REGISTRATION & ABSTRACTS

Fees / Cancellation

Registration fees:

* Free entrance for Bachelor & Master Students which are members of ÖGMBT, ANA & GÖCH.

** The ÖGMBT membership discounts are also valid for members of the Austrian scocieties ANA and GÖCH. In addition, the membership discount is also applicable for members of the respective societies collaborating in the meeting which are the Slovenian Microbiological Society, the Croatian Microbiological Society, the Czech Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Slovenian Biochemical Society. For members of non-ÖGMBT societies to obtain the discount please contact your respective society.

*** After Sept 7 the online registration will be closed. An on-site registration at the venue is possible but will incur a €50 handling fee in addition to the prices listed above.

Cancellations and refunds:

Any cancellations until June 16 (with abstract for oral presentation) / July 31 (without oral abstract) will be charged a cancellation fee of € 50,- . After these respective dates, no refunds can be made and the full registration fee will be charged.

The fee for participants includes:

• Admission to plenary and scientific sessions (depending on FEMS, FEBS or Combo registration)
• Goodie backpack including programm booklet of the Annual Meeting
• Food & drinks during coffee breaks and lunch
• "Wine & Science" reception
• Participation at the social activity on Wednesday 16.9. (FEBS3+ only)
• Admission to industry exhibition and participation in the "Exhibitor Quiz" (FEBS3+ only)
• Any company presentations and workshops

Possibility of travel grants:

The ÖGMBT awards travel grants to actively support young scientists (Master and PhD students, as well as PostDocs) in participating in national and international congresses. For more details click HERE.

Payment methods:

All payments are made via the online registration system (login box at the right of the top navigation menu) and can be made at the end of the registration process. Please note that payment of registration fees is required before abstract submission!

We offer several options for online payment which can be selected when placing an order (available options may depend on country) via our payment processor (Mollie B.V.) :

EPS	SOFORT	Giropay	Apple Pay*
MasterCard	American Express	VISA	Maestro
SEPA bank transfer ** (SEPA-countries only!)

* Apple Pay will only be available as an option on the payment screen if a supported device is used.

** SEPA bank transfers are only supported from SEPA Countries (mainly EU)!.

Key Dates

Key Dates

FEMS Regional COLLAB Abstracts 

FEMS Regional COLLAB Research Profile Abstract Submission Guidelines

IMPORTANT: These abstract submission guidelines are only valid for the FEMS Regional COLLAB part of the annual meeting. Prior registration and payment of registration fees is required for abstract submission.

Highlighting Researcher Expertise to Foster Interaction Among Participants

The research profile abstract should clearly present the expertise of the lab (or the individual researcher) and its overall research direction, following the structure outlined below. The purpose of these research profiles is to help identify suitable panelists for the FEMS meeting and to support table discussions as well as scientific exchange among participants. Every participant is invited to submit a research profile for one of the main conference topics which are ECO INNOVATIONS, BIOTECHNOLOGY, HEALTH HORIZONS and ENGAGEMENT & GROWTH.

PRESENTATION FORMAT

All submitted research profile abstracts will be presented as posters during the poster sessions, and selected abstracts will also be invited for panelist talks. Please note that the FEMS Regional COLLAB meeting part only has research profile abstracts and no classical abstracts.

ABSTRACT STRUCTURE

• Title
• Presenter
• Affiliation
• Thematic Introduction and Research Focus
• Core Expertise
• Technologies and Methodological Platforms
• Collaboration Opportunities
• Keywords (up to 10)

Topic Descriptions

ECO INNOVATIONS

Researchers are invited whose work focuses on the role of microbes in environmental processes and challenges. This includes:

• Environmental microbiologists and microbial ecologists
• Biogeochemists and soil/plant microbiome researchers
• Aquatic and marine microbiologists
• Scientists studying microbial responses to climate change, pollution, and extreme environments
• Researchers working on microbial diversity, community dynamics, and ecosystem services

