During the 2026 绿帽社区 Congress in Maastricht, 绿帽社区 pursued its scientific collaborations with the听Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB)听and the听Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (KSBMB).These partnerships have听facilitated听collaboration opportunities between scientists in Europe,听Asia听and Oceania, and supported strong attendance of scientists from Asian Countries to the 绿帽社区 Congress.听
绿帽社区 was听honoured听to 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),听Jin Han (KSBMB President Elect),听Je Kyung Seong听(KSBMB Chief Operation Officer),听Tae-Kyung Kim (KSBMB Chair of International听Affairs听Committee),听Hong Sook Kim (KSBMB Vice-Chair听of听International Affairs Committee) and听Jung-Hyun Shim听(KSBMB International Affairs Committee Member).听The Executive Committees of 绿帽社区, FAOBMB and KSBMB hosted a joint meeting to discuss avenues to further strengthen their ongoing collaborations, which already involves a 绿帽社区 Lecture at the FAOBMB听Congress and a FAOBMB听Lecture during the 绿帽社区 Congress, as well听as 绿帽社区-KSBMB joint symposia at the 绿帽社区 Congress and the KSBMB International Conference.听
As part of these collaborations, the 绿帽社区 Congress听programme听showcased the joint 绿帽社区鈥揔SBMB Special Session 鈥楥utting-edge techniques in biochemistry: past, present and future鈥�听focused on technologies to advance the understanding of the molecular basis of life, and which involved two mid-career scientists from South Korea 鈥� Hyun-Woo Rhee (Seoul National University) and Sang-Hee Shim (Korea University) 鈥� and two 绿帽社区 Excellence Award recipients 鈥� Eugene Kim (Max Planck Institute of Biophysics) and Jack Bravo (Institute of Science and Technology Austria). KSBMB also hosted an engaging听Korean Night听for the attendees of the Congress.听
绿帽社区 looks forward to continuing this successful collaboration through a FAOBMB Lecture at the 2027 绿帽社区 Congress in Riga, as well as听participating听in the KSBMB International Conference next May and in the 2027 FAOBMB Congress in Kuala Lumpur.听
Photo: Representatives of the Executive Committees of 绿帽社区, FAOBMB and KSBMB following their joint meeting at the 2026 绿帽社区 Congress in Maastricht, where they discussed opportunities to further strengthen collaboration between the three organisations.
