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FEBS Congress awards for outstanding posters

Poster prizes at the FEBS Congress 2026

Posters will be an important medium for scientific information exchange at the 50th FEBS Congress, and efforts will be recognized with several prizes from the journals of FEBS. Good luck!

Emmanuelle Charpentier will be the first awardee of a new FEBS medal in Maastricht

The new FEBS medal named in honour of Rita Levi-Montalcini will be awarded for the first time at the 50th FEBS Congress, to Nobel laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier. Catch the medal presentation ahead of her lecture on ‘Transforming life sciences through the power of microbiology’ on 8 July.

Poster presenters arriving at the FEBS Congress 2024 in Milan, Italy.

FEBS bursaries and the FEBS Sprinzl scheme

Apply by 13 February for these opportunities for support for participation in the FEBS Congress 2026.

Season’s Greetings

As we approach the end of the year, the FEBS Congress organizers extend their warmest Season’s Greetings to our wonderful community of researchers, educators, students and partners across the molecular life sciences.
We wish you a peaceful holiday season and a bright, productive year ahead in your research, teaching and other endeavours. We look forward to connecting with many of you at the 50th FEBS Congress in Maastricht in 2026 as we celebrate this special milestone together.

Participants at posters during the FEBS Congress 2025, in Istanbul, Türkiye

Present your work at the 50th FEBS Congress

Contribute to the scientific programme at the FEBS Congress 2026! Submissions of abstracts for poster and oral presentations are now welcome.

Participants at the FEBS YSF 2024 in Pavia, Italy.

FEBS Young Scientists’ Forum 2026: apply by 10 December 2025

Find out about this pre-Congress meeting for postdocs and PhD students! Successful applicants will be supported by YSF grants.

FEBS has twin commitments to high-quality publications and the promotion of molecular biosciences. As a charitable academic organization, FEBS uses income from the journals of FEBS Press to fund its diverse activities, including support for the FEBS Congress.