From the EFLM Newsletter Editor

The current issue of the EuroLabNews is inaugurated with the annoucement by EFLM President Tomris Ozben communicating the EFLM Executive Board decision to grant corporate membership status to IVD companies. The membership benefits are specifically highlighted. Silvia Terragni, from the EFLM Office, informs us on openings in functional units under the EFLM committees. All members are highly encouraged to apply. In her regular column Coffee with the EFLM President, Tomris Ozben shares her interviews with Katarzyna Fischer, National Society representative of the Polish Society for Laboratory Diagnostics, Katell Peoc'h, President of the French Society for Clinical Biology and Shemsi Veseli, President of the Kosovo Association of Clinical Chemistry. Under news from the functional units, Tomris Ozben, Chair of the EFLM Task Force Green and Sustainable Laboratories, presents four simple actions to be more sustainable and green. Tara Rolić, Chair of the EFLM Task Group European Laboratory Day, invites us all to celebrate the 2^nd EULabDay on the 5^th of November, 2023. Evgenija Homsak, Chair of the EFLM Profession Committee, draws our attention to the EFLM Syllabus Course enumerating its various modules. Under the EFLMLabX corner, Karina-Alexandra Cojocaru from Romania presents her EFLMLabX report. Miron Sopić, Chair of the EFLM Task Group Young Scientists, invites young scientists to join the group and delineates its various perks. Tara Rolić, Member of the EFLM Communication Committee and Kamil Taha Uçar, Member of the EFLM Task Group – Young Scientists provide us with an abbreviated summary of recent EFLM publications with their not to be missed signature infographics. Tara Rolić, Member of the EFLM Communication Committee, summarizes recent past EFLM webinars, which can be replayed if you happened to have missed them. Silvia Cattaneo from the EFLM Office announces the upcoming CELME 2023 symposium in Prague. Aleš Kvasnička, Member of the EFLM Communication Committee draws your attention to quite a few upcoming EFLM webinars. Under its regular column, the IFCC corner presents global perspectives in Laboratory Medicine. The Calendar of Events lists all major happenings in the field of Laboratory Medicine in Europe.

Harjit Pal Bhattoa, Editor EFLM EuroLabNews