Member Societies

Our Member Societies serve the microbiology community through providing resources, building capacity, and stimulating collaboration. By joining one of our Member Societies, you receive the benefits of the society you join and from FEMS:

an open invitation to participate in FEMS network teams and activities
eligibility to apply for FEMS grants
discounts off FEMS Congress registration fees
25% discount on all OUP books – certain Dictionaries and other premium titles excluded

How to join

Looking to join a Member Society? Have a look at the Member Societies below and find out more about them, learn how you can join them or contact them.

Is your microbiological society not a member of FEMS and are you looking into joining FEMS as a society? Have a look at the the duties and benefits associated with FEMS membership here.

Corresponding FEMS Member Societies

Currently, we have one Corresponding Member Society. Please note that if you are a member of a Corresponding Member Society, you are partially eligible for FEMS membership benefits, as described here.

country/region	member
Europe	European Culture Collections’ Organisation

Full FEMS Member Societies

Below table lists all FEMS Member Societies per country, per region (Czech Republic & Slovakia; Serbia & Montenegro; Region German-speaking), per Europe-wide society and per Global society.

country/region	Member societies
Armenia	Armenian Microbiological Association
Austria	Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology
Austria	Austrian Society for Hygiene, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
Belarus	Belarussian Non-governmental Association of Microbiologists
Belgium	Belgian Society for Microbiology
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Microbiology Society of BiH
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Society for Microbiology (Union of Scientists in Bulgaria)
Croatia	Croatian Microbiological Society
Czech Republic & Slovakia	Czechoslovak Society for Microbiology
Denmark	Danish Microbiological Society
Estonia	Estonian Society for Microbiology
Finland	Finnish Biochemical, Biophysical, and Microbiological Society
France	French Society for Microbiology
Germany	German Society of Hygiene and Microbiology
Germany	Association for General and Applied Microbiology
Region-German speaking	Society for Virology
Global	Society for Anaerobic Microbiology
Global	International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society
Greece	Greek Society of Microbiology
Greece	Society of Mikrobiokosmos
Hungary	Hungarian Society for Microbiology
Iceland	Microbiological Society of Iceland
Israel	Israel Society for Microbiology
Italy	Italian Society of General Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnologies
Italy	Italian Society of Agro-Food and Microbial Biotechnologies
Italy	Italian Association for Clinical Microbiology
Italy	Italian Society of Microbiology
Latvia	Latvian Society for Microbiology
Macedonia, Republic of	Macedonian Microbiological Society
Moldova	Society for Microbiology of Moldova
Netherlands, The	Royal Netherlands Society for Microbiology
Norway	Norwegian Society for Microbiology
Poland	Polish Society of Microbiologists
Portugal	Portuguese Society of Microbiology

Romania	Romanian Society for Microbiology
Russia	Interregional Russian Microbiological Society
Russia	Interregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Russia	All-Russian Public Organization “National Academy of Mycology”
Serbia	Serbian Society for Microbiology
Slovenia	Slovenian Microbiological Society
Spain	Spanish Society for Microbiology
Spain	Spanish Society for Virology
Sweden	Swedish Society for Microbiology
Switzerland	Swiss Society for Microbiology
Turkey	Turkish Microbiological Society
Ukraine	Society of Microbiologists of Ukraine
United Kingdom and Ireland	Microbiology Society
United Kingdom	Society for Applied Microbiology
United Kingdom	British Phycological Society
United Kingdom	British Mycological Society