of the LS2 Section Proteomics acts as our representative at EuPA council meetings and assemblies.

EuPA organizes: 

  • Travel grants
  • Various awards
  • Young Proteomics Investigators Club (YPIC)
  • Webinars and other educational events

European Biophysical Societies' Association (EBSA)

The president of the LS2 Section Biophysics acts as our representative at EBSA council meetings and assemblies.

EBSA organizes: 

  • EBSA Congress
  • Provision of travel bursaries to the congress
  • Support of laboratory exchanges visits, schools and workshops, and some national, open-access society meetings in years when EBSA does not have a congress
  • Various prizes

Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)

The president of the LS2 Section MCB acts as our representative at FEBS council meetings and assemblies. 

FEBS organizes: 

  • 4 scientific journals – FEBS Journal, FEBS Letters, Molecular Oncology and FEBS Open Bio
  • Scientific events: large annual congress, Young Scientists’ Forum
  • Funding opportunities: fellowships, grants and awards for broad biomolecular sciences (e.g. molecular biology, biophysics, bioinformatics, etc.)
  • Education and training: Workshops, courses and conferences
  • Various activities regarding innovation in teaching biochemistry (and beyond) at the undergraduate level

International Unions

LS2 is adhering body of the following International Unions:

International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB)

LS2 represents the Swiss scientific community on behalf of the Platform Biology of the SCNAT. The president of the LS2 Section Biophysics acts as the delegate.

Activities: 

  • Congress and Satellite meetings
  • Young Investigator Prize
  • Bursaries
  • Avanti-IUPAB Prize
  • Various Sponsorships

International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS)

LS2 represents the Swiss scientific community on behalf of the Platform Biology of the SCNAT. The president of the LS2 Section Physiology acts as the delegate.

IUPS was founded in 1953 to represent the discipline of physiology in international organizations and give it a global voice.

Activities:

  • International Congress (held once every 4 years)
  • IUPS Beacon meetings
  • Mentoring 
  • The Physiome Project
  • Teaching Workshops
  • Co-publishing two scientific journals: Physiology and Physiome 

International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB)

LS2 represents the Swiss scientific community on behalf of the Platform Biology of the SCNAT. The president of the LS2 Section MCB acts as a delegate.

IUBMB activities:

  • PhD students and postdocs may apply to organize an ENABLE conference. 
  • Wood-Whelan Research Fellowships: travel to other laboratories in the IUBMB region for the purpose of carrying out experiments that require special techniques or for other forms of scientific collaboration or advanced training.
  • IUBMB Fellowships, funding for Advanced Schools, and the Educational Activities
  • Annual IUBMB Congress Meeting

News from the Affiliates:

IUBMB calls. For Researchers in Switzerland

Fellowships and Educational Activities

Have a look at the next deadlines for IUBMB Fellowships, funding for Advanced Schools, and Educational Activities 

All researchers located in Switzerland can apply to those calls indicating "Switzerland - LS2 MCB" as a member country of IUBMB.

If you want to apply, please contact us at info@ls2.ch and we will issue a Member Certificate or Sponsorship Letter (this is a requirement of the application form).

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