Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS)

What Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS) does

The Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS) is a non-profit professional society founded in 2020 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, serving early-career immunologists (PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and young investigators) working across Swiss research institutions including DBM Basel, UZH, ETH Zurich, SIAF, and the University of Basel. SYIS operates as the only dedicated community organization for this cohort, building a peer network and amplifying visibility at both national and European levels through its affiliation with the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS) Young Immunologist Network (yEFIS) and institutional support from the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI). Its service portfolio spans an Annual Symposium, a recurring Seminar Series on Science/Career/Soft-Skills topics held across multiple Swiss venues and streamed via Zoom, the SYIS Best Publication Award (350 CHF per category), a science communication blog, a quarterly newsletter, and career development resources including a joint mentoring program with SSAI.

The society runs with approximately 5 personnel under a volunteer board governance model, with the 2026 board led by President Mariana Borsa (DBM Basel) and Vice President Maud Mayoux (UZH), with continuity maintained via outgoing President Annika Hausmann (ETH). SYIS monetizes through individual membership dues (specific pricing undisclosed) and is structured as a self-serve community-led organization with no disclosed institutional sponsors, no funding rounds, and no parent entity. Distribution occurs through its own website (syis-ecr.org), LinkedIn and Bluesky channels, partner-mediated reach via SSAI and yEFIS, and in-person/virtual events. As a non-profit professional society rather than a commercial enterprise, SYIS does not operate proprietary technology, hold patents, or pursue AI/ML capabilities; its product surface is exclusively programming, content, and community infrastructure for its members.

Name

Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS)

Legal name

Swiss Young Immunologists Society

Website

https://syis-ecr.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS) is a Zurich-based non-profit professional society serving early-career immunologists in Switzerland through annual symposiums, seminar series, mentoring, awards, and career development resources, with institutional support from SSAI and affiliation to the European yEFIS network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zurich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: SYIS generates revenue through membership fees from young immunologists in Switzerland who join the society for networking, professional development, and career support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SYIS is a non-profit professional society that delivers networking, career development, and scientific exchange services to early-career immunologists in Switzerland. Its core offerings include an Annual Symposium, a recurring Seminar Series on Science/Career/Soft-Skills topics, a joint Mentoring Program with SSAI, a Best Publication Award, a science communication blog, and a quarterly newsletter. Membership is open to young immunologists, with most events also accessible to non-members.

Product overview

The Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS) is a professional society, not a commercial product company. It provides a unified offering of networking and professional development services for young immunologists in Switzerland, including the Annual Symposium, Seminar Series, Mentoring Program, Best Publication Award, Blog content platform, and Career Development Resources. The society operates as a membership-based organization supported by the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI) and part of the EFIS Young Immunologist Network (yEFIS).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSSAI provides organizational support and endorsement to SYIS. The partnership includes a joint mentoring program where both organizations collaborate to support young immunologists in Switzerland.
• EFIS Young Immunologist Network (yEFIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSYIS is part of the EFIS Young Immunologist Network, which connects young immunology societies across Europe and provides visibility at the European level.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• French Society for Immunology (SFI): French national immunology society with a young immunologist community. Comparable to SYIS in that it serves the same target persona (PhD students, postdocs, young PIs) through a national membership model spanning events, awards, and career support.
• European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS): Umbrella organization of European national immunology societies whose yEFIS network SYIS is part of. Comparable as the highest-level European immunology body that aggregates national societies like SYIS into continental advocacy, events, and awards.
• British Society for Immunology (BSI): UK national immunology society with a dedicated Early-Career Researchers group. Directly comparable to SYIS as a national professional home for immunologists, with a similarly structured early-career community offering events, awards, and career programs.
• International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS): Global umbrella for national immunology societies. Comparable to SYIS at the global tier, setting the international context (e.g., Day of Immunology) that SYIS participates in and amplifies through its own programming.
• American Association of Immunologists (AAI): Largest US-based immunology society with a strong early-career focus (AAI Trainee Advisory Committee, awards, courses). Comparable to SYIS as the dominant national immunology society in its geography, running a portfolio of career-development and recognition programs aimed at young immunologists.
• Italian Society of Immunology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology (SIICA): Italian national immunology society with a junior member track. Comparable to SYIS as a peer national society offering events, awards, and networking for early-career immunologists in a neighboring European country.
• EFIS Young Immunologist Network (yEFIS): European-level network of young immunologist societies that SYIS belongs to. Direct comparison because yEFIS is the umbrella organization that contains SYIS and comparable national chapters, providing SYIS's European visibility and defining the peer set of national young immunologist societies.
• German Society for Immunology (DGfI): Main German immunology society with a Young Immunologists section (Junge Immunologen). Closely comparable to SYIS as another national society running parallel programs (symposia, awards, mentoring) for early-career immunologists in a neighboring country.

Others

• Day of Immunology (organized by EFIS): EFIS-led global awareness campaign that SYIS actively participates in (e.g., the Prof. Claudia Mauri feature). Comparable as a thematic programming pillar that drives SYIS's science-communication content and outreach.

Direct peers

• Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI): The parent Swiss immunology society that formally supports SYIS and co-runs its mentoring program. Directly comparable because SSAI is the national society that SYIS sits within, serving overlapping Swiss immunologists across career stages.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS)