Federation of Clinical Immunology Services

What Federation of Clinical Immunology Services does

FOCIS is a non-profit professional membership federation for clinical immunology, founded in 2000 by leading immunologists including Gary Fathman, David Hafler, and Abul Abbas. Headquartered in Menomonee Falls, USA, the organization represents approximately 65,000 clinicians and researchers across 66 Member Societies worldwide, spanning all major immunology subspecialties including autoimmunity, transplantation, cancer immunotherapy, allergy, and immunodeficiency. Rather than operating a unified software product, FOCIS functions as a portfolio of interconnected programmatic offerings anchored by the FOCIS Annual Meeting, a global membership program with publications and career services, an education suite (advanced immunology, flow cytometry, systems immunology, clinical immunology, virtual symposia), and the FOCIS Centers of Excellence (FCE) institutional network spanning North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

Name

Federation of Clinical Immunology Services

Legal name

Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies

Website

https://focisnet.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

FOCIS is a non-profit professional membership federation representing approximately 65,000 clinicians and researchers across 66 immunology societies worldwide. It advances translational immunology through its annual meeting, global education courses, and a network of Centers of Excellence spanning multiple continents.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Menomonee Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

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Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FOCIS is a non-profit professional membership organization for clinical immunology that provides individual and institutional membership, an annual translational immunology meeting, accredited advanced education courses, the FOCIS Centers of Excellence institutional network, member publications and a journal club, a career center, and trainee funding programs for the global clinical immunology community.

Product overview

FOCIS (Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies) is a professional membership organization representing approximately 65,000 clinicians and researchers across 66 member societies. Rather than a unified software platform, FOCIS operates as a portfolio of interconnected programs: its core offerings include the annual FOCIS meeting (the leading translational immunology conference), membership with benefits including publications and career resources, and an extensive education suite comprising advanced immunology courses, flow cytometry training, systems immunology, and virtual education programs. The FOCIS Centers of Excellence (FCE) network connects recognized institutions worldwide to promote translational research collaboration. Additional offerings include student/trainee funding programs, a career center, journal club, and regional conferences such as FOCIS Goes North (Iceland) and FOCIS Goes South (Latin America).

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Brands

• FOCIS Centers of Excellence (FCE): A network of leading immunology research centers designated by FOCIS for excellence in translational immunology
• FOCIS Annual Meeting
• FOCISed Courses

