The European Proteomics Association (EuPA) is the federation of European national proteomics societies. EuPA was founded in 2005 and is a federation of 23 European national proteomics societies. It has been established to coordinate and integrate national initiatives within the proteomics field. The main objectives are to strengthen and promote fundamental research and applications, as well as education and training in all areas of proteomics throughout Europe.
Current EuPA member countries are: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UK/Ireland
The main executive board of the EuPA is the General Council which is made up of the presidents or appointed delegates of the EuPA member societies.
The Executive Committee is made up of the President, Vice-President, the leaders of the EuPA Committees, and an invited YPIC representative and is responsible for fostering the proper functioning of the organization.
EuPA President
Prof. Dr. Klaus Kratochwill
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
EuPA Vice-President
Prof. Connie Jimenez
Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands
EuPA Conferences and Communication
Prof. Éva Csősz
University of Debrecen, Hungary
EuPA Education
Dr. Maike Langini
Catapult Medicines Discovery, United Kingdom
EuPA Industry
Dr. Maarten Dhaenens
Ghent University, Belgium
EuPA Funding
Prof. Dr. Veit Schwämmle
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
EuPA Initiatives
Dr. Franck Vandermoere
Institute for Functional Genomics, Montpellier, France
YPIC representative
Dr. Maurine Fucito
Evosep, Denmark
EuPA Awards Committee
Dr. Marie Chion
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom