ISEV

What ISEV does

The International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) is a non-profit professional scientific society founded in 2011 in Paris and now headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It serves as the largest global community for extracellular vesicle (EV) researchers, with over 2,000 members across academia, clinical research, and industry. The society's mission centers on advancing EV research through standardization, education, and community building, addressing a fragmented field that historically lacked methodological uniformity.

ISEV's core offerings include two Gold Open Access journals published through Wiley: the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (JEV, founded 2012) and the Journal of Extracellular Biology (JExBio, founded 2021), with article publishing charges of $4,200 and $3,100 respectively (members receive ~20-21% discounts). Its event portfolio comprises the flagship ISEV Annual Meeting (nearly 1,200 attendees in 2023), the technology-focused ISEVxTech workshop, EVClub journal discussions, and SNEV programming for early career researchers. Standardization efforts, led by the Scientific Reproducibility Subcommittee, produce the MISEV guidelines (2014, 2018, 2023), EV-TRACK transparency framework, and joint outputs with partner societies (ISAC, ISTH, ISCT, ELBS) and regulators (EMA, FDA).

Revenue is generated through four streams: membership dues (Junior $40/year, Senior $125/year, Community $40/year), journal article publishing charges, meeting and workshop registration fees, and tiered corporate sponsorship (Platinum/Gold/Silver/Bronze). The society operates as a member-funded 501(c)(3) equivalent with no parent company or outside equity ownership, governed by an elected Board of Directors. Customer segments include academic researchers and principal investigators (primary), early career researchers (primary), industry partners in biotech and pharma (secondary), and clinical/healthcare researchers (secondary), with global distribution across North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions.

Name

ISEV

Legal name

International Society for Extracellular Vesicles

Website

https://isev.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ISEV is the largest global non-profit professional society for extracellular vesicle researchers, serving 2,000+ members worldwide through two open-access journals, flagship annual meetings, and the MISEV research standardization guidelines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Professional Society and Academic Publishing

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Scientific professional society
• Open access journals
• Extracellular vesicle research
• Scientific conferences
• Research standardization guidelines

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Royal

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual and multi-year membership fees from junior, senior, and community members. Junior membership $40/year, Senior membership $125/year, with discounts for World Bank low-income countries and multi-year commitments.
2. Journal Article Publishing Charges (APCs): ISEV operates two Gold Open Access journals (JEV and JExBio) published through Wiley. Standard APC for JEV is $4,200 (members pay $3,301); JExBio standard APC is $3,100 (members pay $2,480). Position Papers, Short Communications, and Technical Reports receive 50% discount.
3. Meeting Registration Fees: Revenue from annual meetings, specialized workshops (ISEVxTech), and endorsed activities. Includes registration for ISEV2026 in Puerto Rico and various regional events.
4. Sponsorship Revenue: Corporate sponsorship for annual meetings and events at various tiers (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze). Sponsors include biotech and pharmaceutical companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ISEV is a non-profit scientific professional society that serves the global extracellular vesicle (EV) research community through membership-based access to two Gold Open Access journals, annual scientific meetings, specialized workshops, research standardization guidelines (MISEV), and community programs for early career researchers. The society provides discounted article publishing charges, reduced meeting registration, member directories, committee participation, and exclusive early-career resources through SNEV. Revenue is generated through membership dues, journal APCs, event registrations, and corporate sponsorships.

Product overview

ISEV is a professional society offering a portfolio of publications, events, and community services for the extracellular vesicle research community. The core offerings include two Gold Open Access journals (Journal of Extracellular Vesicles founded in 2012, and Journal of Extracellular Biology founded in 2021), flagship annual meetings and specialized events (ISEVxTech), community platforms (EVClub, SNEV for early career researchers, and Special Interest Groups), standardization guidelines (MISEV), and a career center job board. The society provides membership-based access to discounted publishing rates, meeting registration, and exclusive committee participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (JEV): The first journal of ISEV, founded in 2012, publishing open access research on extracellular vesicles.
• Journal of Extracellular Biology (J Ex Bio)
• MISEV
• SNEV
• ISEVxTech

