Board
The EFIS Board is composed of the President, the President-Elect, the Past President, the Secretary General and the Treasurer. The Board meets three/four times a year. Board Members are elected by the EFIS General Assembly and are appointed for a period of three years.
Click on the names below to download brief profiles of EFIS Board Members.
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EFIS BOARD 2022-2024
President
Institute for Research in Biomedicine
Via Vincenzo Vela 6
CH-6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
Past Presdient
Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin (DRFZ)
Charitéplatz 1,
10117 Berlin, Germany
Marieke van Ham (Amsterdam)
Secretary General
Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation
Plesmanlaan 125
1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Winfried F. Pickl (Vienna)
Treasurer
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Medical University of Vienna
Lazarettgasse 19
A-1090, Vienna, Austria
EFIS Boards - 1975-2021
1975–1978
President: A. Bussard (France)
Vice-Presidents: J. Lissowski (Poland) and O. Mäkelä (Scandinavia)
Secretary General: B. Jankovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
1978–1980
President: C. Steffen (Austria)
Vice-Presidents: J. Gergely (Hungary) and A. Bussard (France)
Secretary General: B. Jankovic (Yugoslavia)
1980–1983
President: J. Gergely (Hungary)
Vice-Presidents: R. Arnon (Israel) and M. Hess (Switzerland)
Secretary General: J. D. Naysmith (UK)
1983–1986
President: R. Arnon (Israel)
Vice-President: M. Hess (Switzerland)
Past President: J. Gergely (Hungary)
Secretary General: J. D. Naysmith (UK)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
1986–1989
President: M. Hess (Switzerland)
Vice-President: A. Capron (France)
Past President: R. Arnon (Israel)
Secretary General: M. De Sousa (Portugal)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
1989–1992
President : A. Capron (France)
Vice-President : K. Eichmann (Germany)
Past President: M. Hess (Switzerland)
Secretary General: M. De Sousa (Portugal)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
1992–1995
President: K. Eichmann (Germany)
Vice-President: I. Pecht (Israel)
Past President: A. Capron (France)
Secretary General: S. H. E. Kaufmann (Germany)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
EC liaison officer: H. Bazin (Belgium)
1995–1998
President: I. Pecht (Israel)
Vice-President: W. Knapp (Austria)
Past President: K. Eichmann (Germany)
Secretary General: M. Daëron (France)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
EC liaison officer: H. Bazin (Belgium)
1998–2000
President: W. Knapp (Austria)
Vice-President: S. Romagnani (Italy)
Past President: I. Pecht (Israel)
Secretary General: M. Daëron (France)
Treasurer: R. E. Schmidt (Germany)
EC liaison officer: H. Bazin (Belgium)
2000–2003
President: S. Romagnani (Italy)
Vice-President: F. Y. Liew (UK)
Past President: I. Pecht (Israel)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: R. E. Schmidt (Germany)
EC liaison officer: H. Bazin (Belgium)
2003–2006
President: F. Y. Liew (UK)
Vice-President: S. H. E.Kaufmann (Germany)
Past President: S. Romagnani (Italy)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: R. E. Schmidt (Germany)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2006–2009
President: S. H. E.Kaufmann (Germany)
President-Elect: C. Sautès-Fridman (France)
Past President: F. Y. Liew (UK)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: H. Stockinger (Austria)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2009–2012
President: C. Sautès-Fridman (France)
President-Elect: L. Moretta (Italy)
Past President: S. H. E.Kaufmann (Germany)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: H. Stockinger (Austria)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2012–2015
President: L. Moretta (Italy)
President-Elect: R. van Lier (The Netherlands)
Past President: C. Sautès-Fridman (France)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: H. Stockinger (Austria)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2016–2018
President: R. van Lier (The Netherlands)
President-Elect: A. Radbruch (Germany)
Past President: L. Moretta (Italy)
Secretary General: P. Engel (Spain)
Treasurer: W.F. Pickl (Austria)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2019-2021
President: A. Radbruch (Germany)
President-Elect: F. Sallusto (Bellinzona)
Past President: R. van Lier (The Netherlands)
Secretary General: P. Engel (Spain)
Treasurer: W.F. Pickl (Austria)