ISPMF
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About ISPMF
About ISPMF
In 1989 molecular farming burst onto the cover of Nature with Andy Hiatt’s “monoclonal antibody expression in plants” paper, alerting the world to a revolutionary new potential use of plants. Since then, the field has taken great strides, particular in developing a suite of biotechnology platforms, and culminating in the development of a number of commercial pharmaceutical and cosmetic protein products as well as secondary metabolite small molecule products for a variety of applications.
A word from your president
Rima Menassa
Rima Menassa
Rima Menassa
I am humbled by the opportunity to serve as the fifth president of ISPMF, taking over from Prof Inge Broer who ran the society over the past three years seamlessly.
Since its inception, the ISPMF has been my favorite scientific society, and all the colleagues that I meet at every conference are my scientific family. It is to keep up the tradition of conviviality that I have agreed to serve as president for the next two years.
We have had an excellent conference in May 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. Many thanks to the organizers Jenni Stander and Inga Hitzeroth for a wonderful experience and an exceptional program. The quality of all presentations was remarkable, whether they were keynote speakers, industry representatives or graduate students, they captivated the audience's attention.
To stay connected and keep everyone’s interest engaged with molecular farming, we are planning several exciting virtual events in the next few months, the details of each will be announced closer to the respective dates.
Please join our society to benefit from this wonderful community!
Society´s main activities
The ISPMF is a not-for-profit limited company which supports its members in all aspects of their scientific work, from international conferences
and travel bursaries to public engagement and news alerts
Meetings
A biennial ISPMF conference and satellite meetings
ISPMF organises a biennial meeting for its members, typically attracting over 100 delegates. The Society specifically encourages students and early career researchers to present their data at this meeting and provides bursaries to support attendance. More details of our previous meetings in 2018, 2016 and 2014 can be found here. Click below and find out about our next meeting.
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News
Regular newsletters and mailshots
Keep up to date with the latest developments in Molecular Farming. Alert colleagues to your own breaking news and keep abreast of important new publications. The ISPMF collates information from its members, posts news and resources on its website and sends out regular newsletters.
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Funding
Travel bursaries, conference registration discounts, support for local meetings and more
The society offers funding opportunities to members such as:
Travel bursaries – to ISPMF conferences, major Plant Molecular Farming conferences or to any meeting where you are promoting the field of Plant Molecular Farming.
Reduced conference registration fees – to ISPMF organised conferences and to selected conferences where the Society has negotiated a registration fee reduction.
Support for meetings including Plant Molecular Farming – are you organising a meeting or Plant Molecular Farming workshop? The society may be able to provide support for your meeting.
Discussion
A forum for scientific conversation
The Society is a convenient medium through which members can discuss issues and ideas, electronically or through its special events.
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Policy
Promoting Molecular Farming
The Society encourages promotion and public engagement in Plant Molecular Farming. Advertise and report on your events, share resources to help with teaching and public engagement and share best practice.
Resources
A publicly accessible repository
The Society allows members to post job vacancies and meetings announcements on its website. Members can share methods, teaching, public engagement and other materials
Corporate Members
The society is supported by the following companies and institutions:
