International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB)

The International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) was established in 1961 in Stockholm, as the International Organization for Pure and Applied Biophysics. The objectives are: to organize international cooperation in biophysics and promote communication between the societies that are interested in the advancement of biophysics in all aspects.

In order to achieve these objectives it has power to: set up commissions or bodies for special purposes; organize international meetings and conferences; collaborate with other scientific organizations; act in all ways as a constituent Union of the International Science Council in accordance with the Statutes of that body; develop any activity deemed helpful to the advancement of its declared objectives.

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