European Magnetism Association

What European Magnetism Association does

The European Magnetism Association (EMA) is a France-registered non-profit association (Alsace-Moselle legal form, headquartered in Mulhouse) that serves as the primary coordination body for the European magnetism research community. Founded in 2016 as a legal entity but building on activities dating back to the first European School on Magnetism (ESM) in 2003, EMA represents researchers across more than 20 European countries through a General Council structure with national representatives from Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

EMA operates a portfolio of community programs rather than commercial products. Core offerings include the European School on Magnetism (ESM) — a recurring biennial educational program with a searchable repository of lecture slides and recordings dating to 2003; the Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS), described as the largest broad-topic European magnetism conference; the EMA Online Seminars program (Early-Career Seminars and Plenary Lectures) streamed via Twitch with archived recordings; a job market portal; three flagship awards (Dominique Givord Award for established leaders, Young Scientist Award, and the 10th Olivier Kahn International Award in molecular magnetism); and sponsorship programs supporting early-career researchers. EMA also coordinates the Magnetometry.eu European network (founded 2017 under EIT KIC RawMaterials auspices) and maintains institutional links with EIMM, SpinTronicFactory, IEEE Magnetics Society, IUPAP C9 Commission, and the Asian Union of Magnetics Societies.

The association is funded primarily through individual and group membership registration fees and event sponsorship, with no publicly disclosed revenue figures. Its communications stack — a website (magnetism.eu) hosting 278+ news items, monthly newsletter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and a Bluesky account (migrated from X in January 2025) — supports a community-led go-to-market motion. Operations are run by a 6-person operational team supported by an Executive Board led by President Dennis Meier and Vice-President Susana Cardoso de Freitas, plus functional officers covering awards, industrial relations, digital networking, sustainability, gender and diversity, communications, and a Young Officer role created in December 2023.

Name

European Magnetism Association

Legal name

European Magnetism Association

Website

https://magnetism.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The European Magnetism Association is a France-based non-profit that coordinates the European magnetism research community through flagship conferences (JEMS), the European School on Magnetism, online seminars, awards, a job market, and sponsorship programs for early-career researchers across 20+ countries.

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Headquarters

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Mulhouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees and Donations: Individuals and bodies (laboratories, companies, associations) can contribute to EMA through annual registration fees or donations. This membership revenue supports EMA sponsorship programs for early-career scientists and workshop organization.
2. Event Sponsorship: Financial support for EMA events comes from various sources including event sponsorships and corporate partnerships. The association provides sponsorship opportunities for companies wishing to engage with the magnetism research community.

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Core offering

The European Magnetism Association (EMA) is a non-profit scientific association that promotes magnetism research across Europe. It runs the European School on Magnetism (ESM), organizes the Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS), maintains a job market for magnetism researchers, administers a research awards program, and hosts online seminars for its community.

Product overview

The European Magnetism Association (EMA) is a non-profit organization that serves as a centralized hub for the European magnetism community, operating several interconnected programs and services. The core offerings include the European School on Magnetism (ESM) for education and training, the Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS) as the primary conference platform, and the EMA Job Market for career opportunities. Additional services include online seminars (both early-career and plenary lectures), awards programs recognizing scientific excellence, sponsorship initiatives supporting researchers, and a monthly newsletter for community communication. EMA also maintains the Magnetometry.eu network focused on magnetometry research and instrumentation, plus repositories of lecture materials and event calendars accessible to members.

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Products and services

• European School on Magnetism (ESM) Advanced training school providing lectures and tutorials on magnetism for PhD students and early-career researchers across Europe.
• Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS) Flagship scientific conference of the European magnetism community, bringing together researchers to present and discuss the latest results in magnetism and related areas.
• Job Market Online job listing service for magnetism-related academic and industry positions, targeted at the European magnetism research community.
• Awards Program Community-wide awards recognizing outstanding contributions to magnetism research by European researchers.
• Online Seminars Web-based seminar series hosted by EMA to disseminate magnetism research to members and the broader community outside of in-person events.

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IUPAP C9 Commission (International Union of Pure and Applied Physics - Commission on Magnetism)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025EMA and IUPAP C9 Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding in January 2025 to formalize collaboration between the European magnetism community and the international physics union. This partnership strengthens EMA's role in international magnetism coordination and enables joint award presentations.
• La Fabrique (formerly EOLAS)minorOthersLa Fabrique, an Orange Business Services SA division based in Grenoble, France, provides web hosting services for EMA's website with data centers located in Grenoble, France, Europe. SIRET: 345 039 416 00713.
• Magnetometry.eu (European Network on Magnetometry)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMagnetometry.eu is a European network on magnetometry created in 2017 under the auspices of EIT KIC RawMaterials. The network ambitions to help define, create and protect jobs through novel instrumentation and innovating products. EMA maintains links to this network on its European societies page.
• EIT KIC RawMaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEIT KIC RawMaterials provided auspices for the creation of Magnetometry.eu network in 2017. This European Institute of Innovation and Technology program supports critical raw materials research including magnetism-related initiatives.
• European Physical SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMA maintains a relationship with the European Physical Society as part of its network of European magnetism societies. The EPS provides an umbrella organization for physics-related activities across Europe.
• SpinTronicFactorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpinTronicFactory is a European network founded in 2016 with mission to promote research and innovation in Europe based on spintronics. Listed as one of EMA's European societies/network partners.
• EIMM (European Institute of Molecular Magnetism)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Institute of Molecular Magnetism serves as a European center for research and training and a reference in molecular magnetism. Partnered with EMA as part of the European societies network.
• IEEE Magnetics SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational IEEE Magnetics Society supports conferences, schools, publications, delivers awards, and organizes Summer Schools. EMA collaborates with IEEE Magnetics Society including joint initiatives like Students in Magnetism (SiM) organizing community events.
• Asian Union of Magnetics SocietiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational society partner providing linkage between European and Asian magnetism research communities through EMA's international network connections.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Materials Research Society (MRS): International society for materials research whose meetings frequently intersect with magnetism topics (spintronics, magnetic materials). Comparable learned-society structure with meetings, awards, and education programmes.

Direct peers

• European Institute of Molecular Magnetism (EIMM): European reference centre for molecular magnetism research and training. Already partnered with EMA and serves an overlapping subset of the European magnetism community, especially in molecular magnetism.
• IUPAP Commission on Magnetism (C9): International magnetism commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Signed an MoU with EMA in January 2025 and co-administers magnetism prizes — directly comparable convening and recognition role at the global level.
• IEEE Magnetics Society: Global magnetism-focused society running conferences, schools (e.g., Summer Schools), publications, and awards. EMA explicitly collaborates with IEEE Magnetics Society on initiatives like Students in Magnetism (SiM), making it the closest functional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Institute of Physics (IOP): UK-based international physics body running conferences, journals, and education programmes. Comparable association model serving a physics community with overlapping membership interests.
• European Physical Society (EPS): Umbrella organisation for European physics communities, including magnetism divisions. Broader incumbent that overlaps with EMA in advocacy and event coordination but does not specialise in magnetism.
• American Physical Society (APS): Largest US-based physics society with divisions covering condensed matter and magnetism. Operates at a much larger scale but plays a comparable convening, publishing, and awards role in the physics community.

Regional players

• Asian Union of Magnetics Societies (AUMS): Regional counterpart that links Asian magnetism societies and runs its own conferences. Functions as EMA's regional peer for cross-continental magnetism coordination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EmaMagnetism
• YouTubetwitch.tv/eumagneticassociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-ema
• Instagraminstagram.com/magnetism.eu

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