We are excited to pass the 14K member mark for ESCMID as of the new year! If you aren’t already, you can become an ESCMID member on our website for as little as 45 EUR which gives you access to exclusive content, a CMI subscription, discounts on events like ESCMID Global, opportunities for research grants and much more. Make this the year for your scientific breakthroughs and join ESCMID to help you along the way!

Science and Research

ESCMID is dedicated to your personal development in and out of the lab. Get financial support for your family responsibilities with a CAREer grant, applications are closing soon on 15 January. And become a better leader with our specialised courses taking place in the spring. Registration closes on 30 January for our next “Lead with impact” course.

EUCAST is organising a webinar coinciding with the planned publication of the new version 16.0 Breakpoint Tables for bacteria and mycobacteria. Mark your calendars for 20 January 2026!

Education

Unpack real-world diagnostic and therapeutic challenges at the intersection of immunosuppression, infection risk, inborn errors of immunity, and autoimmune mimics. Through lectures and discussions, gain the skills to navigate complex immune dysregulation and deliver safer, more precise patient care.

This online course offers a clear, practice-oriented overview of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from core implementation guidelines to real-world challenges and common pitfalls in service delivery. Learn more and register today!

Congress and Events

We are pleased to introduce the ESCMID Global Green Travel Award to celebrate the 10 congress attendees who will travel the greatest distance by public transport (excluding plane) or active transport (cycle, run, walk) to ESCMID Global 2026. You can learn more and apply on our website starting 15 January.

Discover what it means to be an effective leader during the “Lead, learn and flourish” workshop. And take it one step further with “Balancing between desirability and feasibility” where participants can explore how to achieve progress in actually implementing the best practices.

There are limited spots so register now for practical learning that makes an impact!

Guidelines and Journals

"ESCMID has long recognised the critical role of vaccination in safeguarding public health."

Read the full statement on vaccines by ESCMID published jointly in CMI and CMI Communications.

In the first Communicable episode of 2026, Annie Joseph and Josh Nosanchuk invite Robin Patel and Fidelma Fitzpatrick to discuss some of their favourite clinical microbiology papers published in 2025. The panel also discusses whether any of these papers have changed their practice.

Read up on the latest developments on Marburg virus in Ethiopia, MERS-CoV cases in Saudi Arabia, a recall of infant formula following detection of Bacillus cereus toxin, dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka, elevated global influenza activity and a waterborne disease epidemic in India.

The hidden link between cefiderocol resistance and increased virulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae: insights from a transposon-directed insertion-site sequencing-based investigation

The utility of combined syphilis PCR and serology during an outbreak in Western Australia: a multicentre retrospective diagnostic evaluation