Products and services

• FOCIS Membership Individual, group, and student/trainee membership providing access to the global immunology community, publications, journal club, career center, and discounted registration for meetings and courses.
• FOCIS Annual Meeting The leading translational immunology meeting held annually, featuring scientific sessions, FOCISed courses, poster presentations, networking opportunities, and world-class speakers for clinicians and researchers.
• Advanced Course in Basic & Translational Immunology Intensive course covering foundational and advanced concepts in clinical immunology, offered at international locations including Europe and Thailand.
• Multiparameter Immunophenotyping Course (Flow Cytometry) Hands-on training course in flow cytometry techniques for immunophenotyping, part of FOCIS's annual education offerings.
• Systems Immunology Course Educational course covering systems biology approaches to immunology, including data analysis, machine learning applications, and spatial biology.
• Clinical Immunology Course Comprehensive course in clinical immunology for healthcare professionals and researchers.
• Basic Immunology in Medicine to Go Flexible, self-paced immunology education program designed for clinicians and researchers to expand their knowledge.
• Virtual Education Symposia Online educational symposia and webinars providing ongoing learning opportunities for members, including the Research and Education Virtual Symposia series.
• FOCIS Goes North: Iceland Cancer Immunology Conference Regional conference focused on cancer immunology and immunotherapy, hosted in Iceland.
• FOCIS Goes South (Latin America Regional Conference) Regional immunology conferences held in Latin America to expand access to quality immunology education in emerging regions, including the Fourth Edition in Uruguay.
• FOCIS Centers of Excellence (FCE) Network of recognized clinical immunology centers worldwide (Columbia, Karolinska, Nantes INSERM, Duke-NUS Singapore, Northwestern/Lurie Children's) that promote translational research, education, and collaboration in human immunology.
• FOCIS Publications and Newsletter Member publications including epublications, journal access, and the FOCIS newsletter providing updates on translational immunology research and community activities.
• FOCIS Journal Club Structured discussion platform for members to review and analyze recent immunology literature.
• FOCIS Career Center Job board and career resources for immunology professionals, connecting employers with qualified candidates in the field.
• C. Garrison Fathman Fellows Fund Named fellowship fund supporting trainee members pursuing careers in clinical immunology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 66 Member Societies worldwide representing ~65,000 clinicians and researchers
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eureka Institute for Translational MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by FOCIS founders David Hafler and Maria Grazia Roncarolo (with Salvatore Albani), the Eureka Institute is a non-profit foundation dedicated to sharing knowledge about translational medicine with international communities. It offers one-week courses, a Master's in International Medicine, and mentoring programs, expanding FOCIS's educational reach in Asia and globally.
• UCAN-A (Understanding Childhood Ailments Networks for Asia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA multi-country initiative co-developed by Salvatore Albani (FOCIS/Duke-NUS) targeting pediatric immune-mediated diseases across Asia. Hub locations include Singapore and Dubai, with planned expansion to Japan, Australia, and Chongqing, China. Focuses on rheumatic fever and other immunologic diseases, combining clinical care with translational research and clinical trials.
• International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOCIS member Olivier Boyer serves on the IUIS Education Committee. FOCIS collaborates with IUIS on advanced immunology courses, including initiatives in India. IUIS is a global federation of national immunology societies.
• ImmunopaediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOCIS members contribute to Immunopaedia, an online immunology education resource supporting IUIS courses and providing open teaching materials for the immunology community worldwide.
• Federation of African Immunological Societies (FAIS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOCIS member Lucy Ochola is active in both FAIS and FOCIS, representing a cross-society collaboration linking African immunology researchers to the FOCIS global network through the FOCIS Center of Excellence model.

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Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS): European umbrella federation of national immunology societies. Highly comparable to FOCIS as a federation of immunology societies operating across borders, organizing joint events (e.g., the European Congress of Immunology) and representing a multi-society membership base.
• International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS): Global umbrella federation of national immunology societies. FOCIS itself collaborates with IUIS, and the two are direct peers at the federation level — both coordinate across member societies, run international courses, and represent the global immunology community.
• Clinical Immunology Society (CIS): Professional society focused specifically on clinical immunology, with annual meetings, educational courses, and member services. Highly comparable to FOCIS in its clinical immunology focus and educational portfolio, serving a partially overlapping member base.
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI): U.S.-based professional membership organization for allergists/immunologists offering annual meetings, continuing education, and journals. Directly comparable to FOCIS as a translational immunology society serving a large clinical and research membership.
• European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI): European professional society in allergy and clinical immunology hosting annual congresses, education courses, and journals. Comparable to FOCIS in mission (translational immunology education, networking, advocacy) and in operating a federation-style congress and education portfolio across Europe.
• American Association of Immunologists (AAI): U.S. professional association of immunologists running the premier immunology annual meeting (IMMUNOLOGY) and The Journal of Immunology. Comparable to FOCIS in providing academic immunology-focused programming, courses, and career resources to a research membership.
• British Society for Immunology (BSI): UK-based immunology membership organization running congresses, training, and public engagement. Closely comparable to FOCIS as a multi-stakeholder immunology society with educational programming, member benefits, and clinical/research community engagement.

Broad incumbents

• American Society of Transplantation (AST): U.S. professional society for transplant professionals running annual meetings and educational programs. Comparable to FOCIS as a subspecialty society within FOCIS's transplantation immunology scope, with a dedicated clinical and research community.
• American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Large U.S. professional society for rheumatology with annual meetings (ACR Convergence) and educational programming. Comparable to FOCIS as a subspecialty society within FOCIS's autoimmunity scope, overlapping in audience but more clinically focused and substantially larger.
• Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC): Professional society dedicated to cancer immunotherapy with annual meeting, education, and publications. Comparable to FOCIS as a subspecialty society within FOCIS's cancer immunology umbrella, with a more focused translational/clinical remit and growing industry sponsorship.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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