The annual congress of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS), a charitable organization supporting research and education in molecular life sciences through its journals, fellowships, courses, congresses and other activities, brings together thousands of members of national biochemistry and molecular biology societies in Europe and neighbouring regions. 

Federation of European Biochemical Societies Congress “Mechanisms in Biology” was held on July 6 – 11, 2013. This was the first time the event had been held in St. Petersburg. More than 3000 delegates participated in the 38^th FEBS Congress, including representatives from Europe, the USA, Canada, Japan, and China. The venue was the Lenexpo Exhibition Centre.