Celebrating scientific collaboration through the ages

In 2020 the International Science Council is honoured to celebrate the anniversaries of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, The International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM), and The Scientific Committee on Frequency Allocations for Radio Astronomy and Space Science (IUCAF). We look forward to many future decades of international scientific collaboration, as we continue to expand shared knowledge and practice on the challenges facing society moving into a new decade.

The International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) is celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2020. A joint organization of the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) and the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE).

The principal objective of IUPESM is to contribute to the advancement of physical and engineering sciences in medicine for the benefit and well-being of humanity. As such, the expertise of our colleagues has been called upon to help address the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, in terms of developing new diagnostics, treatment and prevention strategies
says Prof. James Goh, IUPESM President.

IUPESM represents the effort of more than 25,000 medical physicists and 120,000 biomedical engineers working on the physical and engineering science of medicine worldwide.

To acknowledge this important milestone in its history, the union has planned several events and initiatives on a global scale to reach out to its members and partners and to acknowledge the contribution of everyone contributing to the development of the physical and engineering sciences in medicine. These initiatives include:

The inauguration of an IUPESM Fellowship award;
A special issue of the IUPESM official journal Health and Technology dedicated to the history, present and future of IUPESM;
A series of IUPESM workshops and webinars as part of the IUPESM Medical Engineering and Physics initiative, focused on experience sharing, networking and collaboration between Biomedical Engineers and Medical Physicists.

The IUPESM World Congress on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics will be held in Singapore from 12 – 17 June 2022 in Singapore providing a platform to address pressing issues related to human health and wellness, including COVID-19.

Find below a short press release on the occasion of an online event to introduce the IUPESM Fellowship in recognition of the contribution of the most prominent IUPESM leaders during the passed 40 years.

IUPESM, the Union of IOMP and IFMBE, was formed in 1980 and celebrates this year its 40th anniversary. In this period IUPESM achieved recognition of the professions of medical physicists and biomedical engineers through a Full membership to the International Science Council (ISC), and also achieved their inclusion in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO 08).

To celebrate its Anniversary IUPESM introduced a Fellowship (FIUPESM) to be awarded to the most prominent leaders of the Union during these 40 years. The virtual ceremony, celebrating the Anniversary and awarding the Fellowships took place on November 20, 2020.

The current IUPESM leads express their gratitude to all colleagues, who contributed to the various IUPESM Committees and were part of the many successful IUPESM activities aimed at the advancement of physical and engineering sciences in medicine for the benefit and well-being of humanity.