Quantifiable outcome

• Standardization through MISEV guidelines improves research reproducibility across the EV field
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Wiley (Journal Publishing)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012ISEV partners with Wiley to publish its two flagship Gold Open Access journals: Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (JEV, founded 2012) and Journal of Extracellular Biology (JExBio, founded 2021). Wiley provides publishing infrastructure, distribution, and APC processing while ISEV maintains editorial governance and member discount programs.
• ISAC (International Society for Advancement of Cytometry)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through intersociety working groups on flow cytometry standards for extracellular vesicles. Joint publications include MIFlowCyt-EV framework and compendium of single EV flow cytometry.
• ISTH (International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint working groups on EV standardization, including flow cytometry standards and minimum information guidelines for extracellular vesicle research.
• ISCT (International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on therapeutic applications of extracellular vesicles, joint statements on EVs from MSCs and other cells for potential COVID-19 treatments.
• European Liquid Biopsy Society (ELBS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on liquid biopsy research and standardization efforts related to extracellular vesicles in clinical applications.
• EMA (European Medicines Agency) and FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with regulatory agencies to develop guidance and standards for EV-based diagnostics and therapeutics, supporting translation from research to clinical applications.
• Global EV Network (National Societies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of national and regional EV societies worldwide including GEIVEX (Spain), Baltic Society for EVs, Turkish Community of EVs, American Society for Intercellular Communication, and others. ISEV endorses and coordinates with these societies on events and initiatives.
• Gordon Research ConferencesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISEV-endorsed Extracellular Vesicles Gordon Research Conference held in August 2026 (6-day event), bringing together global researchers for in-depth scientific discussions in a remote setting.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB): FASEB is a federation of multiple life-science societies that operates across many subfields, including publishing and policy advocacy; broader in scope than ISEV but uses a similar membership-and-publication-driven nonprofit model.
• American Chemical Society (ACS): ACS is a large established scientific society publishing dozens of journals and running major conferences; represents a broader-incumbent analog with overlapping publishing-and-events revenue mix but at vastly larger scale than ISEV.

Direct peers

• American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT): ASGCT is a US-based scientific professional society serving gene and cell therapy researchers with annual meetings, a flagship journal (Molecular Therapy), and member-driven standards — directly comparable to ISEV in mission, membership model, and event/publication portfolio, with overlapping EV-therapeutics research interests.
• International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR): ISSCR is the global professional society for stem cell research, with an annual meeting, the journal Stem Cell Reports, and member-driven guidelines; closely comparable in size, structure, and EV-adjacent research interests.
• European Hematology Association (EHA): EHA is a Europe-based scientific society for hematology researchers with a large membership, annual congress, and journals; comparable to ISEV in governance, journal portfolio, and event-driven member value proposition.
• American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB): ASCB is a US-based scientific society serving cell biologists through meetings (Cell Bio), journals, and committee-driven advocacy; comparable to ISEV in its membership-funded nonprofit model, publication strategy, and conference-driven engagement.
• International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT): ISCT is the global professional society for cell and gene therapy, operating an annual meeting, committee-driven standards, and a membership-funded model; it is an active ISEV partner (joint MSC-EV statements) and a near-twin in structure for a therapeutics-adjacent community.
• International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC): ISAC is a global scientific society for cytometry researchers, with membership dues, an annual congress, working groups, and joint publications (MIFlowCyt-EV with ISEV); structurally and operationally a direct peer serving a similarly sized specialized scientific community.
• Biophysical Society: Biophysical Society is a US-based nonprofit scientific membership organization with an annual meeting, member journal (Biophysical Journal), and committee-driven programs; matches ISEV's structure and member-publication-event model in a different but comparable niche.
• International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH): ISTH is the global scientific society for thrombosis and haemostasis with a flagship journal (JTH), annual congress, and member-driven guideline initiatives; it is an active ISEV partner on flow-cytometry EV standards, with a comparable membership, journal, and standards model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IsevOrg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/extracellularvesicleclub
• Facebookfacebook.com/internationalsocietyforextracellularvesicles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-society-for-extracellular-vesicles
• Instagraminstagram.com/isevscience

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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