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Researchers are invited whose work develops microbial technologies for industrial, agricultural, or environmental applications. This includes:

• Metabolic engineers and strain engineers
• Synthetic biologists and genome‑engineering specialists (e.g., CRISPR‑based tools)
• Industrial and environmental biotechnologists working on biofuels, bioplastics, waste valorisation, and biodegradation
• Microbial food technologists and agricultural biotechnologists
• Bioinformaticians and data scientists developing AI‑ and modelling‑driven solutions for microbial processes

HEALTH HORIZONS

Researchers are invited whose work addresses microbes and microbiomes in human or One‑Health contexts. This includes:

• Clinical and medical microbiologists
• Microbiome researchers (gut, respiratory, skin, urogenital, etc.)
• Infectious disease and AMR specialists (including pathogen biology and antimicrobial discovery)
• Virologists and phage‑therapy researchers
• Scientists working on microbiome‑based diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, and host–microbe interactions

ENGAGEMENT & GROWTH

Engagement & Growth highlights opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and capacity building across academia, funding agencies, and industry. This theme aims to strengthen connections between microbiologists, research funders, and business partners by addressing key topics such as funding landscapes, translational research, science communication, entrepreneurship, and career development. We invite abstracts from:

• funding agencies
• industry partners
• publishers
• and professional stakeholders who want to share insights, co‑design initiatives, and foster dialogue that accelerates the impact of microbiology in society and industry.

FEBS3+Abstracts

FEBS3+ Abstract Submission Guidelines

IMPORTANT: These abstract submission guidelines are only valid for the FEBS3+ part of the annual meeting. Prior registration and payment of registration fees is required for abstract submission.

After completion of your registration you can login to the online registration system (login box at top right of the top navigation menu) with the instructions from your registration confirmation e-mail and submit an abstract for the FEBS3+ part Annual Meeting. All abstracts must be submitted using the online registration system and require payment of the registration fee before submission.

Abstracts submitted before the oral abstract submission deadline will be considered for either a poster or an oral presentation (either a short talk or a science flash) by the scientific committee. All participants will be automatically notified via e-mail of the acceptance of their abstract and type of presentation. The acceptance and selection status of your abstract is also available via the registration system. For the submisison deadlines please refer to our key-dates.

Please prepare an abstract consisting of a title (250 characters max.), up to 18 authors and an abstract body (2500 characters max.). In the online editor you may use simple formatting elements such as bold, italic, underline, super & subscript and special characters in both the title and abstract. No images or tables are allowed.

Oral presentations on-site

Plenary Speaker Talks will be 30 minutes talk and 10 minutes discussion.

Invited Speaker Talks will be 25 minutes talk and 5 minutes discussion.

Short Talks will be 12 minutes talk and 3 minutes discussion.

Science Flash Talks are a mixed format with a short 2 minute oral presentation teaser for your poster and a corresponding poster with the discussion taking place at the poster during the respective afternoon poster session. If you have been assigned a Science Flash please upload your presentation in PDF format (max. 3 Slides, max. 2MB size) in the registration system under "Science flash Upload".

Please submit your presentation on a USB-Stick in PDF or MS Office format to the technician in the lecture hall at the latest in the break before your session. A windows presentation computer will be provided. The beamer resolution is 1920x1080 and the projection screen has 16:9 format.

Posters on-site

Poster presentations: Please prepare a poster max. size DIN A0 (841 x 1189 mm), portrait format (upright). There will be several poster sessions. 

Prizes for Best Short Talk / Best Poster

Each young scientist who has submitted an abstract has the chance to win one of the prizes for Best Talk or Best Poster. From all talks and posters the chairs will nominate prize winners.

Prizes will be bestowed in the following categories: 

• Best Talk Prize: Sponsored by Microsynth Austria   & ÖGMBT 
• Best Poster Prize: Sponsored by FEBS Open Bio Journal

These prizes will be awarded during the Closing Ceremony on Thursday 17.9.