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Belgian Society for Microbiology
The Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM) is a nonprofit association (VZW/ASBL) dedicated to the advancement of microbiological sciences in the broadest sense. It was founded in 1996 to give all the microbiologists in Belgium a chance to meet and discuss Science in a friendly atmosphere.
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ONE HEALTH in FOCUS, AS2AMR International Conference Advancing Solutioins to Antimicrobial Resistance
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of bacteriocins by the Belgian researcher André Gratia, this meeting will address the global health challenge of antimicrobial resistance with a focus on Advancing Solutions to AntiMicrobial Resistance (AS2AMR) and will be jointly organized with the 2nd Bacteriocin International Conference (BIC2025). The event will take place from May 25 to 28, 2025, at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels, Belgium. The growing threat of AMR demands urgent attention! This 3.5-day conference is designed to bring together leading scientists, policymakers, and innovators to tackle AMR from a One Health perspective — connecting human and animal health, agriculture, environment, and food safety.
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Thymic Mimetic Cells: Tolerogenic Masqueraders
The 24th Heremans Lecture will take place on Monday, February 24th at 5:30 PM, in the auditorium A (Lacroix) on the UCLouvain Health Sciences campus in Brussels. The lecture will be given by Professor Diane MATHIS, who will enlighten us on the molecular and cellular basis of T-cell tolerance. For security and organisational reasons, registration before February 14th is mandatory, through the registration page.
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Emerging Microbial Technologies conference 2025
The 2nd edition of the Emerging Microbial Technologies conference on the 25th of April 2025 will be hosted in Ghent (Belgium).
A vibrant meeting point where researchers and professionals can exchange ideas, showcase their work, and inspire actionable solutions for real-world problems. See emt2025.ugent.be. -
BSM Symposium 2025: amAIzing Microbiology: demystifying AI for all microbiologists
We are delighted to provide you with more information about the next BSM symposium, which will take place on Friday, February 21st, 2025, at the ULB W complex, Erasme Campus. The current program with the keynote speakers can be found on the Symposium’s website. As usual, selected short talks will be implemented in the final program based on abstracts received. This allows junior scientists to share their exciting research and generate follow-up scientific discussions, exchanges, and potentially new collaborations.
Become a member
Membership to BSM is open to anyone with an interest in microbiology. Membership allows you to register for free to the annual meeting and makes you a member of FEMS.
BSM annual conference
Each year, BSM holds a symposium, providing a great opportunity for the Belgium-based community of microbiology researchers to meet and interact. There is always an exciting speaker line-up and early career researchers can present their research in a poster or oral presentation.
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