Who we are
The IFMRS is an international, not for profit federation of musculoskeletal research societies dedicated to promoting excellence in the field of bone and mineral research. The IFMRS mission is to advance musculoskeletal research globally in order to prevent and treat musculoskeletal diseases by collaborating with international societies to share resources, raise public awareness and provide education.
Leadership - IFMRS Board of Directors
Roland Baron DDS, PhD
IFMRS Co-Chair
Bente Langdahl MD, DMSc
IFMRS Co-Chair
Markus Seibel MD, PHD, FRACP
IFMRS Treasurer
D. Rick Sumner PhD
IFMRS Secretary
Nicola Napoli
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Gudrun Stenbeck
European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS)
Mark Forwood
The Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS)
Ling Qin
International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society (ICMRS)
Seiji Fukumoto
Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research (JSBMR)
Jennifer Westondorf
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
Juan Jose Scali (IFMRS representative)
The Iberoamerican Society of Osteology and Mineral Metabolism (SIBOMM)
Lucas Brun
Asociación Argentina de Osteología y Metabolismo Mineral (AAOMM)
Egon Perilli
Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society (ANZORS)
Rob Daly
Australian & New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia & Frailty Research (ANZSSFR)
Bram van der Eerden
The International Bone Marrow Adiposity Society (BAMS)
Claire Edwards
Cancer and Bone Society (CABS)
Pia Eiken
Danish Bone Society (DKS)
Ralph Müller
International Society of Bone Morphometry (ISBM)
Robert Blank
The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)
Masaru Ishii
Japanese Society for Osteoimmunology (JSO)
Yumie Rhee
Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research (KSBMR)
Scott Byrne
Molecular & Experimental Pathology Society of Australasia (MEPSA)
Manuel Naves Díaz
Sociedad Española de Investigación Ósea y Metabolismo Mineral (SEIOMM)
IFMRS Committees and Working Groups
Future Global Leaders
Julie Anne Sterling (ASBMR) Co-Chair
Karl Lewis (ORS) Co-Chair
Lin Han (ICMRS)
Toshihide Mizoguchi (JSBMR)
Tania Winzenberg (ANZBMS)
Meghan Lawrence (ASBMR)
Nicolas Bonnet (ECTS)
Education Working Group
Mark Forwood (ANZBMS) Chair
Karl Lewis (ORS)
Gudrun Stenbeck (ECTS)
Robert Blank (ISCD)
Nicolas Bonnet (ECTS)
Big Data Working Group
ASBMR (American Society for Bone and Mineral Research)
Lynda Bonewald (Co-chair)
Jane Lian
Doug Kiel
David Karasik
ANZBMS (Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society)
Emma Duncan (Co-chair)
John Kemp
European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS)
Fernando Rivadeneira
International Chinese Musculoskeletal Research Society (ICMRS)
Qing Wu
Japanese Society of Bone and Mineral Research (JSBMR)
Yuuki Imai
Yoshiya Tanaka
Ibero American Society of Osteology and Mineral Metabolism (SIBOMM)
Merce Giner
Natalia García Giralt
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
Nidhi Bhutani
Muhammad Farooq Rai
Jennifer Westendorf
Elizabeth Yanik
International Society for Bone Morphometry
Ralph Müller
MUSCULOSKELETAL KNOWLEDGE PORTAL
Big Data Sub-Group
CHAIR – Douglas Kiel (Big Data Group member/ASBMR)
Lynda Bonewald (Big Data Group co-chair/ASBMR)
Emma Duncan (Big Data Group co-chair/ANZBMS)
Fernando Rivadeneira (ECTS)
Yuuki Imai (JSBMR)
Jennifer Westendorf (ORS)
David Karasik (ASBMR)
Ralph Muller (ISBM)
John Kemp (University of Queensland)
Staff
Corporate Partnership and Support
The benefits of Corporate Partnership
By supporting and working with the IFMRS, you will be collaborating with a truly international federation of world-renowned, leading societies, with a combined membership of over 18,000. The best way to do this is via Corporate Partnership.
Corporate partnerships allows the IFMRS to initiate and deliver the activities and projects in our Strategic Plan. There are three tiers of support, with a corresponding level of benefit. All corporate partners will be acknowledged according to their level of support on the IFMRS website.
LEVEL
BENEFITS
COST (1 year)
GOLD
- Logo and acknowledgement on IFMRS website, including brief description and link to partner website
- Free ad with company logo and link in all IFMRS newsletters
- Quarterly virtual meetings with the CEO, including face-to-face at international conferences where possible.
$30,000
SILVER
- Logo and acknowledgement on IFMRS website, including brief description
- Company logo and link in all IFMRS newsletters
- Quarterly virtual meetings with the CEO, including face-to-face at international conferences where possible.
$20,000
BRONZE
- Logo and acknowledgement on IFMRS website, including brief description
- Quarterly virtual meetings with the CEO, including face-to-face at international conferences where possible.
$5,000
Please contact the ceo, Federico Moscogiuri, to discuss Corporate Partnership and other support opportunities.
Click on the link to download a copy of our Corporate Partnership Policy.
Corporate Partners
We are grateful to our Corporate Partners:
Kyowa Kirin
GOLD CORPORATE PARTNER
Kyowa Kirin is an R&D-based life sciences company with special strengths in biotechnology. The Kyowa Kirin Group companies strive to contribute to the health and well-being of people around the world by creating new value through the pursuit of advances in life sciences and technologies.
UCB
SILVER CORPORATE PARTNER
UCB’s ambition is to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases. Keeping patients at the center of their work and driven by science, UCB focuses on neurology and immunology disorders. UCB is continuously working to advance science and embrace new knowledge by leveraging scientific advances and skills in areas such as genetics, biomarkers and human biology.