The European Society for Translational Medicine is an independent international professional society that unites healthcare, research, and industry to bring scientific discovery closer to the patients who need it.
Founded in 2013, EUSTM has grown into a global network that connects researchers, clinicians, educators, and industry around a shared purpose — bringing these communities together through education, certification, scientific exchange, and advisory support to help turn promising discoveries into real improvements in patient care.
To accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into clinical practice and tangible health benefits for patients — through collaboration, innovation, and integration across healthcare, research, and industry.
To advance global healthcare by enabling the effective integration of scientific innovation into clinical practice and healthcare systems — improving patient outcomes and quality of care for patients everywhere.
EUSTM brings together healthcare, research, and industry through a focused set of activities that turn our mission into practical impact.
Building partnerships and collaborative networks that connect institutions and professionals across healthcare, research, and industry.
Delivering education, training, and professional certification through the EUSTM Academy and its certification programmes.
Providing platforms — including partner journals and scientific events — for sharing clinical and research knowledge.
Offering expert advisory support to organisations seeking to strengthen translational medicine capability, governance, and quality.
Supporting healthcare innovation and system improvement to help bring new approaches into everyday clinical practice.
Promoting standardised practice and quality improvement to raise the consistency and reliability of translational medicine.
EUSTM defines translational medicine as an interdisciplinary branch of the biomedical field, supported by three connected pillars — combining disciplines, resources, expertise, and techniques to advance prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.
Fundamental laboratory research that generates the discoveries and scientific knowledge underpinning new approaches.
Clinical practice that applies research to patient care — and feeds real-world findings back into research.
Patients, the public, and practitioners — the end users of translational medicine and a vital source of insight.
Based on the EUSTM consensus definition of translational medicine. Read the consensus article →